Texas · Rock climbing · San Antonio

Cub Cave

Cub Cave in Texas has 11 climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades, featuring bouldering pads and sport climbing.

11 routes
5.12a – 5.13b
Sport · Bouldering

Best time to visit Cub Cave

Best months: October–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    63° / 41°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    68° / 45°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    74° / 52°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    80° / 58°

    7 wet

  5. May

    87° / 66°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    92° / 73°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 75°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 75°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    90° / 70°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    82° / 60°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    72° / 50°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    65° / 42°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at San Antonio Intl Ap, TX, 7.2 mi away at 789 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Cub Cave is a climbing area in Stone Oak Park, a city-managed park in San Antonio, Texas. The park's city land makes it an easy stop for climbers already in town, and the area is set up for both sport climbing and bouldering. The climbing here runs from about 5.12a to 5.13b on the YDS scale, with bouldering routes from V1 to V9. Sport routes include White Trash at 5.12a and Fisher King at 5.13a, and the bouldering is represented by routes like Genetic Plasm and Undertaker, both at 5.12b. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 80°F and October highs around 82°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. Medicine Wall is the closest climbing area, about 3 miles away, and Buda Belly Wall and Old Testament Wall are each roughly 6 miles off. Lady Bird Johnson Park is about 8.5 miles away.