Michael Mixerr of Mixerr Reviews discovered Wade Trash Cave at Goat Cave Karst Preserve in Austin, Texas while during a caving outing once. Wade Trash Cave is one of the many forgotten caves of Austin/Travis County being that Wade Trash Cave is one of the lesser known caves. Not much is known about the history of Wade Trash Cave.
Wade Trash Cave is easy to enter to due to the steep drop inside the cave with those granite steps. Bringing groups will be easy to due to a steep drop outside the cave. Going in small groups is recommended when touring Wade Trash Cave.
At the entrance of Wade Trash Cave, mosquitos among other insects can be found swarming around that area. Wade Trash Cave is a cave with a subtle moist environment with a high level of moisture perfect for mosquitoes. The moist environment is a subtle breeding ground ideal for mosquitos among other insects, spiders, flies, and other insects of course. Many insects inhabit Wade Trash Cave as insects inhabit and compromise a huge portion of natural wildlife in the caves of Texas. The caves of Goat Cave Karst Preserve Park are no exception.
“Upon entering Wade Trash Cave, I felt a sense of moisture the first 20 seconds I was down there. You can feel a sense of moisture down in that particular cave. The moist environment is a subtle breeding ground for mosquitos. I had noticed mosquitos had been swarming over me while I was 20 feet-30 feet into Wade Trash Cave.” said Michael Mixerr. 
Wade Trash Cave was named after A. L. Wade. A. L. Wade owned the entire property of what is now Goat Cave Karst Preserve. He was the former landowner of these caves including Wade Cave, Goat Cave, Maple Cave, and Wade Trash Cave. He used this cave to store trash in during the 60’s and 70’s. That is where all his trash went. This cave was also used as a supplementary feed for his goats.
The City of Austin purchased this property from A. L. Wade in 1985. He informed the city about the numerous caves on his property. In an effort to protect any endangered species of wildlife and nature, a gate was installed around the perimeter of Goat Cave and railing was installed around the entry of Wade Trash Cave.
Bill Russell and Erika Heinen of Texas Speleological Survey discovered trash inside of this cave in 1985 while doing a spelogical survey on caves in that area. So the Texas Speleological Survey and City of Austin conducted a cleanup effort to remove trash from the cave so they could turn the property into a preserve and park. They named the cave after the landowner who was A. L. Wade.
Wade Trash Cave was named after A. L. Wade. A. L. Wade owned the entire property of what is now Goat Cave Karst Preserve. He was the former landowner of these caves including Wade Cave, Goat Cave, Maple Cave, and Wade Trash Cave. He used this cave to store trash in during the 60’s and 70’s. That is where all his trash went. This cave was also used as a supplementary feed for his goats.
The City of Austin purchased this property from A. L. Wade in 1985. He informed the city about the numerous caves on his property.
Bill Russell and Erika Heinen of Texas Speleological Survey discovered trash inside of this cave in 1985. So the Texas Speleological Survey and City of Austin conducted a cleanup effort to remove trash from the cave so they could turn the property into a preserve and park. They named the cave after the landowner who was A. L. Wade.
Apparently Balcones Canyon Preserve contracted for construction of steps into the Wade Cave entrance. A staircase with rails was installed sometime in 2017. During the construction, contractors found out that Wade Trash Cave connects to Goat Cave and Maple Run Cave inside Goat Cave Karst Preserve Park. 
A hydrogeological study of Goat Cave, Maple Run Cave, Wade Trash Cave, and Wade Cave was completed in 2017. Both the hydrogeological study and the environmental study as part of the environmental study were commenced as part of a research project. That is why a hydrogeological study and an environmental study were conducted.
Wade Trash Cave is located at 3907 Davis Lane, Austin, Texas, US 78749.
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