Howard Dam

Howard 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 Howard 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 Howard Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.33514, -85.67662. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Howard Dam

• Fort Hull Church · church · Macon · ~4 km · Must-see
• Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church · church · Macon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sardis Baptist Church (Union Springs, Alabama) · church · Bullock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Uchee Church · church · Russell · ~41 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~42 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Fort Site · fort · Russell · ~68 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Barbour · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Howard Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Howard Dam

• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~83 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~93 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~95 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~121 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~122 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~128 km · Must-see

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