Howards Pond

Howards Pond: 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 Howards Pond

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 Howards Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.89762, -86.17747. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Howards Pond

• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Jordan Waterfall · waterfall · Elmore · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Verbena Church · church · Chilton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~55 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~56 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~56 km · Must-see
• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~62 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~67 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~69 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wright Brothers Park · park · Montgomery · ~74 km · Must-see
• National Memorial for Peace and Justice · fort · Montgomery · ~75 km · Must-see
• Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church · church · Montgomery · ~75 km · Must-see
• Montgomery County Historical · museum · Montgomery · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Howards Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Howards Pond

• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~46 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~76 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~82 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~106 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~125 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~125 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~126 km · Must-see

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