Specialty Hikes and Events

We do not have any member-exclusive hikes scheduled at this time. Please check back soon for upcoming opportunities created especially for Westcave members.

Refresh yourself with an hour-and-a-half long round trip guided relaxing and silent hike into the canyon down to the grotto for a moment of reflection. Along the way, your guide will pause with prompts to appreciate one's surroundings and take in the beauty of the canyon. Afterwards, guests will reach the head of the canyon where there is dripping spring along a stunning 40-foot cliff that stands replenishing an emerald pool below, with a 1-chamber room cave.

Capture the majestic beauty of our unique Texas Hill Country nature preserve through your camera lens! Our photography tours take visitors along a 15 minute walk from an arid savanna through a limestone crevice down a 100 foot staircase into a sheltered canyon of lush plant life. At the head of the canyon stands a stunning 40-foot waterfall replenishing the emerald pool below! Guests will have a little over an hour to photograph and absorb the beauty of the grotto area. Your guide will point out different angles that you can capture in front of and behind the waterfall, and inside of our 1-chamber room cave.

Join Cultured Forest at Westcave Preserve for an hour and half long guided Forest Bathing hike from an arid savanna through a limestone crevice down a 100-foot staircase into a sheltered canyon of lush plant life. You will pause for reflection at the head of the canyon where water falls along a stunning 40-foot cliff that stands replenishing the grotto. A tea ceremony will be held in the award-winning Environmental Learning Center to wrap up your experience. This session will be led by Cultured Forest founder Brooke Mellen, who you may have seen in Vogue and WSJ Magazine. She trained in Forest Medicine with Dr. Li in Japan.

Tour the night skies at Westcave Preserve, a dark sky location convenient to Austin. Star Party nights are an ideal opportunity to enjoy an evening gazing at the stars through a high-quality telescope. With local astronomers on hand to answer questions, you'll be delighted and amazed by what you see and learn!

Discover what goes on during the night at Westcave Preserve! Join us for a hike in the canyon, led by local biologist. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a flashlight.

A Ceremonial Sound Journey and Silent Nature Hike to guide us into tranquility. Expect an approximately hour and a half long guided silent hike into the canyon down to the majestic grotto for a moment of reflection/meditation at the Westcave waterfall, followed by an hour-long sound journey in our award-winning Environmental Learning Center. For the sound bath at the building, we recommend bringing your own mat and anything else that might be comforting, like a blanket, bolster, or pillow.

Join us for a fun and informative bird hike at Westcave Preserve. These hikes are led by a local expert avian biologist. All levels of birders are welcome. Binoculars are provided, if needed. Westcave Preserve hosts over 170 species of birds throughout the year, including the endangered golden-cheeked warbler, among other beautiful resident and migrant bird species.