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Hotels You Can Walk To From California Memorial Stadium
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Bancroft Hotel is the listed walkable option at California Memorial Stadium, about ten minutes from the west gates on Piedmont Avenue via sidewalk and a signaled crossing at Bancroft Way. The approach to the hillside stadium is uphill.
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Last updated: November 1, 2026
Hotels you can walk to
| Hotel | Walk time | Type | Nearest entrance | Route notes | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft Hotel | 10 min | Walkable | West gates (Piedmont Avenue) | 2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. Down Piedmont Avenue to Bancroft Way, then one block west. Sidewalk the whole way with a single signaled crossing at Bancroft and Piedmont. | Walking directions |
- Bancroft Hotel10 minWalkableWest gates (Piedmont Avenue)
2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. Down Piedmont Avenue to Bancroft Way, then one block west. Sidewalk the whole way with a single signaled crossing at Bancroft and Piedmont.
Walking directions
Walk times are estimates based on an average adult walking pace from the listed entrance. Actual times vary with your gate, game day crowd flow, and street closures. Google Maps may choose a different gate or omit private indoor connections; follow the listed route notes and venue access rules for onsite hotels.
Hotels along the I-80 frontage in West Berkeley and Emeryville are two-plus miles out with freeway ramps in between, so they are excluded.
Walking from your hotel to the gates
Everything is downhill to the gates
Memorial Stadium is the highest point of the campus, so the walk in is uphill and the walk back is not. Allow a few extra minutes on the way to the game and expect the return to be quicker than the times listed.
- 1Head east along Bancroft Way to the campus edge.
- 2Pick up Piedmont Avenue and climb to the stadium plaza.
- 3Enter through the west gates below the colonnade.
Note: Piedmont Avenue closes to traffic before kickoff, which makes the last stretch a pedestrian street.
Frequently asked questions
Can you walk from downtown Berkeley to Memorial Stadium?
The listed option is Bancroft Hotel at the campus edge, about ten minutes from the west gates on Piedmont Avenue. More distant downtown hotels are not included, and the approach to the stadium is uphill.
Is there a hotel on the Cal campus?
The Bancroft Hotel sits on the campus edge at Bancroft Way, roughly ten minutes from the west gates — the closest bed to the stadium.
Our walkable-only rule
Every hotel on this page has a continuous pedestrian route from a California Memorial Stadium entrance: sidewalk, plaza or covered walkway, with no freeway crossing and no shuttle. Anything beyond roughly a 18-minute walk, or separated by a highway, river or rail corridor with no crossing, is excluded — however close it looks on a map.