Founded in 1962 as the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, the facility is located on 172 hectares (426 acres) of Stanford University-owned land on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California—just west of the University's main campus.
Fundado no 1962 como Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, as instalacións están localizadas en 172 hectáreas de terreo da Universidade de Stanford na estrada de Sand Hill en Menlo Park, California, xusto ó oeste do principal campus da universidade.