Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

A boat speeds across Lake Meredith.
Set within the wide‑open Texas Plains, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area offers a peaceful retreat in the heart of rugged grasslands. Over thousands of years, the Canadian River carved dramatic 200‑foot canyons—known as breaks—that now frame the lake in striking layers of color and texture. These quiet coves sustain an unexpectedly rich array of life, providing seven distinct habitats.
Map showing location of park.
A boat travels across Lake Meredith on a sunny day.  The lake is light blue.
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A storm coming in at Lover's Canyon.  The sky is dark blue with dark clouds.  The lake is greenish.
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A bench on the Harbor Bay Trail, overlooking Lake Meredith. The sky is blue with white clouds.
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Picnic shelter at a campsite overlooking Lake Meredith.  The sky is blue with no clouds.
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Sanford Dam and Lake Meredith.  The lake is deep blue with white clouds above in the sky.
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Mullinaw trailhead with green cottonwoods and blue skies in the summer.
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A Red-winged Blackbird sitting on greyish-brown stump
Photo by Mark Elliott
Harbor Bay Trail with green mesas, blue sky, and white clouds.
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Sanford Yake boat docks.  The water is blue and calm.  There are a few fisherman fishing.
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View from a mesa of Lake Meredith.  The sky is blue with a few white clouds.
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View from a mesa of Lake Meredith.  The sky is blue with a few white clouds.
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A monarch landing on a yellow sunflower.  The monarch is orange and black.
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The Spring Canyon Canal with cattails on the shoreline.  The water is a deep turquiose.
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The McBride House
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Twoi baby mule deer
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