The Stanford map has had at least a dozen contributors since its creation by Lans Taylor in 1994. An ongoing stream of major construction projects on campus has (mostly) been handled through OCAD, but in some areas the map is showing its age. We have attempted to update the map with the most important corrections (e.g., out-of-bounds areas, new buildings), but there are probably numerous minor features that are either now missing or new and not mapped.
There are several marked "out-of-bounds" areas, indicated by magenta-colored vertical striping, such as the golf course driving range, private residences, and gardens. Also indicated are construction sites (forbidden due to obvious risks), which are marked by magenta cross-hatching. Please be respectful of these areas; entering any of these out-of-bounds areas will result in disqualification, and may make it impossible to get approval for future events on campus. Thank you for your cooperation.
Many of the terrain features the controls will be placed on are man-made in nature, but not always described that way. For example, an indicated thicket on the map or control description sheet could be a well-manicured hedge, or a bed of ivy. "Man-made objects" (symbol "×" on your control description sheet) may be a wide variety of objects, including fire hydrants, bulletin kiosks, bike racks, sculptures, picnic tables, and other miscellaneous "junk". Please note that most, but not all, of the lamp posts on campus are not mapped.
The map scale is 1:7500. The map follows current IOF conventions. In particular, it is helpful on all courses to be aware that the map indicates building overhangs, passages, and elevated walkways that can be passed under, through, or over.
There are some blue "water" symbols on the map (e.g., fountains). There might not be water actually present.
The ground is dry and firm, making for fast running in the "natural" areas of campus.
The Score-O has the control point values printed directly on map. The penalty for OT is 10 pt/min or any fraction of a minute over 60 minutes.
Thank you for reading this far and we hope you have a great course!
Driving Directions ↑
The event at Stanford will start in front of Tresidder Student Union, in White Plaza.
From Highway 101: Exit at Oregon Expressway/Embarcadero Road, and take Oregon Expressway southwest past El Camino (where the name changes to Page Mill Road) to Foothill Expressway/Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn right onto Junipero Serra Blvd.
From I-280: Exit at Alpine Road (if coming from the north) or Page Mill Road (if coming from the sourh) and drive northeast to Junipero Serra Boulevard. Turn right onto Junipero Serra from Alpine Rd, or left onto Junipero Serra from Page Mill Rd.
To get to Tresidder Student Union from Junipero Serra Blvd.: Turn onto Campus Drive East (not West), and go to Mayfield Avenue. Turn left and follow Mayfield around a forced left turn. Park in the first parking lot on your right (at the first stop sign). Registration will be in front of Tresidder Student Union, the large building just north of the parking lot.
If the parking lot is full (this can happen, but is uncommon):
Exit the Tresidder lot and turn right (west) on Mayfield. At the end of Mayfield, turn right onto Lomita and proceed to the end, where you will turn left on Santa Teresa. Take the first right turn (Samuel Morris Way) and then turn left onto Panama at the end of Samuel Morris Way (it's a short street). Follow Panama about 1/4 mile to Via Ortega, and you will see a large parking structure on the right-hand side that should have plenty of room (no charge for parking on Saturday). Yes, it's a little convoluted, but it's really not that far away from Registration (700 m straight line).
Stanford has an excellent map on their website showing the various parking facilities.
Public Transit ↑
The Stanford website has good information on access via VTA and Caltrain.