Grab your coat, hiking boots and a friend as you prepare to step into the great outdoors at the Keystone Ancient Forest this winter.

The Sand Springs Parks Department and Keystone Ancient Forest Trail Guides invite you to “Take a Hike” this Saturday, Jan. 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Volunteer trail guides will welcome hikers throughout the day, and will be roving amid the trails to help interpret the landscape and answer questions about the site.

“Now is one of the best times to visit the Keystone Ancient Forest. The fall leaves are on the ground – revealing really nice views of the forest and Arkansas River basin,” Grant Gerondale, Parks Director for the City of Sand Springs, said. “And, all of the undesirable insects and critters are in hibernation.”

via Sand Springs Leader

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