Cooper Riverside Park — Attraction in Mobile

Mobile's downtown access to the water. Good setting for everyday use + special events, like July 4th festivities. Park entrance not friendly to wheelchairs--FOUR sets of TRAIN TRACKS (beat up and dangerous, not modern and smooth) that you must cross to enter the park from Water St. A maritime museum, Gulfquest, is adjacent to the park, has its own lot and better park access for wheelchairs (but had to pay on July 4). Also adjacent is the convention center, w/parking garage underneath = easier access to the park for wheelchairs (also costs). They set up food trucks to block one set of double gates to the park, so exiting on the 4th was a nightmare against the crowd, trying to get back to the museum parking lot. The symphonic pops band played before the fireworks and an R & B-jazzy band...

We have been going for the 4th of July family event for the past few years. We have enjoyed it , but this year it was very crowded. They had a huge section of the park blocked off where families usually set up and spend the day together while waiting on the fireworks show. We were very disappointed when we arrived. They said the bulkheads were unsafe and need to be repaired. This has been going on for the past four months. They should have cancelled it this year in my opinion. With the vibration from the bands music, it could have caused it to collapse. We made t the best of it, but we found a spot away from the huge crowd and where it was a little safer. It was just way too crowded this...

I enjoyed it! I met someone here to give them a motorcycle seat that I promised them. I took time to walk around and soak it in. very nice condition and well built. almost empty of people, not crowded. there is a great view of the shipbuilding dock thing across the river, I remember staring at the gigantic piece of metal and thinking how amazing it is that humans can dig that stuff out of the planet, refine it and separate the good stuff, then mix it with other metals and then shape it. then melt or bolt the shapes together and form a floating city that also wages war....astonishing! absolutely incredible the things humans can do when they put their...