Limited parking is available at 520 Lone Pine Road, with overflow parking at 550 Lone Pine Road.
When parked at the 520 Lone Pine Road lot, the Cranbrook Quadrangle can be reached by turning right at the top of the stairs and continuing straight ahead. Once through the portico, the Quad will be on your left.
When parked at the 550 Lone Pine Road lot, walk up the driveway between the Performing Arts Center and the Keppel Gymnasium, passing through the portico. Cross the square diagonally and proceed up the stairs. Follow the sidewalk between Hoey Hall and Gordon Science straight ahead, and turn right past Hoey Hall to enter the Quad.
The Cranbrook School Quadrangle is defined by four groups of school buildings: Hoey Hall on the west; Stevens Hall on the north; Page and Marquis Halls on the east; and the Dining Hall and two small faculty houses (originally farm buildings) on the south. The open quadrangle and adjoining courts are approached through archways and paths from all sides, making this a natural gathering point and hub of Cranbrook campus activities. The two main entrances to the Quad from outside are the Peacock Gate, made of ornate iron designed by Eliel Saarinen and hung in a gabled brick archway when Cranbrook first opened, and The Gateway of Friendship, which contains quotations from Cicero, Euripides, Cooper, and Socrates, as well as a plaque which is traditionally scrubbed clean with soap and water by students at the beginning of each school year.
The Cranbrook Quad is dotted with sculptures and artistic design elements which serve to inspire students and faculty as they pass between academic buildings, the dining hall, and residences. In the very center of the space is the marble Quadrangle Fountain, brought back from Italy by the Booth family in 1927. Its surrounding benches, basin, and steps leading down to the fountain make this a natural hangout after classes. The Aim High sculpture, crafted by a former Cranbrook art teacher, is located at the base of the tower. This archer is based on a story in Virgil's Aeneid, and the image and motto "Aim High" appear on the school seal.