Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location	Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson counties in Texas, USA
Nearest city	Amarillo, Texas
Coordinates	35°42′53″N 101°33′10″W / 35.71472, -101.55278
Area	46,349 acres (187.57 km²)
Established	November 28, 1990
Visitors	759,610 (in 2004)
Governing body	National Park Service

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Amarillo, Texas in the Texas Panhandle. The main attraction of the recreation area is 10,000-acre (40 km²) Lake Meredith, an artificial reservoir created by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River.

Activities at Lake Meredith include boating, fishing, swimming, camping, hiking, and hunting. Five boat launch ramps and one marina provide access to the lake. Park Headquarters are located in Fritch, Texas.

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is located adjacent to Lake Meredith National Recreation Area.

The Small Fry fishing tournament in the Stilling Basin at Lake Meredith

[edit] External links

• National Park Service: Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

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