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

Section W is in the North Bowl, toward the east side of California Memorial Stadium. It has 75 rows (Rows 1 to 75), all open to the sky. The front row is 214 ft from midfield and Row 75 sits 75 ft above the field. At a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford, a seat here gets about 212 minutes of direct sun.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section W, Row 38, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section W, Row 38. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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

View from California Memorial Stadium Section W, Row 73, looking toward the field — Top open rows: view from Section W, Row 73. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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How many rows are in Section W?

75 rows: Rows 1 to 75. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section W covered?

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

How far is Section W from the field?

The front row is 214 ft (65.1 m) from midfield; Row 75 is 364 ft. Eye height runs from 10 ft above the field at the front to 75 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 2.6° from Row 1, 7.4° from Row 38 and 11.6° from Row 75. Seats face a compass bearing of 178.7°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	214 ft	10 ft	2.6°	no
7	226 ft	13 ft	3.2°	no
13	238 ft	17 ft	4.0°	no
19	250 ft	21 ft	4.8°	no
25	262 ft	25 ft	5.4°	no
31	274 ft	31 ft	6.3°	no
37	286 ft	35 ft	7.1°	no
43	299 ft	42 ft	7.9°	no
49	311 ft	48 ft	8.7°	no
55	323 ft	52 ft	9.2°	no
61	335 ft	58 ft	9.8°	no
67	348 ft	64 ft	10.4°	no
73	360 ft	75 ft	11.7°	no
75	364 ft	75 ft	11.6°	no

Is Section W in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 212 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 205 min, middle 218 min, top 212 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	212 min shade not during the game
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	4:30 pm	2 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	209 min shade not during the game
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	4:30 pm	2 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	7:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff

What is near Section W?

men's restrooms. Location from calbears.com.

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