Hospital and Off-Campus Worksites

    Stanford Hospital & Clinics parking

    Patient/visitor and some commuter parking at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is administered by the hospitals, not by the university's P&TS office. Please visit the parking information pages on the Stanford Health Care or Stanford Children's Health websites for information on hospital parking. Hospital employees, please refer to our commuter parking page.

    Medical Center Renewal Project Impacts

    Project construction will impact parking, traffic, transit service, Marguerite Shuttle service, and bicycle routes in the Medical Center area. Find helpful links to project information and assistance on the Construction-Related Impacts page.

      Off-campus worksite parking and transportation

      Redwood City 

      Stanford Redwood City Campus (Opening 2019)

      School of Medicine Outpatient Center

      Porter Drive, Palo Alto

      Employee parking

      Parking is free at Porter Drive for employees, and permits are not needed.

      EV charging station

      An electric vehicle (EV) charging station is available at 3160 Porter Drive, supporting Level 2 charging via the SAE J1772 connector for two parking spaces. The charging session fee is $2 per hour through the ChargePoint network. More information is available on our Electric vehicle charging stations page.

      Visiting the main campus with a vehicle

      The following options are available to Porter Drive employees and/or departments visiting the main campus:

      • Off-site Service Vehicle (OSV) and Business “A” permits can be purchased by the month or academic year and can be shared among visiting employees.
      • University or department-owned vehicles with the University Seal on the side of the vehicle may park in “A,” “C,” “Service/University Vehicle,” metered, and “Visitor Pay Parking” spaces without a permit.
      • Keep or purchase an “A” or “C” commuter permit or daily scratchers for personal use
      • Stanford Zipcar vehicles parked at the Porter Drive site for business or personal use. Visit our Zipcar page for more information.

      Sustainable Transportation

      Consider using sustainable transportation.