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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Camping

No person shall be permitted to camp at any location within Lake Meredith National Recreation Area for more than 14 consecutive days within a 30 day period.  The total days may not exceed 60 days per calendar year.  Exceptions: Camping will be permitted between October 1 and December 31 for hunting activities for up to 30 consecutive days. Digging or leveling the ground for a camp is prohibited.  Fires are not permitted in the backcountry.  Burning pallets with nails/hardware in them is prohibited unless the hazards are removed before burning.

Blue Creek Bridge

Open All Year - No designated sites, however there are chemical toilets and picnic tables. This area is one of two designated off-road vehcile use areas. Off-road vehicles however, are restricted to the creek bed. No water or RV hookups available. No camping fees. NOTE: All riders of 3 & 4 wheelers MUST wear a DOT approved safety helmet and eye protection.

Blue West

Open All Year - Blue West campground is on the north side of the lake off Highway 1913. Individual campsites have picnic tables, shade shelters and some grills. Vault toilets, no drinking water or RV hookups. Access to the lake shoreline is difficult from this site: however, a public boat ramp is located nearby. Blue West campground is seldom full. There is an excellent view of the lake from this campground. No camping fee.

Bugbee

Open All Year - A popular location with shoreline fishermen, Bugbee is a semi-developed camping area with no individual campsites. Some picnic tables and an "outback" chemical toilet are provided. Camping availability changes with fluctuating lake levels. No water, RV hookups or camping fee.

Cedar Canyon

Open All Year - Cedar Canyon a shoreline campground is fairly small, located off Sanford-Yake road. There are no designated camping sites, availability varies as lake level fluctuates. A comfort station with running water and flush toilets is located in the boat ramp parking lot. Restrooms open seasonally, no RV hookups or camping fee. RV dump station located at the head of the Cedar Canyon entrance road. The possession and consumption of alcohol is prohibited at Cedar Canyon.

Fritch Fortress

Open All Year - Beautiful views from this bluff location make this an attractive campground. Individual campsites have picnic tables, shade shelters and grills. Comfort station with running water and flush toilets opened seasonally. No RV hookups, RV waste dump station nearby. No camping fees. Public boat ramp nearby.

Harbor Bay

Open All Year - This shoreline campground is located just outside the community of Fritch, Texas. Harbor Bay has no indivudual camp sites. Camping availability varies greatly with rising and falling lake levels. Harbor Bay becomes extremely crowded on summer holiday weekends. The access road is blacktop, but the camping area can become soft during rainy conditions. Chemical toilets located near the public boat ramp. Some picnic tables are provided. No RV hookups, RV waste dump station nearby. No camping fees.

McBride Canyon

Open All Year - No designated camping sites. No access to the lake from this campground. Beautiful area, with huge cottonwood trees shading the picnic tables. Chemical toilet, no water available. No RV hookups or camping fee. Dirt road can become impassable during and after rain.

Mullinaw

Open All Year - Located southwest of the McBride campground, Mullinaw campgound has undeveloped sites with picnic tables and chemical toilets. No water availale, no RV hookups. Horseback riding allowed, corrals available for horse camping groups. No camping fee.

Plum Creek

Open All Year - This area contains some large shade trees and is quite popular with hunters and horseback users. No designated camping spots. This undeveloped area has chemical toilets and picnic tables, no water, RV hookups or camping fee. Hitch rails and horse pens are provided. Devil's Canyon Trail is for the beginner to experienced horseback rider. The trail is also used by hikers and mountain bikers.

Rosita

Open All Year - Located along the Canadian River, Rosita is one of two off-road vehicle use areas and a horseback riding area. There are a few chemical toilets, and picnic tables, -no drinking water. No designated camping sites, camping fee or RV hookups. NOTE: All riders of 3 & 4 wheelers and morotcycles MUST wear a DOT approved safety helmet and eye protection.

Sanford-Yake

Open All Year - This campsite is located on a spectacular bluff overlooking Lake Meredith near the marina, on the Sanford-Yake Road. The campground is simular to the more traditional National Park Service campgrounds. Individual campsites have picnic areas, shade shelters and grills. There is one central comfort station with running water and flush tiolets, which is open seasonally. No camping fees or RV hookpus. A RV waste dump station nearby. A public boat ramp is located at the Marina.

Photo of sand avalanching  

Did You Know?
While the wind piles the sand grains into dunes, the dunes move forward under the force of gravity. As the leading edge of the dune ("slipface") gets steeper, gravity pulls an avalanche of sand down the slipface, moving the dune forward.

Last Updated: August 21, 2007 at 15:54 EST