Cooper Island

Cooper Island: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Cooper Island

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

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 Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.87653, -87.17444. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cooper Island

• Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Bibb · ~32 km · Must-see
• Siloam Baptist Church · church · Perry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Christian Church · church · Dallas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Paul M. Grist State Park · park · Dallas · ~44 km · Must-see
• William R. Ireland, Sr. Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bibb · ~45 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Church · church · Shelby · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hillsboro Trail · sanctuary · Shelby · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park · park · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• University of Alabama Arboretum · park · Tuscaloosa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Safe House Black History Museum · museum · Hale · ~57 km · Must-see
• Valley Creek Presbyterian Church · church · Dallas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Paul W. Bryant Museum · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Denny Chimes · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alabama Museum of Natural History · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~63 km · Must-see
• The Quad · park · Tuscaloosa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Civic Hall of Fame · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cooper Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Cooper Island

• Ware Island · river spot · Coosa · ~78 km
• Gilchrist Island · river spot · Coosa · ~78 km
• Big Rock Island · river spot · Chilton · ~78 km
• Foshee Islands · river spot · Coosa · ~78 km
• Little Rock Island · river spot · Chilton · ~78 km
• Little Island · river spot · Shelby · ~101 km
• Goat Island · river spot · Shelby · ~102 km
• Buzzard Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~120 km
• Harmons Island · river spot · St. Clair · ~135 km
• Hargrove Shoals · river spot · Bibb · ~29 km

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