Community Restroom Facilities

The City is working on installing new restrooms at a number of locations in Palo Alto recreation facilities. These recreation facilities were chosen due to the high volume of use by the community and the high-quality facilities that require a restroom facility for prolonged use. A capital improvement project was established in 2017 that provides funding every other year for new restroom facilities.

Eleanor Pardee Park Restroom

Eleanor Pardee Park Photo

Eleanor Pardee Park is the second largest neighborhood park (9.6 acres) in Palo Alto. Park features include a grass field, playgrounds, picnic areas, walking/biking trails, and community gardens. There is currently no permanent restroom facility onsite. Temporary portable restrooms funded by Friends of the Palo Alto Parks, have been placed near the picnic areas adjacent to Center Drive since January 2026. This project proposes to install a two-stall modular restroom building within the park. The building location and style will be determined through the community outreach process.

Project Status

City staff is initiating the planning process and will collect feedback from the community on the proposed restroom building style and location in the upcoming community meeting on October 28. 

Community Engagement

 

2025 Community Survey

An online community survey was conducted in February 2025 to collect feedback regarding the need for a restroom facility at the park. Survey results indicated strong overall support for installation of a restroom at the park.

Response Summary
  • 1,171 respondents

                - 82% expressed support, 18% were opposed

  • Residents

                - 75% expressed support, 18% were opposed

  • All non-resident respondents (7%) expressed support

Other Projects & Information

Mitchell Park Restroom

Mitchell Park, a 21.4-acre community park, offers a variety of recreational amenities for the community including recreational fields, dog park, picnic areas, Magical Bridge Playground, water play structure, multiple sports courts, and walking and biking trails.

The old two-stall restroom serving the area near the Magical Bridge Playground and tennis and pickleball courts has been replaced with a four-stall restroom modular building at the same location to increase restroom capacity and better meet the needs of park visitors

References

City Council Staff Report 9-8-2025(PDF, 2MB)

City Council Staff Report 5-18-2026(PDF, 3MB)

Mitchell Park Restrooms

Future Proposed Restroom Project Additions/Renovations

  • Foothills Nature Preserve Restroom Renovation

Current Parks with Restrooms

Currently the City of Palo Alto has restroom facilities at the following recreation facility locations:

  • El Camino Park (155 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301)
  • Greer Park (1098 Amarillo Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94303)
  • Hoover Park (2901 Cowper St, Palo Alto, CA 94306)
  • Juana Briones Park (Clemo Ave & Maybell Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306)
  • Mitchell Park (600 E Meadow Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94303)
  • Peers Park (1899 Park Blvd, Palo Alto, CA 94306)
  • Rinconada Park (777 Embarcadero Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303)
  • Ramos Park (8000 E. Meadow Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94303)
  • Cubberley Community Center Play Fields/Track (4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303)
  • Boulware Park (410 Fernando Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306)
  • Stanford Palo Alto Playing Fields (2353 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94309)
  • Seale Park (3100 Stockton Pl, Palo Alto, CA 94303)
  • Baylands Athletic Center
  • Bayland Nature Preserve
  • Foothills Nature Preserve
  • Pearson Arastradero Preserve

Contact Us

Public Works Engineering Services

(650)-329-2295

pwecips@paloalto.gov

Project Manager

Megha Bansal

Megha.Bansal@paloalto.gov

Project Engineer

Chelsea Laxa

Chelsea.Laxa@paloalto.gov

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