News Release

LAKE MEREDITH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Date: March 1, 2018
Contact: Paul Jones, 806-857-0302

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area is seeking vendor(s) to provide visitor services to the Sanford-Yake RV campground. The vendor selected will operate ten RV camp sites currently being constructed and Sanford Yake campground. Each site will have a 50 amp power connection and water. Showers are available in the restrooms. There are no sewer hook ups in the campground. A dump station can be found on Sanford Yake Road outside of the campground. The vendor will operate the camp sites under a commercial use authorization (CUA) for an agreement period of two years starting in May 2018.   

Organizational Overview
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area exists as part of the National Park System in order 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.

Located within the dry and windswept high plains of the Texas Panhandle lies a hidden oasis, a welcoming haven where wildlife and humans find respite from the dry grasslands above. Through this plain, the Canadian River has cut dramatic 200-foot canyons, or breaks, where humans have eked out a living for over 13,000 years. Lake Meredith now occupies these hidden coves where early humans once roamed. Families have been coming to Lake Meredith National Recreation Area for generations to partake in traditional outdoor activities including family gatherings, picnics, swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, jogging and camping.

Location Description & Use Statistics
Lake Meredith has three boat ramps open for the visiting public to use, but the Sanford Yake ramp is the most popular. The lake itself was constructed and completed by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1965 and today is used by boaters, personal water craft operators, fisherman, picnickers and swimmers. Lake Meredith experiences high use during summer weekends and especially holidays. In 2017 the park received 1,329,076 visitors and 1,025,613 visitors in 2016.

If you are interested in providing these services at the Sanford-Yake Campground please contact Paul Jones at [phone] and request a CUA application.