Must-see lake · Ulster, New York
Cooper Lake
Cooper Lake is a lake in Ulster, New York.
Cooper Lake: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Cooper Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.06141, -74.17981. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Cooper Lake
- Johns Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~1 km · Must-see
- Beetree Hill · viewpoint · Ulster · ~2 km · Must-see
- Roundtop Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~4 km · Must-see
- Mount Tobias · viewpoint · Ulster · ~4 km · Must-see
- Acorn Hill · viewpoint · Ulster · ~4 km · Must-see
- Snake Rocks · viewpoint · Ulster · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount Guardian Preserve · sanctuary · Ulster · ~5 km · Must-see
- Church of the Holy Transfiguration of Christ-on-the-Mount · church · Ulster · ~6 km · Must-see
- Olderbark Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~7 km · Must-see
- Ohayo Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~8 km · Must-see
- Tonshi Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
- Little Tonshi Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
- Ticetonyk Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
- Overlook Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
- Zen Mountain Monastery · Buddhist site · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
- Indian Head Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
- Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
- Tremper Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cooper Lake
- Echo Lake · lake · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
- Lower Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~13 km · Must-see
- Notch Lake · lake · Greene · ~14 km · Must-see
- Upper Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~15 km · Must-see
- Winnisook Lake · lake · Ulster · ~25 km · Must-see
- Sturgeon Pool · lake · Ulster · ~33 km · Must-see
- Esopus Meadows Preserve · lake · Ulster · ~36 km · Must-see
- Lake Switzerland · lake · Delaware · ~38 km · Must-see
- Mohonk Lake · lake · Ulster · ~41 km · Must-see
- Balsam Lake Mountain · lake · Ulster · ~43 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Cooper Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Cooper Lake yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Cooper Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Cooper Lake?
Nearby: Johns Mountain (viewpoint, 1 km), Beetree Hill (viewpoint, 2 km), Roundtop Mountain (viewpoint, 4 km), Mount Tobias (viewpoint, 4 km), Acorn Hill (viewpoint, 4 km), Snake Rocks (viewpoint, 5 km).
Is Cooper Lake worth visiting?
Cooper Lake is listed as a must-see lake in New York on Spotwander.