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Scissortail Boathouse
Your gateway to paddle adventures and scenic relaxation on the water.
2.8(5 reviews)
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Your gateway to paddle adventures and scenic relaxation on the water.
Scissortail Boathouse offers paddle boat and kayak rentals for exploring the serene waters of Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City. Ideal for families, couples, and outdoor enthusiasts, we provide a fun, accessible way to enjoy nature and city views. Our facility includes seating areas, educational displays like butterfly metamorphosis exhibits, and a varied menu for refreshments. We aim to create memorable experiences on the water, though we advise checking for weather-related closures to ensure availability.
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Rent paddle boats for leisurely exploration of the park's waterways, suitable for groups and families.
Single and tandem kayak rentals for a more active paddling experience on the scenic lake.
Interactive displays, such as butterfly metamorphosis corners, offering learning opportunities for kids and visitors.
A varied selection of snacks and drinks available for purchase to enjoy during your visit.
Outdoor seating with tables for picnics, relaxation, and enjoying park views.
Absolutely unacceptable. We showed up today only to find the boathouse closed with no update online or on the message when you call the boathouse, no communication whatsoever. Your website clearly stated you would be open, and even gave reasons for limited closures that do not apply to today. Yet you were still closed without explanation. This kind of incompetence and unprofessionalism is inexcusable. People take time out of their day, spend gas money, and plan trips around what businesses say are their hours. To close the doors with no notice is lazy and shows zero regard for customers. A wasted trip, wasted time, and a complete disregard for basic professionalism. Do better and quit being lazy. I can see from other reviews I’m not the only one to have the same laziness and incompetence from the boathouse employees.
We drove a whole HOUR to get to the boathouse. Arrived around 6:30pm, which was good because the boathouse was supposed to close at 8pm. To our shock, they had a "sorry, we're closed" sign on the glass. We kept looking but no workers were inside. I called and no one answered. The second time I called the number, someone answered and said they probably closed because of the weather and the wind. It was NOT even windy. They really need to let people know if they are going to close early. How hard is it to update the public on their Facebook or something?? It was supposed to be a fun family outing but it turned out to be a waste of gas and money. If you bring your family to Scissortail park expecting boats, you'll be in for a big disappointment. Scissortail park? More like ScissorFAIL park.
Very sad we traveled called ten minutes before boat arrival and was told park up to par to kayak when me and my three kids arrived they were closing down & the guy said to my kids too bad we don’t control the weather at 20mph I never leave reviews but I had enough time today
Got a chance to get on the paddle boats! It was beautiful this morning 😊.
The boathouse is a nice place to chill, with seats and tables. Their menu is varied, and there's something for everybody. The neat thing about this place, at the time of writing this review, is that there's a corner dedicated for caterpillars to go through metamorphosis in peace; not only that, there are signs teaching the kids about the process of metamorphosis. I managed to catch a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis in action, but the process is of course a long one.
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