Driving Directions

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Directions to Stanford University

Driving Directions, Main Quad Area

From Highway 101 (North and South)

Take the Embarcadero Road exit West toward Stanford (approx. 2.5 miles). At El Camino Real, Embarcadero turns into Galvez Street. Continue on Galvez until Campus Drive. Turn right on Campus Drive . Turn left onto Palm Drive; Palm Drive ends at "the Oval." Parking is available around the oval. The Main Quad is the building directly across the street (Serra Mall) from the top of the Oval.

From Highway 280

From the north: Exit Sand Hill Road East (approx. 3 miles) toward Stanford. Continue straight and turn right on Santa Cruz Avenue Make an immediate left onto Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn left at the second stoplight, Campus Drive East.

From the south: Exit Page Mill Road East (approx. 3 miles) toward Stanford. Continue over the hill and turn left on Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn right at the second stoplight, Campus Drive East.

Continue on Campus Drive East and turn left Turn onto Palm Drive; Palm Drive ends at "the Oval." Parking is available around the oval. The Main Quad is the building directly across the street (Serra Mall) from the top of the Oval.

From El Camino Real (North and South)

Exit El Camino Real at University Avenue. Take University Avenue West (Palm Drive), away from Palo Alto. University becomes Palm Drive. Proceed down Palm Drive past Campus Drive and onto the Oval. The Main Quad is the building directly across the street (Serra Mall) from the top of the Oval.

Driving Directions and Parking Suggestions, Tresidder Union Area

From Highway 101 (North and South)

Take the Embarcadero Road exit west toward Stanford. At El Camino Real, Embarcadero becomes Galvez Street. Continue on Galvez Street to Campus Drive. Turn left on Campus Drive. Turn right on Mayfield Avenue. Turn left, continuing on Mayfield Avenue, and then turn right into the Tressider Union parking lot.

From the parking lot, walk downhill past Dinkelspiel Auditorium on your right. Continue downhill and slightly to your right, heading for the fountain in front of the Stanford Bookstore. You are now on Lasuen Mall, the pathway that leads to the Main Quad. Continue on Lasuen Mall until you see the Clock Tower on your right. Building 260 is the next building on your left, just past the Clock Tower. The School of Education is just beyond the Clock Tower, on your right. To get to Meyer Library, turn to the right and walk past the Clock Tower; Meyer will be straight ahead.

From Highway 280

From the north: Exit Sand Hill Road east toward Stanford. Continue downhill and turn right on Santa Cruz Avenue Make an immediate left onto Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn left at the second stoplight, Campus Drive East.

From the south: Exit Page Mill Road east toward Stanford. Continue over the hill and turn left on Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn right at the second stoplight, Campus Drive East.

From Campus Drive East, turn left at Mayfield Avenue. Turn left, continuing on Mayfield Avenue, and then turn right into the Tressider Union parking lot.

From the parking lot, walk downhill past Dinkelspiel Auditorium on your right. Continue downhill and slightly to your right, heading for the fountain in front of the Stanford Bookstore. You are now on Lasuen Mall, the pathway that leads to the Main Quad. Continue on Lasuen Mall until you see the Clock Tower on your right. Building 260 is the next building on your left, just past the Clock Tower.

The School of Education is just beyond the Clock Tower, on your right. To get to Meyer Library, turn to the right and walk past the Clock Tower; Meyer will be straight ahead.