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Campbell residents: this is the moment

Help prioritize the Campbell City Aquatics Center

Share what matters most in the next pool. The community prioritization survey closes October 31.

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Campbell, California · 2026

A pool shaped by the people who use it.

Friends of the Campbell Pool is gathering practical, local ideas for Campbell's future aquatic center. Submit a five-minute design to become one of Campbell's Founding 25 Designers, then see how your choices fit together.

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Community momentum

21 neighbors have earned a designer badge.

4 more neighbors needed to reach the Founding 25.

21 designs25 milestone

21 total designs submitted

Design and earnRank your Top 5

New game

Dive into the design

Take a swim through the pool ideas neighbors care about, collect the fruit rings that sink to the bottom, and help Campbell reach 5,000 rings together. It takes a few minutes and is fun for all ages.

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50 rings collected

You can design freely — sign in when you're ready to submit and vote.

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From the museum archive

Before the city pool, there was a school pool.

Look back at Campbell High School's pool through photographs preserved by the Campbell Museums. These scenes connect the place we remember with the community pool we are imagining today.

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Swimmers enjoying the Campbell High School pool, with umbrellas and diving equipment on the deck.

Around the pool

A shoutout to the public art at the Campbell Community Center

The sports murals around the pool and gymnasium bring color, movement, and imagination to the place where Campbell gathers.

Sports mural around the Campbell Community Center swimming pool

Sports murals

Color and movement around the pool

Around the walls of the Community Center swimming pool and gymnasium buildings

Created by Niles Palmer of Sportsart in Whittier, California, these murals capture the energy of sports in playful, imaginative scenes.

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Photos and artwork details reproduced from page 5 of the City of Campbell's Public Art Locations guide . Artist attribution: Niles Palmer / Sportsart. Friends of the Campbell Pool is not affiliated with the artists or the City.

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Results

A neighbor-led project

21 neighbors have already designed a pool.

01Choose features
02Share priorities
A summer afternoon
Campbell pool deck with swimmers, a diving board, and a men's locker room sign.
Along the pool deck
A high view across the Campbell pool showing swimmers, lane lines, umbrellas, and the surrounding building.
The whole scene
Campbell MuseumsPhotographs courtesy of the Campbell Museums.See collection details

Who we are

Our mission

Friends of the Campbell Pool is an independent volunteer group helping neighbors advocate for a modern, welcoming, and accessible aquatic center at the Campbell Community Center. We gather resident input, advocate for the project, and help make sure the new aquatic center reflects what our community actually wants.

Get involved

Help make the pool happen

Sign the petition

Add your name to the Change.org petition supporting a new, accessible aquatic center for Campbell.

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Share your voice

Design your ideal pool and submit it. Your feature picks and priorities are aggregated into community results that Friends can share to support the public planning conversation.

Design your poolShare an official comment or design with the City

Donate

The Campbell Parks and Recreation Foundation accepts donations through Zeffy, Zelle, or check. See the official donation options.

Donation details

Want to pitch in? Contact us and tell us how you'd like to help.

Questions

Frequently asked

What is Friends of the Campbell Pool?

Friends of the Campbell Pool is an independent community initiative created to help Campbell residents imagine, shape, and support the future of public aquatics in our city.

Our goals are to:

  • Share accurate and understandable project updates
  • Encourage broad community participation
  • Collect stories, memories, needs, and ideas
  • Advocate for an inclusive and financially sustainable aquatic center
  • Help maintain community support throughout the lengthy planning and funding process

We believe Campbell should have a welcoming public aquatic facility for swim lessons, water safety, fitness, recreation, social connection, and community life.

Is this an official City of Campbell website?

No. Friends of the Campbell Pool is not operated by the City of Campbell.

Official project decisions, budgets, schedules, meeting notices, and public documents come from the City. When we share official information, we will identify the source and link back to the City's materials on the City of Campbell Aquatics page.

Questions about City programs, refunds, passes, staffing, or formal project decisions should be sent to poolproject@campbellca.gov.

Come to a meeting

We meet monthly to review progress and plan next steps. Everyone in the community is welcome to join.

What is the difference between the City project and the Friends project?

The City of Campbell is responsible for the official aquatic center project, including hiring designers, approving plans, applying for grants, identifying funding, obtaining permits, constructing the facility, and determining how it will operate.

Friends of the Campbell Pool supports the community side of the process. We encourage residents to participate, make project information easier to understand, share community-generated ideas, and advocate for the project to remain a priority.

How is my design used?

Every submitted design and priority ranking is aggregated into the results page, giving a clear picture of what the community wants. We share these community-generated ideas to support the City's official planning process.

When will the pool be built?

Timelines depend on funding and City approvals, and official schedules come from the City of Campbell. Join our newsletter to stay up to date, and check the City of Campbell Aquatics page for official milestones.