Cooper Dam

Cooper Dam: 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 Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.88010, -86.07664. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cooper Dam

• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~5 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~13 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~20 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~22 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~23 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~27 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~38 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~39 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~39 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cooper Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cooper Dam

• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~5 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~72 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~84 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~97 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~102 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~103 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~112 km · Must-see

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