Coon Island

Coon 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 Coon 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 Coon Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.46675, -92.19838. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Coon Island

• Biedenharn Museum & Garden · museum · Ouachita Parish · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kiroli Park · park · Ouachita Parish · ~12 km · Must-see
• Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo · sanctuary · Ouachita Parish · ~12 km · Must-see
• D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Union Parish · ~23 km · Must-see
• Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Ouachita Parish · ~23 km · Must-see
• Black Bayou Lake · lake · Ouachita Parish · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jimmie Davis State Park · sanctuary · Jackson Parish · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake D'Arbonne · lake · Union Parish · ~49 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Lincoln Parish · ~52 km · Must-see
• Boeuf State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Caldwell Parish · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ben Lilly Conservation Area · sanctuary · Morehouse Parish · ~73 km · Must-see
• Joes Island · river spot · Ouachita Parish · ~1 km
• Cheniere Lake · lake · Ouachita Parish · ~2 km
• Cheniere Lake Dam · lake · Ouachita Parish · ~2 km
• West Monroe Methodist Protestant Church · church · Ouachita Parish · ~4 km
• Bethel Baptist Church of West Monroe · church · Ouachita Parish · ~4 km
• Claiborne Methodist Church · church · Ouachita Parish · ~7 km
• Harvest Assembly of God · church · Ouachita Parish · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Coon Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Coon Island

• Joes Island · river spot · Ouachita Parish · ~1 km
• Island Number Onehundred and Twelve · river spot · Tensas Parish · ~134 km
• Stack Island · river spot · Issaquena · ~134 km
• Davis Island · river spot · Claiborne · ~142 km
• Pine Island · river spot · Ouachita Parish · ~3 km
• Tenmile Island · river spot · Union Parish · ~38 km
• Long Point Island · river spot · Union Parish · ~39 km
• Big Island · river spot · Union Parish · ~39 km
• Hearn Island · river spot · Caldwell Parish · ~48 km
• Perrins Island · river spot · Caldwell Parish · ~49 km

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