The Cooper River near Cherry Hill
It may not match the fabled searches for the source of the Nile in the 19th century, but a proposed expedition to explore all 16 miles of the Cooper River in Camden County can claim some lofty goals.
By kayaking, hiking and bushwhacking their way from the Cooper’s confluence with the Delaware River at the city of Camden to its source at Gibbsboro to the south, participants hope to draw attention to a neglected natural gem that has been obscured by a gritty urban landscape, and to turn it into the recreational asset they believe it should be.