El Palo Alto Park

Welcome to El Palo Alto Park located on the banks of San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, California, home of Stanford University. This park is a place that was sacred to the local Native Americans and has a tree that is over 1,000 years old and stands over 110 feet tall.

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.