Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto

Name: Stanford Stadium
Address: Palo Alto, United States
Telephone: (650) 321-2964

#61 among attractions in Palo Alto

Football, Sport venue, Sport

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Facts and practical information

Stanford Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Stanford, California, on the campus of Stanford University. It is the home of the Stanford Cardinal college football team as well as the site of the university's commencement exercises. It opened in 1921 as a football and track and field stadium, an earthen horseshoe with wooden bleacher seating and flooring upon a steel frame. Its original seating capacity was 60,000, which grew to 89,000 by 1927 as a nearly enclosed bowl. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°26'4"N, 122°9'40"W

Address

StanfordPalo Alto United States

Contact

(650) 321-2964

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Palo Alto

Day trips

Stanford Stadium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanford Shopping Center, Museum of American Heritage, Cantor Arts Center, Hoover Tower.

0.8 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
21 min walk • Stanford Shopping Center is an upscale open air shopping mall located on Route 82 at Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto, California. It is on the campus of Stanford University although the university only owns the land and not the actual buildings or stores.
0.7 miN
Museum, History museum
Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto
19 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, California, offers visitors a unique glimpse into the life and innovations that shaped America from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.
0.6 miW
Museum, Art museum
Cantor Arts Center, Palo Alto
15 min walk • The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, formerly the Stanford University Museum of Art, and commonly known as the Cantor Arts Center, is an art museum on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California.
0.6 miSW
Observation decks and towers, History museum, Museum
Hoover Tower, Palo Alto
15 min walk • Hoover Tower is a 285 feet structure on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. The tower houses the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, an archive collection founded by Herbert Hoover before he became President of the United States.
0.8 miN
Nightlife, Theater, Cinema
Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto
20 min walk • The Stanford Theatre is a classical independent movie theater in Palo Alto, California. It was designed and built in the 1920s as a movie palace styled in neoclassical Persian and Moorish architecture.
0.7 miNE
Historic garage where HP got its start
HP Garage, Palo Alto
17 min walk • The HP Garage is a private museum where the company Hewlett-Packard was founded. It is located at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, California. It is considered to be the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley".
0.5 miW
Museum, Memorial, Cemetery
Stanford Mausoleum, Palo Alto
14 min walk • The Stanford Mausoleum, located in the Northwest of the Stanford University campus in the Stanford University Arboretum, holds the remains of the university's namesake Leland Stanford, Jr. and his parents Leland and Jane Stanford.
0.6 miW
Park
Arizona Cactus Garden, Palo Alto
15 min walk • The Arizona Cactus Garden, or, officially, Arizona Garden, also known as the Cactus Garden, is a small botanical garden specializing in cactus and succulents.
0.6 miSW
Romanesque architecture, Universities and schools
Stanford University, Palo Alto
15 min walk • Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university located in the census-designated place of Stanford, California, near the city of Palo Alto.
0.5 miSW
Fountain
Tanner Fountain, Palo Alto
14 min walk • Tanner Fountain is a fountain on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. Located between Hoover Tower and Memorial Auditorium, the fountain was installed in 1977, having been donated by Obert Tanner and his wife to commemorate their son.
1.4 miNE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto
35 min walk • The Palo Alto Art Center is a multi-purpose center open to the public for art activities for all ages, located at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto, California.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Stanford Stadium?

Nearby attractions include Bing Concert Hall, Palo Alto (9 min walk), Frost Amphitheater, Palo Alto (10 min walk), Stanford University Arboretum, Palo Alto (11 min walk), Stanford Memorial Auditorium, Palo Alto (13 min walk).

How to get to Stanford Stadium by public transport?

The nearest stations to Stanford Stadium:

Bus

Galvez Street & El Camino Real • Lines: Y (5 min walk)
El Camino Real & Galvez Street • Lines: 22 (5 min walk)

Train

Stanford (10 min walk)
Palo Alto (17 min walk)