Nearest city Amarillo, Texas Governing body National Park Service Phone +1 806-857-3151 | Visitors 502,457 (in 2012) Area 182 km² Established November 28, 1990 | |
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Location Potter / Moore / Hutchinson counties, Texas, United States Website Lake Meredith National Recreation Area Address 419 E Broadway St, Fritch, TX 79036, USA Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hours Profiles | ||
City of fritch texas and lake meredith national recreation area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located about 30 miles (48 km) north of Amarillo, Texas, in the Texas Panhandle. The main attraction of the recreation area is 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) Lake Meredith, an artificial reservoir created by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River.
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- City of fritch texas and lake meredith national recreation area
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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.
Visitation to Lake Meredith peaked at over 1.94 million in 1984, but with record low water levels visitation fell from 1.08 million in 2009 to 502,457 in 2012.
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is located adjacent to Lake Meredith National Recreation Area.