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

Members of the Jacob's Well Exploration Project have dived into the well's underwater cave for about 20 years in order to map it out.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS A SOCIAL MEDIA GEM: Jacob’s Well became wildly popular before a record-setting drought. NO SWIMMING: The water-filled cave hasn’t been swimmable since 2022.

Even though the popular Texas Hill Country swim spot Jacob's Well has been closed for over two years, it was named one of the deadliest dive spots in the U.S.

It’s also the second largest fully submerged cave in Texas. Jacob’s Well is the headwaters of Cypress Creek, which flows through Blue Hole Regional Park and feeds into the Blanco River.

Jacob’s Well Natural Area closed to the public Thursday after minor flooding.

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 ...

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.

Politics & Policy Who’s Killing Jacob’s Well? For the second year in a row, the iconic spring-fed swimming hole has stopped flowing, the consequence of drought and overpumping.

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 ...