Texas Parks and Recreation Areas with Recreation Area

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 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. read more...

Phone: (806) 857-3151   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Fritch   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: Recreation Area   Activities: Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting and Shooting, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Camping   Details Provided By: Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

splash of blue stands out against limestone cliffs. The honking of a great blue heron, interspersed with the descending trill of a canyon wren, can be heard off in the distance. This landscape, which at times appears stark and desolate, comes alive with color after a rainstorm. Amistad is a land of contrasts...and of hidden treasures. read more...

Phone: (830)775-7491   Price Range: $0 - $8   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Del Rio   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: Recreation Area   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Fishing, Hunting and Shooting, Kayaking, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Amistad