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Cogswell Park

Palo Alto, California

Welcome to Cogswell Park in Palo Alto, California, home of Stanford University. This park was first established in 1924 as City Hall Park, making it one of Palo Alto's oldest parks. It was renamed in 1955 for a woman who was once editor of the Palo Alto Times, Elinor Cogswell.

To contact the Palo Alto park office please call 650-464-4949.

Palo Alto California Park Ordinances

*Unless otherwise posted all parks open at dawn and close at 10:30 p.m.

*The following are prohibited; defacing public property, harming wildlife, littering.

*The following are only allowed in designated areas; bicycles, fires, golfing, horseback riding, kite-flying, motor vehicles.

*All dogs must be leashed and waste removed.

Please respect these and all local, State of California, and United States statutes.

0.50 acresabout third of a football fields
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Acreage0.50
Managed byCity of Palo Alto
Address264 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Coordinates37.446489, -122.162881
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