California Memorial Stadium Section DD: view from your seat, rows and shade

Section DD is in the North Bowl, toward the west side of California Memorial Stadium. It has 67 rows (Rows 1, 4 to 28 and 34 to 74), all open to the sky. The front row is 210 ft from midfield and Row 74 sits 74 ft above the field. At a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford, a seat here gets about 4 minutes of direct sun.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section DD, Row 41, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section DD, Row 41. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section DD, Row 5, looking toward the field — Lower rows: view from Section DD, Row 5. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section DD, Row 72, looking toward the field — Top open rows: view from Section DD, Row 72. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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How many rows are in Section DD?

67 rows: Rows 1, 4 to 28 and 34 to 74. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section DD covered?

No. Every row is open to the sky. Measured from lidar; calbears.com does not list covered seats.

How far is Section DD from the field?

The front row is 210 ft (63.9 m) from midfield; Row 74 is 336 ft. Eye height runs from 10 ft above the field at the front to 74 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 2.7° from Row 1, 7.9° from Row 41 and 12.5° from Row 74. Seats face a compass bearing of 62.8°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	210 ft	10 ft	2.7°	no
9	221 ft	15 ft	3.9°	no
15	231 ft	19 ft	4.6°	no
21	241 ft	22 ft	5.3°	no
27	251 ft	26 ft	6.0°	no
38	270 ft	36 ft	7.5°	no
44	280 ft	42 ft	8.5°	no
50	291 ft	47 ft	9.1°	no
56	302 ft	54 ft	10.1°	no
62	313 ft	59 ft	10.7°	no
68	324 ft	66 ft	11.4°	no
74	336 ft	74 ft	12.5°	no

Is Section DD in the sun or shade?

Mostly shaded: about 4 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 3 min, middle 0 min, top 10 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	4 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	4:30 pm	1 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	7:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	12:30 pm	4 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	4:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	7:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff

What is near Section DD?

water fountains. Location from calbears.com.

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