From the entrance road to Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument there is a plaque with details about the Canadian River and the road forks. Before leaving I decided to check out the other path which leads to the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area – McBride Canyon unit.
Shortly after the entrance sign there is a small building known as the McBride House, an old pioneer settlement from the mid-1800s. It is currently fenced off for protection/restoration but you can look from the outside.
This is a rather large area with a network of graded dirt and gravel roads. Throughout the area you can find picnic and I believe some camping sites. No water, just one or two port-a-potties, very primitive. I think there may be some trails for hiking or horseback riding but not entirely sure on that. I drove around for a while and ran into some roads that were washed out worse than I wanted to try crossing in 4WD. From satellite views I gather some areas here near the river may be under water in the wet seasons, but right now it’s extremely hot and dry.
This is part of the larger Lake Meredith National Recreation Area which is a large reservoir lake along the Canadian River. More popular areas are north of my current location but I did not plan for that type of trip and would take me far outside of my planned route. Time to move down the road, but this is an interesting area that could be worth spending more time on in the future.
Lat = 35.5416794 , Long = -101.7298431 -- Show at Google Maps