Howard is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States.

The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

[6] Howard is located in southwestern Fremont County, not far from the geographic center, or precise east-west, north-south middle point of Colorado.

U.S. Route 50 passes through the CDP, leading northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Salida and east 46 miles (74 km) to Cañon City, the Fremont County seat.

[1] The CDP boundaries extend southwest from the Arkansas River Valley up the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Range within San Isabel National Forest.