The City of Woodcreek is just 3 miles north of Wimberley, 40 minutes Southwest of Austin, and 50 minutes from San Antonio. Enjoy swimming in crystal clear waters, golfing in the beautiful hills, and hiking in an enchanted valley. Visitors will be entranced by cool, shady pools beneath towering cypress trees, frothy cascades on Blanco River, and sparkling Cypress Creek, green meadows and majestic hills; and abundant white-tailed deer.
Recreational communities, bed & breakfasts, vacation resorts, and youth camps dot the area. Climbing, hiking, swimming, golf, tennis, arts and crafts, and camping are popular activities. Many artists and authors make their homes here. Market Days, second largest in Texas, are held the first Saturday of the month April through December. Includes arts and crafts, and a flea market with more than 450 booths on display, sponsored by the Lions Club. At Lions Field on R.M. 2325.
Jacob's Well is one of the most significant natural geologic treasures in the Texas Hill Country. It is one of the longest underwater caves in Texas and an artesian spring.
Jacob’s Well surges up thousands of gallons of water per minute and acts as headwaters to the beautiful Cypress Creek that flows through Wimberley, sustaining Blue Hole and the Blanco River, recharging the Edwards Aquifer, and finally replenishing estuaries in the Gulf of Mexico.
Jacob’s Well has been integral to the cultural and historical character of the Wimberley Valley. The location has been a beloved swimming hole for generations, a gathering place for Native Americans and early settlers, and a rich habitat for aquatic species. Through the creation of the Jacob’s Well Natural Area, the land around the well has been unified to restore and protect this sensitive area for future generations.
Come share in Wimberley’s best-kept secret – Jacob’s Well, an artesian spring that flows out of one of the deepest underwater caves in Texas. Hear the stories about famous floods and scuba divers, learn the value of native grasses, and experience the stunning beauty of the spring that started this town. Docents lead tours on Saturday at 10am. www.jacobswellspring.org
Jacob's Well Cemetery has been officially designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery by the Texas Historical Commission.
Among those interred at Jacob's Well Cemetery are nine Confederate Army veterans, including Moses Bond Egger. Others buried there are Hays County Sheriff Alton Lee Smithey, Deputy James Justice, many Texas Rangers, homemakers, stockmen (or ranchers), teachers and veterans of World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
In some cases, entire families who died from epidemics are buried together, and the cemetery also includes a number of unidentified and unmarked graves. The cemetery is located one-quarter mile east of the crossroads of Jacob's Well Road and Ranch Road 2325. For more information visit www.hayshistoricalcommissions.com/cemeteries/history
Grab your cowboy hat and boots and enjoy a wild, adrenaline rush of Wimberley's rodeo. Early rodeo began as the everyday chores of working ranches on the great plains of the American West. These chores would eventually evolve into the unique rodeo events that we enjoy today.
A Hill Country tradition, the Annual Pro-Open VFW Rodeo and PBR Bull Riding has been held for more than 65 years on the first weekend in July at the VFW's rodeo grounds just north of town on Ranch Road 12. Once the largest outdoor rodeo in the world, the event still ranks near the top.
Events include: bull riding, tie down calf roping, bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping, women's breakaway roping, women's barrel racing, and of course a midway featuring amusement rides, entertainment and fast food booths. www.visitwimberley.com/rodeo
Quicksand Golf Course is the area’s premier golf course. Surrounded by the charm of the Texas hill country Quicksand is a semi-private golf course, open to public play.
Winding its way through the City of Woodcreek, the course features 6,470 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 70.9 and it has a slope rating of 116 on Bermuda grass. Designed by Bruce Littell, the Quicksand golf course opened in 1972. Quicksand is tucked away in the Woodcreek subdivision and boasts 18 challenging holes.
Quicksand offers a fully stocked pro-shop and the 19th Hole Above Par Grille. For further details visit www.quicksandatwoodcreek.com
Cypress Falls Swimming Hole has been a destination for locals and visitors for as long as some Wimberley residents can remember. This particular spot is the home of Wimberley's signature Eagle Rock, a name still used to identify the swimming hole. Long time locals will tell of dances and parties held at the old Eagle Rock, and others recall the lodge nearby that once operated in rustic grandeur.
Although the name has changed, the swimming hole remains a hallmark of Wimberley and the beautiful Cypress Creek.
If you work up an appetite while enjoying Cypress Falls, simply walk over to the Cypress Falls Cafe, overlooking the water. You can choose to dine in the shade or to walk up to the top deck where you can get a wonderful view the Cypress lined Woodcreek bridg
e that is featured on several Wimberley post cards. While on the top deck make sure to observe Eagle Rock, a naturally carved rock formation and its neighbor, a solitary limestone boulder that seems to wade in the creek. This cluster of limestone creates a secluded area against the bluffs and the falls. There are so many ways to enjoy Cypress Falls on Cypress Creek, but the cool emerald water and the soothing sounds of the falls will keep you coming back. 512.847.6480
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City of Woodcreek:
Phone: 512.847.9390 • Fax: 512-847-6661:
41 Champions Circle • Wimberley, TX 78676 -- www.cityofwoodcreek.com
