Editing Sand Springs, Oklahoma (section)

==Parks and recreation==
Case Community Center is a 26,000-square-foot multi-purpose facility capable of hosting a variety of events, and includes a variety of amenities such as basketball, walking track, weight equipment, table tennis, and gaming stations.<ref name=Case>{{cite web|url= https://sandspringsok.org/166/Case-Community-Center |title=Case Community Center|publisher=City of Sand Springs|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>

Case Community Park includes walking trails, family park areas, a bmx track, a skate park, and splash pads.<ref name=Case />

The Keystone Ancient Forest features hiking trails in a classic Oklahoma [[Cross Timbers|cross timbers forest]] with 500-year-old cedars and 300-year-old post oak trees, all inside a 1,360-acre nature preserve<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sandspringsok.org/175/Keystone-Ancient-Forest |title=Keystone Ancient Forest|publisher=City of Sand Springs|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> owned by the City of Sand Springs and protected by a conservation easement held by [[The Nature Conservancy]].<ref name=Old/>  As of 2021, the Forest had a newly opened million-dollar visitor center, an additional walking trail, and expanded hiking hours.<ref name=Old/>  On July 15, 2021, the Forest was the 138th overall, but the first in Oklahoma, to be inducted into the [[Old-Growth Forest Network]], a national organization trying to preserve at least one forest in every county in the United States that can sustain a forest, estimated to be 2,370 counties.<ref name=Old>{{cite web| url= https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/keystone-ancient-forest-inducted-into-old-growth-forest-network/article_253d193e-e58c-11eb-b2bc-276b41c0f14d.html  |title= Keystone Ancient Forest inducted into Old-Growth Forest Network| publisher=Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Tulsa World, July 16, 2021|accessdate =July 16, 2021}}</ref>

The Canyons at Blackjack Ridge is a public 18-hole golf course and driving range in the hills north of Sand Springs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanyonsatblackjackridge.com/ |title= Homepage |publisher= The Canyons at Blackjack Ridge |access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>

Sand Springs Senior Citizens Center provides games of pool, bingo, cards, and even dances for senior citizens.  Free lunches are provided weekdays.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sandspringsok.org/184/Senior-Citizens-Center |title= Senior Citizens Center |publisher=City of Sand Springs|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>

The Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum is located in the historic art-deco Page Memorial Library Building, and promotes cultural heritage and the arts.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sandspringsok.org/178/Sand-Springs-Museum |title= Sand Springs Cultural & Historical Museum |publisher=City of Sand Springs|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>

[[Keystone State Park (Oklahoma)|Keystone State Park]] and [[Keystone Lake]] are immediately to the west of town.<ref name=GoogleMaps>{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sand+Springs,+OK/@36.2200444,-96.3033154,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87b6c0e7dd07da07:0x32f7aee372710580!8m2!3d36.1398102!4d-96.108891 |title=Sand Springs, Oklahoma|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>

[[Skiatook Lake]] is immediately to the north of town.<ref name=GoogleMaps />