Koops Island

Koops Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Koops Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Koops Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.15454, -87.70096. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Koops Island

• LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Iroquois · ~26 km · Must-see
• Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Newton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beecher Mausoleum · fort · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~27 km · Must-see
• J C Murphy Lake Dam · lake · Newton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Monee Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kankakee River State Park · sanctuary · Will · ~35 km · Must-see
• St. John the Evangelist Parish · church · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sauk Trail Lake · lake · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sauk Trail Woods · sanctuary · Cook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~51 km · Must-see
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~53 km · Must-see
• Plum Creek Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hoosier Prairie State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~57 km · Must-see
• Vietnam Veterans Meorial · museum · Lake · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Thornton Transitional NRCS Reservoir · lake · Cook · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Koops Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Koops Island

• Parish Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~1 km
• Eagle Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~2 km
• Langham Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~28 km
• Kankakee River · river spot · Lake · ~45 km
• Cal-Sag Channel · river spot · Cook · ~69 km
• Calumet River · river spot · Cook · ~70 km
• Wooded Island · river spot · Cook · ~88 km
• Salt Creek · river spot · Cook · ~95 km
• Goose Island · river spot · Cook · ~104 km
• Stolp Island · river spot · Kane · ~105 km

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