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: 40.99962, -77.64640. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Howard Dam

• Bald Eagle State Park · park · Centre · ~3 km · Must-see
• Foster Joseph Sayers Dam · lake · Centre · ~8 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~9 km · Must-see
• Little Sugar Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~14 km · Must-see
• Centre County Courthouse · fort · Centre · ~18 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~22 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~23 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~23 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill Church · church · Centre · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Nittany · viewpoint · Centre · ~28 km · Must-see
• Poe Valley State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle Mountain · viewpoint · Centre · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Poe Paddy State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania Military Museum · museum · Centre · ~34 km · Must-see
• The Arboretum at Penn State · park · Centre · ~35 km · Must-see
• Palmer Museum of Art · museum · Centre · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Howard Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Howard Dam

• Foster Joseph Sayers Dam · lake · Centre · ~8 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~48 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~49 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~76 km · Must-see
• Rose Valley Lake · lake · Lycoming · ~87 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~92 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~94 km · Must-see

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