Downtown Menlo Park

Getting Here

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Downtown Menlo Park is easy to reach by Caltrain, car, or bike. Santa Cruz Avenue is about a 5-minute walk from the Menlo Park Caltrain station.

By Caltrain

Menlo Park station is a 5-minute walk to Santa Cruz Avenue. Served by the Baby Bullet, Local, and Limited trains.

1100 Merrill St, Menlo Park

Trains run daily 5am–midnight

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Parking

Downtown Menlo Park has ample free parking just steps from Santa Cruz Avenue. Free on-street parking is available for up to 90 minutes, and the city-owned parking plazas off Chestnut Street offer up to 3 hours of free parking — plenty of time to shop, dine, and explore.

Parking plazas off Chestnut St

Up to 3 hours free

Hours

Most restaurants and shops are open 7 days a week.

Dining: typically 11am–10pm

Retail: typically 10am–6pm

Farmers Market: Sun 9am–1pm

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