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[[Image:Neptune pool.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Neptune Pool and [[Roman Temple]] facade.]]
The '''Neptune Pool''' is an outdoor [[swimming pool]] ensemble at [[Hearst Castle]], in [[San Simeon, California|San Simeon]], [[California]]. As well as a large swimming pool, the terrace also includes fountains, [[reflecting pool|ornamental pool]]s, sculptures, marble pavilions, alabaster lanterns, dressing rooms, and a mainly reconstructed ancient temple facade.
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The Neptune Terrace, including its huge pool shell, are raised up behind massive retaining walls on the Hearst Castle ridge-line in the [[Santa Lucia Mountains]]. It is to the north and lower than the main Casa Grande and the guest house terrace, with vistas of the ranch, Point San Simeon coastline, and Pacific Ocean.
In 2014, the pool was drained due to severe drought conditions in Southern California. The pool had been leaking and evaporating {{convert|5000|USgal}} of water per day.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lieu|first1=Amy|title=Drought Prompts Hearst Castle to Close Restrooms, Drain Pool|url=http://www.kcet.org/living/travel/socal_wanderer/state-park/how-to-save-water-at-hearst-castle-chemical-toilets-and-hand-sanitizers.html|website=KCET|date=2 July 2014}}</ref> Extensive renovations began in 2017 to completely replace the pool's tile base and fix the leaks which had plagued it since its construction. The pool was temporarily filled for the first time since 2014 that August to make sure the leaks had been repaired before the water was subsequently returned to the local watershed.<ref>
==Design==
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