Sonoma Splash, Sonoma: A High School Pool Built for the Public
Sonoma Splash, on the Sonoma High School campus in California, was built by the school district and a community group so that the public could swim there. It was our Pool of the Month for January 2023.
Sonoma Splash is a new swimming pool on the campus of Sonoma High School in Sonoma, California. It stands out because the school district and a community group built it together so that the public could use it.
Featured pool
Sonoma, California, United States
- Drop-in
- $15.00; Senior Citizens (60) $10.00. [August, 2025]
- Pools
- 25y x 130f, 16 lanes, outdoor
- 20y x 30f teaching pool, outdoor
Why Sonoma Splash stands out
The main pool is a fairly standard California high school pool, suited to swimming competition and to high school water polo. Alongside it is a warm-water teaching pool, which we had not seen at other California high school swimming facilities.
What brings Sonoma Splash to the fore is how it was funded. The school district paid for most of it, and a non-profit group of citizens raised 1.5 million dollars for enhancements that allow the pool to be open to the public.
In January 2023, only the warm-water pool was open to the public throughout the day. The competition pool had its own public hours, and the plan was to expand them over time.
We seldom follow up leads for pools at primary, middle or high schools, because they are so rarely open to the public. Sonoma Splash was an exception. A user told us about it through our Add a Pool form.
Visiting Sonoma
For other places to swim in the area, see our