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Directions to CHP/PCOR From Highway 101

• Take the EMBARCADERO ROAD exit going WEST toward Stanford (the exit is south of University Ave. and north of San Antonio Road).
• As Embarcadero crosses EL CAMINO REAL and enters the Stanford campus, the street becomes GALVEZ.
• Continue on GALVEZ for 0.8 miles, staying in the LEFT LANE. You will pass Campus Drive and Memorial Way.
• After you pass MEMORIAL WAY, you will see METERED PARKING in a lot on the RIGHT side of Galvez Street.
• Beyond this lot, Galvez ends at SERRA STREET.
• As you turn LEFT on SERRA STREET, on the immediate RIGHT you will see ENCINA HALL, a 4-story stone building with more METERED PARKING in front.
• ENCINA COMMONS, a low 2-story building, is directly behind Encina Hall.
• On your LEFT SIDE (if you are facing Encina Hall) you will see an ARCHED CORRIDOR that starts at the back of Encina Hall and continues along the perimeter of Encina Commons. Go to the end of this corridor and turn RIGHT.
• 117 ENCINA COMMONS is the 6th door on the RIGHT.

Directions to CHP/PCOR From Highway 280

• Take the PAGE MILL ROAD exit and go EAST, continuing to the right as you leave the exit ramp. The exit is south of Alpine Road and north of El Monte.
• Continue on Page Mill Road for 2.7 miles. You will pass Deer Creek Road, Foothill Expressway and Ramos Street.
• Turn LEFT on EL CAMINO REAL; continue for 0.7 miles.
• Turn LEFT on SERRA ST; continue for 0.8 miles. You will pass Pampas Lane and Campus Drive, where you will see a gas station on the right.
• Just after ARGUELLO WAY, you will see ENCINA HALL on the LEFT. There is METERED PARKING in front of the building.
• ENCINA COMMONS, a low 2-story building, is directly behind Encina Hall.
• On your LEFT SIDE (if you are facing Encina Hall) you will see an ARCHED CORRIDOR that starts at the back of Encina Hall and continues along the perimeter of Encina Commons. Go to the end of this corridor and turn RIGHT.
• 117 ENCINA COMMONS is the 6th door on the RIGHT.

Directions to CHP/PCOR From El Camino Real

• Turn onto GALVEZ STREET from El Camino Real
• Continue on GALVEZ for 0.8 miles, staying in the LEFT LANE. You will pass Campus Drive and Memorial Way.
• After you pass MEMORIAL WAY, you will see METERED PARKING in a lot on the RIGHT side of Galvez Street.
• Beyond this lot, Galvez ends at SERRA STREET.
• As you turn LEFT on SERRA STREET, on the immediate RIGHT you will see ENCINA HALL, a 4-story stone building with more METERED PARKING in front.
• ENCINA COMMONS, a low 2-story building, is directly behind Encina Hall.
• On your LEFT SIDE (if you are facing Encina Hall) you will see an ARCHED CORRIDOR that starts at the back of Encina Hall and continues along the perimeter of Encina Commons. Go to the end of this corridor and turn RIGHT.
• 117 ENCINA COMMONS is the 6th door on the RIGHT.

Please note that parking is monitored Monday through Friday, 8 am – 4 pm.

Reaching Stanford/Encina Hall by train (Caltrain)

Caltrain is a commuter rail service that runs between Gilroy and San Francisco. The closest stop to Stanford is the Downtown Palo Alto station. Stanford’s FREE Marguerite Shuttle meets almost every train at the Palo Alto station all day from 6:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. and circulates throughout the campus approximately every 15 minutes. To reach Encina Hall from via Marguerite Shuttle from the Caltrain station, take the B or DT lines.

For Caltrain information, go to http://www.caltrain.com.
For Marguerite information, go to http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/.