Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Lake Meredith National Recreation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.60164, -101.69771. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

• Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument · sanctuary · Potter · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith · lake · Hutchinson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith · lake · Texas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Carson County Courthouse · museum · Carson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hornet · temple · Potter · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wonderland Amusement Park · park · Potter · ~52 km · Must-see
• Amarillo Lake · lake · Potter · ~56 km · Must-see
• Heart · church · Potter · ~57 km · Must-see
• Central Presbyterian Church · church · Potter · ~58 km · Must-see
• American Quarter Horse Museum · museum · Potter · ~58 km · Must-see
• KDJW-AM (Amarillo) · attraction · Potter · ~58 km · Must-see
• Amarillo Museum of Art · museum · Potter · ~60 km · Must-see
• KIXZ-AM (Amarillo) · attraction · Randall · ~62 km · Must-see
• McBride Ranch Historical Site · fort · Potter · ~9 km
• Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum · museum · Hutchinson · ~12 km
• Exploration Route of Lt. James W. Abert · fort · Moore · ~13 km
• Antelope Peak · viewpoint · Carson · ~15 km
• Hackberry Mesa · viewpoint · Potter · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

• Lake Meredith · lake · Hutchinson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith · lake · Texas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Amarillo Lake · lake · Potter · ~56 km · Must-see
• 6 Section Lake · lake · Potter · ~36 km
• Pantex Dam · lake · Hutchinson · ~39 km
• Whale Pond Dam · lake · Potter · ~47 km
• Ranch Marsh Dam · lake · Potter · ~49 km
• Amarillo Terminal Reservoir Levee · lake · Potter · ~51 km
• Pescado Creek Lake · lake · Oldham · ~58 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Dam · lake · Carson · ~63 km

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