The well also is the longest cave in Hays County and the second-longest fully submerged cave in Texas. Swim season at Jacob's Well starts May 1 and requires a reservation.

The problem with diving in Jacob's Well is that its passageways become so narrow that divers must remove their tanks. Then there's the sheer depth of the cave: Diego Adame, a 21-year-old from San ...

Plenty of adventurers want to take on a challenge simply because it's difficult. If someone is told not to climb a mountain ...

Jacob's Well has not allowed swimmers since 2022. Skip to main content. ... In that hole is beautiful, blue water so clear that you can see 30 feet down into the submerged cave.

Two notable deaths came in the form of Kent Maupin, 20, and Mark Brashier, 21, who died exploring Jacob's Well on September 9, 1979. Local diver Don Dibble tried to local the two men's bodies in ...

Jacob's Well Natural Area, located northwest of Wimberley, is a nature preserve on a little over 81 acres surrounding Jacob's Well, which is the second-largest fully submerged cave in Texas.

A look back at historical data revealed that Jacob’s Well has stopped flowing only four times before -- the summers of 2009, 2011, and 2013. It also came perilously close to zero flow in ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Popular swimming hole Jacob’s Well could be closed for another summer if conditions don’t change. Park officials likely won’t decide until summer — or possibly in March ...

WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) – Jacob’s Well Natural Area closed to the public Thursday after minor flooding. The popular swimming hole has already been closed for the past three summers due to low ...

HAYS COUNTY, Texas — Jacob's Well is one of the state's most popular swimming holes, known for its cool springs and underwater cave. But the ongoing drought conditions in Central Texas have ...