Directions
The Dept. of Communication office is located on the first floor of McClatchy Hall, Building 120, on the left side of the Main Quad, close to the Stanford Oval. Turn left after entering the building to locate the office (Room 110). A majority of Faculty offices are also located in the building
From Highway 101 North & South
Take the Embarcadero Road exit west towards Stanford. At El Camino Real, Embarcadero becomes Galvez Road as you enter the campus. Stay in the right lane and continue onto Arboretum. At the first light, turn left onto Palm Drive and continue to The Oval at the end of Palm Drive. Metered parking is available on the lefthand side as you face the Main Quad.
Alternatively, stay in the left lane of Galvez Road and proceed onto campus. There is visitor parking (and a permit dispenser) along Memorial Way (a right turn off of Galvez, one block before Serra Street). One-day scratch-off parking permits are sold at the Visitor Information Center in Memorial Hall, directly opposite the Hoover Tower, over to the left as you face the Main Quad.
From Highway 280 North or South:
Exit Alpine Road. Travel down hill to major intersection. Right on to Junipero Serra and then left onto Campus Drive West. Follow Campus Drive to Roth Way. Turn right onto Roth Way. Two blocks to Palm Drive. Turn Right on to Palm Drive and drive directly to front of Stanford Oval. There is metered parking around the oval. One-day scratch-off parking permits are sold at the Visitor Information Center in Memorial Hall, directly opposite the Hoover Tower, over to the left as you face the Main Quad.
From El Camino Real:
Exit El Camino Real at University Avenue. Turn towards the hills (away from downtown Palo Alto). University Avenue becomes Palm Drive. Continue straight ahead along Palm Drive all the way to the Oval and the Main Quad. Metered parking is available on the lefthand side as you face the Main Quad. One-day scratch-off parking permits are sold at the Visitor Information Center in Memorial Hall, directly opposite the Hoover Tower, over to the left as you face the Main Quad.
Directions to McClatchy Hall from CalTrain
Palo Alto Station
- Board Marguerite (free) shuttle bus marked “Palm Drive Express” during commute hours (7 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. weekdays) or “P Line” (6 a.m. – 7:45 p.m. weekdays).
- Get off at “Main Quad” stop (ask driver if unsure).
- McClatchy Hall is first building on the left as you walk up the steps to the Quad.
California Avenue Station
- Board Marguerite (free) shuttle bus marked “C Line” (6 a.m. – 8 p.m. weekdays).
- Get off at “Main Quad” stop (ask driver if unsure).
- McClatchy Hall is first building on the left as you walk up the steps to the Quad.