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: 39.02109, -107.95367. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Howard Dam

• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~31 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~33 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~51 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~56 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~59 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~62 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Howard Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Howard Dam

• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~87 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~87 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~97 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~100 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~104 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~107 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~111 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~115 km · Must-see

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