Directions to Stanford University

By train (Caltrain):

Caltrain is a commuter rail service that runs between Gilroy and San Francisco. There are two stops close to Stanford: one on California Avenue and another at the end of Palm Drive in downtown Palo Alto. More information is available at caltrain.com

By Car

You can park in any "A" "P" or "C" lot on campus, but we recommend parking in the spots on "The Oval" at the Stanford end of Palm Drive, or parking in the lots adjacent to "Museum Way", which intersects Palm Drive. See the map below.

If you are dropping off students, drop them off at Point D located at the end of the Stanford Oval. This is the closest drop off point for Splash!

• From Highway 101 North & South: Take the Embarcadero Road exit west toward Stanford. At El Camino Real, Embarcadero turns into Galvez Street as it enters the university. Stay in the left lane and continue toward the center of campus. There is parking in a lot on the right side Galvez Street, just past Memorial Way. A few hundred feet beyond this lot, Galvez ends at Serra Street, where there is more parking.

• From Highway 280 North & South: Exit 280 at Sand Hill Road, heading east. Make a right turn on Santa Cruz Avenue, then a left turn onto Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn left at the second stoplight, Campus Drive East. Continue around Campus Drive East and turn left when you reach Palm Drive. Follow Palm Drive until it ends at "the Loop" and park there. Or if those spaces are filled, you can park by the museum.

• From El Camino Real:* Exit El Camino Real at University Avenue. Turn toward the hills (away from the center of Palo Alto). As you enter Stanford, University Avenue becomes Palm Drive. Follow Palm Drive until it ends at "the Loop" and park there. Or if those spaces are filled, you can park by the museum right before the Loop