The Maples Pavilion houses both the Stanford Men's Basketball Team and the Stanford Women's Basketball Team as well as the Stanford Women's Volleyball Team. It has hosted various NCAA championship events in both basketball and volleyball. There is disabled seating in various locations around the facility and numerous wheelchair accessible entrances around the pavilion.

From Highway 101, take the Embarcadero West Exit Follow Embarcadero until it crosses El Camino Real and becomes Galves Street Follow Galves Street, staying left, until the road forks and you reach a four-way stop sign. Go Left onto Campus Drive Maples Pavilion will be < mile down the road on the Left Hand Side. From Highway 280, take the Page Mill Rd. Exit Go Left toward El Camino Real Take a Left on El Camino Real, follow it until you reach Stanford Stadium on your left hand side side. Turn Left on Galves Street, staying left, until the road forks and you reach a four-way stop sign. Go Left onto Campus Drive Maples Pavilion will be < mile down the road on the Left Hand Side.

Parking is on the right side of Campus Drive, across from Maples Pavilion. There is an entrance to the parking lot on Campus Drive. For more parking, there are also spots available at the Varsity and Track House. To access the Varsity lot, enter from Nelson Road off of Galvez Street. The Track House is nearby on the corner of Nelson Road and Galvez Street.

The Pavilion was built in 1969 with Roscoe Maples, a 1904 graduate of Stanford, as the primary donor. It cost $3.3 million to build in 1969. In 2004 and 2005, the pavilion went through a major renovation costing some $26 million. The new facility has state-of-the art amenities ranging from the concession stands to the scoreboards.