Outdoor recreation at Lake Meredith revolves around water. Boating, sailing, and sail-boarding are popular water sports on Lake Meredith. Anglers try for largemouth smallmouth and white bass, catfish, white crappie, sunfish, carp, and walleye from the lakeshore and boats. Water-skiers go at it from sunrise to sunset.

Lake water levels deter mine access in many areas.

Sanford-Yake offers a marina operated by the park concessionaire; indoor and outdoor fishing docks, courtesy dock, dryland boat storage, dump station, public telephone, and limited groceries and fishing supplies. The launch ramp here remains usable the longest as lake level drops. Sanford Dam offers fishing from its face. A swimming beach is located below the dam at the Spring Canyon Stilling Basin.

Bugbee is a small area with good fishing. Blue East, reached by boat only, offers good water-skiing and camping sites. Blue Creek Bridge offers a picnic area and off-road vehicle use in the creek bed only. Motorcyclists must wear helmets Blue West provides access to Blue Creek, a panorama of the lake deep-water launching ramp (usable at lake level above 70 feet), and courtesy dock.

Plum Creek offers shoreline camping and boat launching at lake level above 95 feet. Rosita offers 4-wheel-drive and off-road vehicle use. All bikers must use helmets. Access is via U.S. 87-287. Outside Rosita, stay on established roadway. Chicken Creek marks the lower limits of the Rosita ORV area.

McBride Canyon, Mullinaw Creek offers canyon picnic areas, restored 1903 McBride House and river-flats hunter access to the upper reservoir. Bates Canyon offers bank fishing , shoreline camping, and shallow-water launch ramp at lake level above 95 feet. Harbor Bay access roads is near the Fritch city limit. Boat launch is usable between lake levels of 79 and 99 feet only.

Fritch Fortress offers short access to main lake from launch but is subject to high winds. Courtesy dock. Deep-water launch ramp is usable at lake level above 71 feet. Cedar Canyon offers good water-skiing, courtesy dock, and launch ramp usable at lake level above 69 feet.

Have a boat with you before you come to Lake Meredith: there are no boat rentals in the park.

Be alert for sudden onset of severe weather; high winds cause most boat swampings and capsizings. You should get a weather forecast before boating, and pick up a copy of the complete boating regulations from a park ranger.