Bricktown Canal Narrated Boat Tour: Oklahoma City Water Taxi

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Duration50m

GroupUp to 30

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

The canal winds through a 45-piece sculpture that's 1½ times life-size.

A 50-minute narrated boat tour of Oklahoma City's Bricktown Canal with a trained guide who covers the district's 100+ year history, the indigenous heritage marked at Chickasaw Plaza, and landmarks like the Centennial Land Run Monument and Riversport. The guide speaks English or Spanish and points out changes from the MAPS projects alongside stories of the people and events that shaped the city.

50m

Step-by-step itinerary

Bricktown Canal narrated boat tour

Board the Bricktown Water Taxi
Hear narration of Bricktown history
View Chickasaw Plaza markers
See Centennial Land Run Monument from water
Travel full length of Bricktown Canal
Turn around at Riversport entrance

The Experience

What makes a canal tour different from walking the district is the angle: the boat takes you through the Centennial Land Run Monument itself, a 45-piece sculpture that towers 1½ times life-size. From the water, you see how the pieces frame the canal and the story they tell—the wild, dangerous event that created Oklahoma City in a single day. The guide narrates what led up to it and what it meant.

The tour also stops at Chickasaw Plaza, where interpretive markers tell more than 10,000 years of indigenous history. They acknowledge the people who lived in Oklahoma for hundreds of generations, the tribal nations relocated to Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory in the 1800s, and the First American nations whose leadership, culture and economy shape the state today. This is woven into the larger story of the district itself—the guide points out how the MAPS projects have changed the areas you're passing through, connecting past and present as the boat moves.

The full route runs the length of the Bricktown Canal through the historic district and turns around at Riversport, the white water rafting facility. The whole trip takes 50 minutes. Guides are trained not just on the canal but on what else visitors should add to their Oklahoma City itinerary, so you get more than narration—you get a local's sense of what matters in the city.

What’s included

Narrated tour from a trained boat guide.
full route through the Bricktown Canal historic district.
views of the Centennial Land Run Monument, Chickasaw Plaza and Riversport.
guide commentary on the district's 100+ year history, indigenous heritage and modern development.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Bricktown Water Taxi

Is this one for you?This tour works well for visitors who want the history and landmarks of Bricktown without walking the district—the boat covers the full length in 50 minutes and the guide handles the storytelling, so you're not managing a map or deciding what to stop for. It's also the right choice if you want to understand the indigenous history woven into the city's story, since Chickasaw Plaza and the guide's narration make that part of the experience central rather than optional.