Bootheel
Coon Island puts south Butler County into bottomland habitat
Coon Island Conservation Area gives Butler County a large MDC-managed outdoor area south of Poplar Bluff.
Coon Island Conservation Area adds a south-county outdoor anchor to Butler County’s page. Missouri Department of Conservation gives directions from Poplar Bluff by taking Highway 53 south, Route HH south, and County Road 244 east to the area.
The MDC page lists Coon Island Conservation Area at 3,222.8 acres. It is managed as public conservation land, so readers should use MDC’s page for current area rules, maps, and permitted activities.
For county color, Coon Island matters because it points away from downtown Poplar Bluff and toward the county’s lower, wetter southern landscape. It gives Butler County an outdoor identity tied to conservation land and bottomland context, not just city services.
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