Travel & Lodging

When planning your trip, consider browsing the links below to find resources for lodging, shopping, orientation, and places of interest in and around the Stanford Community.

Limited on-campus housing for families and other guests of graduating students is available during commencement weekend. Please visit the On-Campus Housing page for details.

In and Around Stanford:

Stanford Facts
Stanford History
Visitor Information Services
Online Tour of Campus
Student Residence Information
Alumni Association
Athletics and Recreation
Stanford Bookstore
Marguerite Shuttle

The Stanford-Palo Alto Area:

City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
Stanford Shopping Center
Restaurants in the Mid-Peninsula

San Francisco, the Bay Area, and Northern California:

Bay Area Travel Information
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
San Jose International Airport (SJC)
Oakland International Airport (OAK)

Lodging in the Bay Area:

Lodging near Stanford
Lodging in the Palo Alto area
Lodging in the San Francisco Bay Area

Stanford Points of Interest:

Cantor Arts Center (Stanford Museum)
Map of Campus Outdoor Art
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Hopkins Marine Station
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

Other Useful Visitor Links:

San Francisco Chronicle
The Mercury News (Silicon Valley)
Palo Alto Weekly
Current Events in the Palo Alto Area
Arts and Entertainment
San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Symphony
Bay Area Weather
Bay Area Radio Stations