Howells Run Dam

Howells Run Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Howells Run Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Howells Run Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.49756, -78.71660. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Howells Run Dam

• Gallitzin State Forest · sanctuary · Cambria · ~8 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel · church · Cambria · ~9 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site · sanctuary · Cambria · ~14 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood National Memorial · sanctuary · Cambria · ~22 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark · sanctuary · Blair · ~25 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve · fort · Blair · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ghost Town Trail · trek · Indiana · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~27 km · Must-see
• Schaefer Head · viewpoint · Blair · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ritchey Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~30 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 108 · sanctuary · Cambria · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wagner-Ritter House · museum · Cambria · ~31 km · Must-see
• Herman Point · viewpoint · Bedford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Prince Gallitzin State Park · sanctuary · Cambria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saint John Gualbert Cathedral · church · Cambria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood Museum · museum · Cambria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Inclined Plane · fort · Cambria · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Howells Run Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Howells Run Dam

• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~27 km · Must-see
• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~52 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~65 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~65 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~66 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~70 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~77 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~87 km · Must-see

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