Weather

• The average high temperature in the Stanford area in May is in the low to mid 70s°F.
• "California casual" is appropriate for daytime and most evening outings and is acceptable for all symposium activities. A sweater or light jacket is suggested for evenings.
• More local weather information »

Visitor Information

• Stanford Visitor’s Information
• Stanford Guest House (Group Code JS19)
• Other local accommodations

Events at Stanford

• Events at Stanford University

Hiking / Outdoors

• Bay Area Hiking Guide
• Bair Island Aquatic Center
• East Bay Regional Park District
• Elkhorn Slough (Monterey Bay)
• County of San Mateo Parks (Menlo Park area)
• County of Santa Clara Find a Park (Palo Alto area)
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco / Marin)
• Marine Mammal Center (Sausalito)

Museums

• Asian Art Museum (San Francisco)
• Cantor Center for Visual Arts (Stanford University)
• Computer History Museum (Mountain View)
• Coyote Point Museum (San Mateo)
• Exploratorium (San Francisco)
• Golden Gate Park (San Francisco)
  • California Academy of Sciences (Steinhart Aquarium, Natural History Museum, Morrison Planetarium)
  • Conservatory of Flowers
  • deYoung Museum of Art
  • Japanese Tea Garden
  • Strybing Arboretum
• Lawrence Hall of Science (Berkeley)
• Legion of Honor (San Francisco)
• Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey)
• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco)
• San Jose Museum of Art (San Jose)
• Santa Cruz Surfing Museum (Santa Cruz)
• The Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose)

Performing Arts

• Concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area
• San Francisco Opera
• San Francisco Symphony
• San Francisco Ballet
• Villa Montalvo Arts Center - outdoor concerts (Saratoga)

Amusement Parks

• California's Great America (Santa Clara)
• Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz)
• Six Flags Discover Kingdom (Vallejo)