Directions to PARC

PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)
3333 Coyote Hill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1314 USA
650-812-4000

***PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent construction (road improvements by the City of Palo Alto), the entrance to Coyote Hill Road may be closed. In this case, please enter PARC from Foothill Expressway instead [see directions in red below].***

From San Francisco Airport (SFO) / 280 Southbound
  • 101 North to 380
  • 380 West to 280
  • 280 South toward San Jose
  • Exit at Page Mill Road; at the end of the offramp, turn left
  • Right on Coyote Hill Road* (small street immediately after light/ Deer Creek Road)
  • PARC is on the left, just past the crest of the hill

*If there is construction blocking the entrance to Coyote Hill Road: continue on Page Mill Road. Take a right on Foothill Expressway. Take a right at the light/Hillview Avenue, and you'll see the entrance to PARC's parking lot on your right side.

From San Jose Airport (SJC) / 280 Northbound
  • 880 South to 280
  • 280 North toward San Francisco
  • Exit at Page Mill Road; at the end of the offramp, turn right
  • Right on Coyote Hill Road* (small street immediately after light/ Deer Creek Road)
  • PARC is on the left, just past the crest of the hill

*If there is construction blocking the entrance to Coyote Hill Road: continue on Page Mill Road. Take a right on Foothill Expressway. Take a right at the light/Hillview Avenue, and you'll see the entrance to PARC's parking lot on your right side.

From 101 North and South
  • Exit Embarcadero/Oregon Expressway
  • Follow signs to Oregon Expressway
  • Oregon Expressway will become Page Mill Road
  • Continue on Page Mill Road
  • Left on Coyote Hill Road* (small street immediately after Foothill Expressway; if you pass Deer Creek Road or 280 you've gone too far)
  • PARC is on the left, just past the crest of the hill

*If there is construction blocking the entrance to Coyote Hill Road: from Page Mill Road, take a left on Foothill Expressway. Take a right at the light/Hillview Avenue, and you'll see the entrance to PARC's parking lot on your right side.

Main Lobby

Upon entering the parking lot, veer left (up the hill) to the visitor's parking lot. The main lobby is to the right as you drive to the parking area.

George E. Pake Auditorium

The entrance to the George E. Pake Auditorium, named after PARC's founder, is to the left of and down the stairs from PARC's main lobby entrance. If you need assistance reaching the Auditorium, please ask at the main lobby desk.

Parking in the upper lot is limited; you may have to park in the lower lot and walk up the hill to the main entrance.