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TRAVEL

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Family friendly activities a short distance from the symposium.

DIRECTIONS / PARKING

Location

Encina Hall

Bechtel Conference Center

616 Jane Stanford Way

Stanford, CA 94305-6055

Getting to Stanford

Both San Francisco International Airport (SFO) or San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) are about 20 miles from campus. For more information about getting to Stanford from the airport, please visit https://rde.stanford.edu/studenthousing/getting-stanford.

Driving Directions

Please note: Jane Stanford Way is closed to through traffic from Campus Drive West to Campus Drive East and parking is not available in front of Encina Hall. Please visit the Stanford Parking and Transportation website or the Stanford Visitor Information website for up-to-date information about traveling to and parking on campus. The HeadsUp website provides the latest information about campus construction activity impacting traffic. Get driving directions on Google Maps

Parking

Stanford parking is free on Saturdays.

The visitor parking lot closest to Encina Hall is the Galvez Parking Lot. Additional visitor parking is available at the Track House Lot  and in the underground structure at the Knight Management Center.

View additional parking and permit information.

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Directions
Hotels
Cardinal Hotel

235 Hamilton Ave

Palo Alto, CA 94301

1.650.926.2800

website

Creekside Inn

3400 El Camino Real

Palo Alto, CA 94306

1.650.493.2411

website

el PRADO Hotel

520 Cowper St 

Palo Alto, CA 94301

1.650.322.9000

website

Graduate Palo Alto

488 University Avenue

Palo Alto, CA 94301

1.650.843.9755

website

Hotel Keen Palo Alto

425 High Street

Palo Alto, CA 94301

1.650.327.2775

website

Nobu Hotel Palo Alto

180 Hamilton Ave

Palo Alto, CA 94301

1.650.531.8888

paloaltofoh@noburestaurants.com

website

Stanford Guest House

2575 Sand Hill Road

Menlo Park, CA 94025

1.650.926.2800

guesthouse@stanford.edu

website

The Westin Palo Alto

675 El Camino Real

Palo Alto, CA 94301

1.650.321.4422

website

HOTELS
 

Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel

625 El Camino Real

Palo Alto, CA 94301

1.650.328.2800

website

book online

We have blocked a limited number of rooms at the Sheraton Palo Alto from October 6-8 for $199/night plus tax and fees. To reserve a room, please use the link above, or call the hotel or email Sheratonreservations@pahotel.com and mention the "Inter-University Center". 

Other Local Hotels
Hotels

Anderson Collection at Stanford University

314 Lomita Drive
Stanford, CA 94305

https://anderson.stanford.edu/

11:00AM - 5:00PM

free all-day reservations are required

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University

328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way

Stanford, CA 94305

https://museum.stanford.edu/

11:00AM - 5:00PM

free all-day reservations are required

Children's Library

1276 Harriet Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301

https://library.cityofpaloalto.org/locations/c

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Downtown Palo Alto Farmer's Market

601-699 Gilman St

Palo Alto, CA 94301

https://www.pafarmersmarket.org/

8:00AM - 12:00PM

Johnson Park

268 Waverly St

Palo Alto, CA 94301

https://www.cityofpaloalto.org

Sunrise - Sunset

Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo

1451 Middlefield Road

Palo Alto, CA 94301

https://www.paloaltozoo.org

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Tickets: $10.00

Stanford Shopping Center

660 Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto, CA 94304

https://www.simon.com/mall/stanford-shopping-center

10:00AM - 7:00PM

Stanford University - Public Art Installations

Campus wide

https://arts.stanford.edu/campus-art/public-art/

The Museum of American Heritage

351 Homer Avenue

Palo Alto, CA 94301

https://www.moah.org/visit.html

11:00AM - 4:00PM

Town & Country Village

855 El Camino Real

Palo Alto, CA 94301

https://tandcvillage.com/

10:00AM - 7:00PM

Things to do

THINGS TO DO AROUND STANFORD

FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES & SHOPPING CENTERS
SATURDAY HOURS OF OPERATION

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