Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

Contrasting spectacularly with its surroundings, Lake Meredith lies on the dry and windswept High Plains of the Texas Panhandle in a region known as Llano Estacado, or Staked Plain. Lake Meredith was created by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River and now fills many breaks whose walls are crowned with white limestone caprock, scenic buttes, pinnacles, and red-brown, wind-eroded coves. Above lies the mesquite, prickly pear, yucca, and grasses of arid plains. And up the sheltered creek beds stand cottonwoods, soapberry, and sandbar willows. The National Park Service administers the recreation area under a cooperative agreement with Bureau of Reclamation. Lake Meredith serves the area as popular water recreation area.

P.O. Box 1460
Fritch, TX 79036
(806) 857-3151 - Visitor Information
(806) 857-3151 - Headquarters

By Plane
Amarillo International Airport is located in Amarillo south of the park.

By Car
Multiple access points exist for Lake Meredith. Visitors from Amarillo may take either highway 136 north or Highway 287 north.

Getting Around
Multiple access points and roads exist within the park. Maps available from park headquarters. Driving on established dirt roads allowed within the park. Off road vehicle use allowed only in the creek bed at Big Blue Creek off road area or in Rosita off road vehicle area.

Four Seasons: Cool and rainy to hot and dry
Winter lows: 0 - 10 degrees F,
Summer highs: 95 - 105 degrees F,
Annual rainfall: 20 inches

Here are some of the activities that are offered at Mount Rainier National Park.

• Boating
• Camping
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Horseback Riding
• Hunting
• Swimming
• Wildlife Viewing
• Bird Watching
• Scuba Diving

Recommended Activities
CAMPING at 12 designated campgounds. FISHING AND HUNTING under Federal and Texas Game and Fish regulations. Contact the park for a hunting map and hunting/fishing seasons/bag limits.

WATER ACTIVITIES include boating, water skiing, swimming, and scuba diving.

HORSEBACK RIDING: bring your own horse and enjoy riding in McBride Canyon, Plum Creek or other areas within the recreation area. There are areas closed to horses, so contact the park for further information.

OFF-ROAD VEHICLE USE AREAS: only two portions of the recreation area are open to all-terrain vehciles; (1) within the cutbanks of Blue Creek and (2) Rosita Flats, below 3000 ft elevation. The Rosita area consists of the Canadian River bed east of the Dumas Bridge to Chicken Creek. All vehicles are prohibited past the mouth of Chicken Creek. Tin-cup Canyon is closed to all vehicles. Motorcycles, three-and four-wheelers, dune buggies are prohibited in all other areas within the recreation area.

ALL riders of 3 & 4 wheelers and motorcycles MUST wear a DOT approved safety helmet and eye protection. A brochure with requlations and map is available by contacting park headquarters.

Boat rentals (from Jet skis to Housboats) available from Forever Resorts at the marina at Lake Meredith National Recreation Area.