Paddling near Oklahoma City, OK

Set in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City is one of the most water-rich inland metros in the country. Three municipal reservoirs — Lake Hefner (2,500 ac), Lake Overholser (1,500 ac), and Lake Stanley Draper (2,900 ac) — sit inside city limits, while the impounded Oklahoma River runs through downtown's RIVERSPORT Boathouse District, an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site for canoe/kayak. Bigger water lies nearby at Lake Thunderbird State Park, a 6,070-acre reservoir near Norman.