Conditions:San Antonio Creek-20250412210924

Latest:	4 Apr 2025 (14 days ago)

Reported by:	Canyondozer (7 reports)
Quality:	Good
Waterflow:	Moderate Low
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	2 hours

Team: 1 people with experience level Intermediate

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Comments: Afternoon run for my first time down this lovely little canyon. Had a bit of everything, flowing water but also ample spots to avoid getting wet. Approach is easy and quick.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
4 Apr 2025	Good	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	2 hours	1 people Intermediate	Canyondozer (7 reports)
Comment: Afternoon run for my first time down this lovely little canyon. Had a bit of everything, flowing water but also ample spots to avoid getting wet. Approach is easy and quick.
16 Mar 2025	Good	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Easy	2 hours	1 people Beginner	Adamlee.mt (2 reports)
Comment: 3/16 run involved slushy snow and pretty low flow. Comfortably ran in a 3mm wetsuit, although I avoided the watercourses until the second to last rappel. All anchors in excellent condition, webbing recently replaced.
18 Aug 2024	Good	Low	None	Normal	5 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	BryceM777 (13 reports)
Comment: Did an afternoon run on San Antonio and still managed to finish before dark. This was my first time leading this canyon and I must’ve turned left up the gully too soon as I ended up doing some bushwhacking/scree shooting as a result which wasn’t so fun. We took a little longer than expected as a result of this mistake. From later discussion with more experienced folks, there is definitely a much easier hike that could’ve been taken. Once we got into the canyon, the journey was much more pleasant and enjoyable. The water temp is perfect for a hot day so no wetsuit needed. A rain jacket may be preferable for members that get cold easily while descending the wet raps. The wet side of rappel 3 was my favorite!
5 Jul 2024	Great	Moderate Low	None	Normal	3 hours	6 people Beginner to Advanced	Eshi-1 (32 reports)
Comment: Great waterflow and super fun as always! No Wetsuit needed. Shorts only.
8 Jun 2024	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	2 people	Willie92708 (997 reports)
Comment: Water flow is still good (see pics) and cold!
24 Feb 2024	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Normal	2 hours	2 people	Willie92708 (997 reports)
Comment: The flow was "moderate" as most of the water up much higher is frozen (see pic). The water temp was COLD! Don't skip on the neoprene. The approach had some small patches of snow to cross; all easy enough without anything special (crampons, poles, etc.).
2 Dec 2023	Great	Low	Rain jacket	Special challenges	3 hours	6 people	Willie92708 (997 reports)
Comment: This was a special photo shoot for Randi's army buddies (see pic) and rigging for 4 people on rope at the same time was "special challenges".
11 Nov 2023	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	6 hours	4 people	Willie92708 (997 reports)
Comment: This was a Gear Perspective photo shoot and thus took tons of time.
22 Sep 2023	Amazing	Moderate Low	None	Normal	4 hours	3 people Beginner to Advanced	AwesomelyHumble (1 reports)
Comment: (current photos of anchors provided) Weather conditions were great. High of 71°F, partly cloudy. Water level had good flow but not too turbulent or low. Water temp was not recorded but being in the water for a lot of the trip was "refreshing" but not too cold given the warm weather. All anchors were in great conditions (photos provided). Webbing on rap 1 showed signs of slight sun-bleaching but was otherwise supple and no indications of needing to be changed. Webbing anchors are directly secured to the bolts with no links. Some anchors are chains. The last rap DCR (dry descent) had no webbing so a new one was placed by my party--black webbing with blue threads if you see it). Trip took a total of 4.5 hours with a total of 2.5 miles (car to car), including a 30-minute hike to the first rap from the car and a 15-minute hike out to the car. Route is friendly for first-timers.
27 Aug 2023	Great	Moderate Low	Rain jacket	Normal	4 hours	9 people Beginner to Expert	Rapbear (74 reports)
Comment: First time in San Antonio with @eshi-1 and it was a lot of fun! The water is flowing pretty nicely for some excellent and not too scary rappels. Anchors are looking good and you often have a plethora of options on the rappel (dry, semi wet, really wet). We took the wettest route possible! The temperature up in the mountain was ~80F and some canyoneers felt cold if they were stationary as we had a large group. Loved the short approach.
31 Jul 2023	Great	Moderate	Rain jacket	Normal	3 hours	8 people Brand new to Advanced	Boof (31 reports),Feroz (34 reports),Knight (7 reports),Levr (21 reports),Giniya5 (7 reports)
Comment: Great for a HOT afternoon before we hit the road. Half of us had no wetsuit, the others thin, and all were happy. Water felt great, and the hike was super short. Overall wonderful canyon to hike ratio, and we had a great time!
21 Jul 2023	Great	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	3 hours	1 people	Willie92708 (997 reports)
Comment: Water flow is still quite respectable (see pics). Water temp was 60F, so neoprene is useful if you get into the direct flow. I pruned the tree that fell into the bottom of R2, clogging up the hallway (special challenges). Now it's not a hazard getting ropes stuck or having issues climbing through all the branches.
16 Jul 2023	Amazing	Moderate	Rain jacket	Normal	5 hours	5 people	BWylie (21 reports)
Comment: Perfect canyon for a heat wave, temp was 96 on Baldy. One group member wore 3mm and only put sleeves on in water, 2 people had a rain jacket. Flow is still good. Avoided the downed tree on R2 and water hammer on R3, was plenty of fun. Moved slow for rigging practice for the whole group.
16 Jul 2023	Great	Deep pools	Rain jacket	Normal	4 hours	10 people Brand new to Expert	Dangel (157 reports)
Comment: SB Cave Team / Rim SAR joint training. Much learning. Much fun.
14 May 2023	Great	High	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	2 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	Teamsnuggle (10 reports)
Comment: A lot of water, pretty darn chilly, but so hot in the wetsuit that it felt pretty refreshing. Water was pretty pushy, used final anchor DCL to avoid getting the brunt of the flow for that rap.

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