About Menlo Park: Menlo Park borders Stanford University and Palo Alto. It is a very safe, highly educated, upper middle-class community of 30,000 located halfway between San Francisco and San Jose. Students especially enjoy Kepler's Books, one of the Bay Area's most famous bookstores. Right next door is the popular Cafe Borrone, which is a great place to meet friends and drink an espresso. The main strip of Menlo Park is Santa Cruz Avenue. This lively downtown area is well known for its many restaurants, bistros, cafes, and boutiques. The new building is located just across El Camino from Menlo College. The school is surrounded by many restaurants and shops, and is part of Menlo Park's librant downtown district. Language Pacifica is also close to Stanford Shopping Center, the Bay Area's most elite place for shopping outside of San Francisco. More Pictures and more about Silicon Valley Map of State Parks near Menlo Park