WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — If you were hoping to swim in Jacob’s Well this summer, the chances are not looking good.
In a Facebook post, Hay’s County Parks posted that Jacob’s Well is suspending its 2024 summer swimming season until further notice.
Summer swimming season typically runs from May 1 through Sept. 30.
The popular swimming hole was suspended because of below average spring flow and water levels.
Hays County officials plan to reevaluate conditions on a month-to-month basis to see if Jacob’s Well could open later this summer.
In January, KXAN reported: “After months of dry conditions, recent rainfall has restored flow to Jacob’s Well again. The Hays County watering hole experienced zero flow of water starting in July 2023. That only happened six times since summer 2000, according to the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association.”
Prolonged drought closed the spot for swimming since 2022.