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California Memorial Stadium
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California Memorial Stadium
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California Memorial Stadium. Friday, November 20, Time TBA.
2 travellers, 2 nights, Thu, Nov 19 to Sat, Nov 21.
Flight
Fly into SFO
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Hotel
Hotel Shattuck Plaza
2 nights, 1.0 mi from the stadium.
From $526 total, about $263 each. 4 rooms found.
Game
Stanford at California
Friday Time TBA, California Memorial Stadium.
3 sellers, all-in prices.
Game day
Local picks
Estimated trip, per person
from $486
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Gates, bags, payment and access at California Memorial Stadium.
Gates open 2 hours before kickoff. Will call is at the North Memorial Stadium ticket office, including for visiting team guests.
The stadium is cashless. Ticket office, concessions and merchandise stands take Visa, Mastercard and American Express.
Beer and wine are sold inside, two drinks per person per transaction. General seating sales stop at the start of the third quarter. You cannot bring alcohol in.
You can bring food cut into pieces and soft plastic bottles of water or soft drinks. No glass, metal bottles or cans.
Lower Hearst Structure (Level 2), Genetics Garage, Lower Sproul Garage and Bancroft Parking Structure: $55 flat, first come, first served. Card only, paid to the attendant at the entrance; no cash and no mobile pay.
Single-game parking passes are sold online through Cal Athletics.
Center Street, Oxford and Telegraph-Channing garages are run by the City of Berkeley at their own rates.
Street parking near the stadium needs a City of Berkeley residential permit. Daily scratch-off UC permits are not valid on game days.
ADA spaces in UC lots are first come, first served at the standard rate, with free golf carts from shuttle drop-offs to Gates 1, 2, 4 and 6.
One clear bag up to 12 x 12 x 6 inches, a one-gallon clear resealable bag, or a small clutch up to 4.5 x 6.5 inches. No backpacks, clear or not.
No re-entry, with no exceptions.
The bars fans pick on game day, and how each one treats a visiting fan.
Sports pub with a big patio; mostly Cal fans, used to visitors.
Telegraph Avenue pub that bills itself as a home to watch sports, with a patio that takes groups of 50 to 100.
Saturday noon to 1 AM.
Sports bar close to the rideshare pickup at Bancroft and Dana.
Sports bar and kitchen on Telegraph Avenue near campus.
Stay near the stadium.
You walk to the lots and skip the long ride back.
4.2 (2,197)1.0 mi to the stadium, $263 each
3.2 (380)1.3 mi to the stadium, $162 each
3.6 (2,585)3.4 mi to the stadium, $161 each
Prices for 2 nights. They change, so check each site for the latest.
Other areas to stay
Downtown Berkeley
Free BART shuttle from Downtown Berkeley BART, then a 5 to 10 minute walk. Hotel Shattuck Plaza and the Residence Inn (with the Study Hall rooftop lounge) sit by the BART station, with bars and food all around.
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OAK Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport is closest. BART connects straight from the terminal and runs to Downtown Berkeley. SFO San Francisco International (BART from the terminal); SJC San Jose
BART Shuttle from Downtown Berkeley BART. Free Stadium area, then a 5 to 10 minute walk. Northside Shuttle from UC parking lots north of campus. Free Stadium area, then a 5 to 10 minute walk. Southside Shuttle from UC parking lots south of campus. Free Stadium area, then a 5 to 10 minute walk. BART from the airport from OAK or SFO airport. Downtown Berkeley station, 2160 Shattuck Ave. ADA golf carts from Shuttle drop-offs, Hearst Greek Theatre and Berkeley Law. Free Stadium Gates 1, 2, 4 and 6.
Free shuttles back to Downtown Berkeley BART run from the start of the fourth quarter to an hour after the game. Rideshare pickup after the game is at Dana Street and Bancroft Way. Driving out is slow: Piedmont Avenue, Gayley Road and Bancroft Way close 2 hours before kickoff.
After the game, Uber and Lyft pick up at the corner of Dana Street and Bancroft Way.
Don't plan on street parking: spaces near the stadium need a City of Berkeley residential permit, and Stadium Rimway closes 4 hours before kickoff. Take BART.
Oski's Village, the official tailgate on Memorial Glade, opens 3 hours before kickoff. Free shuttles from BART and the UC lots start about 2.5 hours before kickoff, and the stadium gates open 2 hours before. The official pregame tailgate for every home game, on Memorial Glade next to Doe Library. Opens 3 hours before kickoff and is free for all fans, with food trucks, a full beer garden, bands, Oski, lawn games and big screens showing other games.
Downtown Berkeley: Free BART shuttle from Downtown Berkeley BART, then a 5 to 10 minute walk. Hotel Shattuck Plaza and the Residence Inn (with the Study Hall rooftop lounge) sit by the BART station, with bars and food all around. Claremont Resort, Berkeley Hills: Car or rideshare. Historic resort at 41 Tunnel Road with the Limewood bar; quieter and pricier.
Telegraph Avenue on the south side of campus has pubs and a sports bar, and Downtown Berkeley around the BART station has the hotels, beer bars and restaurants. Free game-day shuttles run from Downtown Berkeley BART to the stadium.
Ride the elevator 200 feet up the Campanile for views of campus, the hills, San Francisco and the Golden Gate. $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and visitors 17 and under.
Two nights: arrive Friday, see the game Saturday, fly out Sunday. San Francisco is a BART ride away if you want an extra day.
What kind of game day do you want?
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The day before Thu, Nov 19
Arrive in Berkeley
Fly into SFO.
Photo
Fans have watched games for free from this hillside above the stadium's east side since 1923, with the bay and its bridges behind the field.
Eat
Dessert restaurant at 2358 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704. Hours: Monday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM. Found for "sweet stops".
Tour
Sather Tower's elevator takes you up 200 feet to a deck looking over campus, San Francisco and the Golden Gate. Its 61-bell carillon is the sound you hear across campus.
Eat
Pizza restaurant at 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704. Hours: Monday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM. Found for "local eats".
Game day Fri, Nov 20
Eat
Ice cream shop at 2170 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704. Hours: Monday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM. Found for "sweet stops".
Tailgate
Cal's official tailgate on Memorial Glade is free for all fans, with food trucks, a beer garden, live bands, Oski and big screens showing other games.
Head to the stadium
Be in your seat
Kickoff, Stanford at California
Final whistle
Free shuttles back to Downtown Berkeley BART run from the start of the fourth quarter to an hour after the game. Rideshare pickup after the game is at Dana Street and Bancroft Way. Driving out is slow: Piedmont Avenue, Gayley Road and Bancroft Way close 2 hours before kickoff.
The day after Sat, Nov 21
Depart Berkeley
Eat
Ice cream shop at 2399 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704. Hours: Monday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM. Found for "sweet stops".
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4 from the map for local eats, sweet stops, first in the list.
Cal's official tailgate on Memorial Glade is free for all fans, with food trucks, a beer garden, live bands, Oski and big screens showing other games.
Free
4.5(4,014)
Pizza restaurant at 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704. Hours: Monday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM. Found for "local eats".
$$
Sather Tower's elevator takes you up 200 feet to a deck looking over campus, San Francisco and the Golden Gate. Its 61-bell carillon is the sound you hear across campus.
$
Fans have watched games for free from this hillside above the stadium's east side since 1923, with the bay and its bridges behind the field.
Free
4.6(674)
Dessert restaurant at 2358 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704. Hours: Monday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM. Found for "sweet stops".
$$
4.6(455)
Ice cream shop at 2170 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704. Hours: Monday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM. Found for "sweet stops".
$$
4.3(760)
Ice cream shop at 2399 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704. Hours: Monday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM. Found for "sweet stops".
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