Keystone Ancient Forest is a great place to hike near Sand Springs! They have several different hikes, from easy paved trails to more difficult trails. My favorite is the Wilson Trail which is one of the more difficult trails.
It has a lot of up and down and uneven terrain but it is beautiful. My daughter yelled out “there is a bat on the trail!” I was shocked to see she was right!

I have never seen a bat in the wild before. My husband scooped it up with a leaf and put it up in a tree so it could take off.

This is a fun place to hike even without the bats but make sure you check their facebook page before you go.

They are only open on certain Saturdays and limited times.

It is free to go though and worth the extra work to hike in a different place.