About Playin Hooky Water Taxi & Charters
Playin Hooky Water Taxi & Charters is the Lake of the Ozarks' best-known water taxi and lake tour operator, running from the 7 mile marker of the main channel with a mailing base in Gravois Mills. From May through the start of October the boats run from mid-morning until well past midnight, shuttling guests between waterfront restaurants, bars, and resorts so nobody in the group has to captain after dark.
Beyond point-to-point taxi runs, the company operates a slate of guided fun cruises — the Lake Ozark cruise, the West Side cruise, and the Gator Run among them — plus speedboat tours for guests who want the scenery delivered at pace. Private charters cover everything from corporate outings and bachelorette parties to family reunions, with itineraries built around the group rather than a fixed route.
The service fills a real gap on a 92-mile lake where the best restaurants are reachable only by water or long winding roads. Locals use it as a designated driver, vacationers use it as a sightseeing line, and event planners use it to move whole parties between venues. Long hours, seasoned captains, and a fleet sized for groups large and small have made Playin Hooky a fixture of summer at the lake.
