Stadsaal forms part of the Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve, which was purchased by WWF South Africa in 1995 and is administered by CapeNature.

San rock art depicting human figures and elephants is located in an overhang near the Stadsaal Caves.

Prominent names include D. F. Malan, later Prime Minister of South Africa, who visited the site in 1919 as Member of Parliament for the Calvinia constituency in which the Cederberg fell.

Local farmers arranged annual gatherings at Stadsaal from 1918 to raise funds for Malan's National Party.

[7] The site is open to the public and both the main caves and the San rock paintings nearby are accessible via a gravel road.