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Lake Meredith was created when the Sanford Dam on the Canadian River flooded this area in the high plains of the Texas Panhandle.
Contrasting spectacularly with its surroundings, Lake Meredith sits on the dry and windswept High Plains of the Texas Panhandle. The lake now fills many breaks whose walls are crowned with white limestone caprock, scenic buttes, pinnacles, and red-brown, wind-eroded coves.
Lake Meredith’s shores are dotted with mesquite, prickly pear, yucca, and grasses of arid plains. Up the sheltered creek beds stand cottonwoods, soapberry, and sandbar willows.
Eight primary and several secondary recreation areas that skirt the lake offer hiking, boat ramps, picnic areas, docks and marinas. There are limited all-terrain vehicle trails.
Lake Meredith offers three general types of campgrounds and one day use area. The caprock campgrounds are situated on bluffs above the lake. The canyon campgrounds are located in canyons away from the lake, and the shoreline campgrounds are found along the lake shoreline.
Camping at the lake is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 14 days annually per visitor. Trailer hookups and showers are not available.
There are no entrance or camping fees; however, there are boating fees. Boating permits can be purchased at area bait shops or Park Headquarters.
Fishing, swimming, water skiing, canoeing, scuba diving and sailing are all possible on Lake Meredith. Wheelchair ramps are available at some boat ramps.
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Ducks rest on the shore of Lake Meredith.
An aerial view of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area.
Intricate stonework at nearby Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument.
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