Lake Meredith Recreation Area
Phone: Visitor Information (806) 857-3151
Headquarters (806) 857-3151
Contrasting spectacularly with its surroundings, Lake Meredith lies on the dry and windswept High Plains of the Texas Panhandle. The lake itself was created by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River; it 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. By Public Law 101-628 (16 U.S.C. * 460eee), on November 28, 1990, Congress renamed Lake Meredith Recreation Area as a National Recreation Area, ?to provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of the lands and waters associated with Lake Meredith in the State of Texas, and to protect the scenic, scientific, cultural, and other values contributing to the public enjoyment of such lands and waters.? The 50,000-acre national recreation area includes a 10,000-acre reservoir where visitors can enjoy a variety of recreational opportunities for a day or an entire vacation.
Directions
Plane - Amarillo International Airport is located in Amarillo south of the park.
Car - Multiple access points exist for Lake Meredith. Visitors from Amarillo may take either highway 136 north or Highway 287 north.
More info at http://www.nps.gov/lamr
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