Cooper Lake

Cooper Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Cooper Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Cooper Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.62934, -81.94266. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cooper Lake

• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hawthorne Historical Museum and Culture Center · museum · Alachua · ~18 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~19 km · Must-see
• Etoniah Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Putnam · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~32 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Swamp · sanctuary · Bradford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Delancy Recreation Area · lake · Marion · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ravine Gardens State Park · park · Putnam · ~36 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~36 km · Must-see
• Citra United Methodist Church · church · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Lake George Wilderness · lake · Putnam · ~37 km · Must-see
• FPC Westminster Hall · church · Putnam · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bronson Mulholland House · museum · Putnam · ~38 km · Must-see
• Welaka National Fish Hatchery Aquarium · sanctuary · Putnam · ~39 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~39 km · Must-see
• Morningside Nature Center · sanctuary · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cooper Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cooper Lake

• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~12 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Delancy Recreation Area · lake · Marion · ~33 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Lake George Wilderness · lake · Putnam · ~37 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Kerr · lake · Marion · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~46 km · Must-see

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