Hugging the shore of the 22,000-acre Dannelly Reservoir, Roland Cooper features a nine-hole golf course with clubhouse, vacation cottages, modern campground, and a scenic picnic area with tables, grills, pavilions and comfort station. With all these options visitors are sure to find the rest and recreation they need to shed the stress of that busy work week.
Boating
We are located on the Alabama River so we have plenty of water to enjoy. Our guests and locals love to go out on the river for either recreation purposes or for just a relaxing ride to take in all of the beautiful scenery along the river banks.
Sking
Tubing
Swimming (There are No Designated Swimming areas in our park)
Are all allowed
It's recommended these water sports be done in the main channel of the river.
There Is No Charge to use the Boat Ramps if you are a Registered Guest.
If You are Not a Registered Guest, you have access to our Boat Ramp in our Day Use Area. There is a charge of $4.00 to launch your boat if not a Registered Guest.
Camping & Lodging
Cabins
Improved Camping
Dog Friendly Cabin
Pavilion Rental
Camper Storage
Primitive Camping Day Use Area
New Cabins At Roland Cooper
Fishing
Set in the midst of a majestic pine forest along the 22,000-acre William Dannelly Reservoir (better known locally as "Millers Ferry"), Roland Cooper State Park offers excellent fishing.
Millers Ferry Reservoir is a regionally important reservoir in southwest Alabama that provides quality fishing opportunities. Both largemouth bass and crappie fishing are considered excellent in this reservoir. This reservoir consistently produces bass of three pounds or larger. Results from statewide bass club tournament data in 2000 indicated that Millers Ferry was third best in the percent of anglers who weighed in a bass and ranked tenth best in overall bass fishing quality. This is due in part to high fertility and a relatively stable threadfin shad population.
Crappie fishing is best in the late winter and early spring. At this time of year crappie are concentrated around cover in creeks such as: Fosters, Pine Barren, Chilatchee, and Bogue Chitto.
Channel catfish and blue catfish are frequent targets of local anglers, and blue catfish over thirty pounds are not uncommon. Late winter is an excellent time to catch large blues in the tailwaters below the Millers Ferry dam. The tailwater also produces good fishing, in the spring for hybrid striped bass, striped bass, and bream.
