Aquatics and Pool Information

Outdoor swimming pool with lanes, diving boards, slide, and surrounding trees.

The Highlands Recreation District Pool is an outdoor L-shaped pool available for use by Highlands Residents and the public. The Highlands pool hosts a variety of programming for all ages including regular lap swim, recreation (open) swim, swim lessons, pool rentals & parties, aqua-aerobics, and a youth swim team.

The Highlands pool remains open through inclement weather, with the exception of severe conditions or lightning.

Pool hours and programming varies by season. Current hours and programming are always available on the District website.

Ammenities

Six 25-yard lap lanes (3-5.5ft depth)
Attached 10 ft diving well
Attached 1 ft baby pool
Slide
Two rock climbing walls
83-84 °F water
Locker rooms with storage cubbies and showers
Trained Lifeguards on-duty during operating hours

Recreational Swim

The Highlands Rec pool offers year round swimming in comfortable 83-degree water, with trained lifeguards on duty during all operating hours. The pool also offers a baby pool, and a water slide (April-October). More features are listed here.

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Swim Team

The Highlands Dolphins Aquatic Club (HDAC) is a safe, fun, and positive swim program to help swimmers achieve their personal best and build lifelong fitness. Based in San Mateo County, we are affiliated with USA Swimming, and offer a variety of groups to meet most swimming abilities.

Website Accessibility Policy

Highlands Recreation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Highlands Recreation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (650) 341-4251

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Highlands Recreation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Highlands Recreation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (650) 341-4251.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.