[12] There is an extensive area of linear sand dunes up to 250 feet (76 m) in height radiating from the mouth of the Copper River.

[15] The Copper enters the Gulf of Alaska southeast of Cordova where it creates a delta nearly 50 miles (80 km) wide.

[16][17] The mine was abandoned in 1938 and is now a ghost town tourist attraction and historic district maintained by the National Park Service.

[18][19] The Tok Cut-Off (Alaska Route 1) follows the Copper River Valley on the north side of the Chugach Mountains.

[22] Sport fishing by contrast is open all year-long,[23] but peak season on the Copper River lasts from August to September, when the coho salmon runs.

[27][28] The Copper River Delta, which extends for 700,000 acres (2,800 km2), is the largest contiguous wetlands along the Pacific coast of North America.