About this Location

Facility Overview

The 1358-1398 Milton St Parking facility is a paved, open-air surface parking lot located in the vibrant East End district of Charleston, West Virginia. Positioned along Milton Street near the intersection with Hansford Street and just off the Piedmont Road corridor, this ground-level facility offers direct, level-grade parking spaces designed for simple drive-up access. The layout features straightforward perpendicular parking stalls with ample aisle space, ensuring low-stress vehicular movement.

Because the facility is configured entirely outdoors without low-hanging ceilings, beams, or parking ramps, it imposes no vertical clearance limitations. This open-sky design makes it exceptionally well-suited for high-profile and oversized vehicles that cannot navigate multi-story downtown parking structures, including lifted four-wheel-drive trucks, full-size SUVs, commercial cargo vans, high-roof conversion vans, and passenger shuttles.

Prime Location & Nearby Attractions

Situated within Charleston's historic East End, the Milton Street parking lot provides prime positioning for attending regional sports, visiting major medical facilities, or exploring downtown and state government campuses:

GoMart Ballpark (formerly Appalachian Power Park): Located approximately 0.4 miles away (an 8-minute walk), this stadium is home to the Charleston Dirty Birds professional baseball team, seasonal festivals, and outdoor concerts.
University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field: Just 0.3 miles to the southeast (a 6-minute walk), Laidley Field hosts major high school athletic championships, collegiate sporting events, and regional track and field meets.
CAMC General Hospital (Charleston Area Medical Center): Roughly 0.5 miles southwest along Morris Street (a 10-minute walk or 2-minute drive), serving hospital staff, outpatients, and visitors seeking convenient overflow vehicle parking.
Capitol Market: Located about 0.6 miles west (a 12-minute walk), this bustling year-round marketplace is housed inside a restored historic train depot featuring local produce, specialty foods, and regional dining.
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences: Located less than 0.8 miles west, offering performing arts theaters, an art museum, and a discovery science center.
West Virginia State Capitol Complex & State Museum: Approximately 1.1 miles east along Kanawha Boulevard East, making it an easy 3-minute drive for legislative delegates, state workers, and statehouse tour visitors.

Access, Navigation & Transit Connectivity

Accessing the lot is remarkably straightforward via Charleston’s regional thoroughfares. Motorists traveling along Interstate 64 (I-64) or Interstate 77 (I-77) can exit via Leon Sullivan Way (Exit 100) or Greenbrier Street (Exit 99/99B) and follow Washington Street East or Piedmont Road to Milton Street. Ingress and egress curb cuts onto Milton Street facilitate fluid entries and quick departures, avoiding the severe post-game bottlenecks frequently encountered in congested downtown parking garages.

Public transit riders can connect with the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority (KRT), which operates fixed bus routes along nearby corridors on Washington Street East and Piedmont Road. These routes link riders directly to the downtown transit mall, Capitol Complex, and outlying Kanawha Valley communities. Rideshare services like Uber and Lyft also operate actively throughout the East End, providing curbside pick-up and drop-off points directly along Milton Street.

Facility Amenities & Key Features

Open-Air Surface Parking: Level asphalt surface with clear pavement striping and wide drive lanes.
Unrestricted Clearance Headroom: 100% open layout accommodating tall commercial trucks, sprinters, and roof racks without clearance constraints.
Neighborhood Street Lighting: Surrounding municipal illumination to enhance driver visibility during early morning and late evening hours.
Around-the-Clock Accessibility: Accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for daytime appointments and late-night venue returns.
ADA Accessible Parking: Designated accessible parking stalls situated nearest to street sidewalk connections for smooth wheelchair and stroller travel.
Rapid Ingress & Egress: Wide driveway entry points allowing drivers to bypass multi-level garage queues after sold-out stadium events.

Ideal For

Sports Fans & Eventgoers: Ideal for Charleston Dirty Birds baseball games at GoMart Ballpark and track/football events at UC Stadium at Laidley Field.
Healthcare Visitors & Medical Staff: Convenient supplemental parking option for appointments and visitors at CAMC General Hospital.
Business Commuters & Contractors: Well-suited for trade contractors, deliveries, and daily commuters driving commercial work vans or oversized trucks.
Capitol Market & East End Shoppers: Convenient jumping-off point for exploring the culinary delights, independent shops, and community events on Charleston's East End.

Visitor & Driver Tips

When heading to GoMart Ballpark or Laidley Field on game days, plan to arrive 30 to 45 minutes prior to start time to secure a preferred parking spot before the surrounding streets experience peak traffic. Ensure all personal belongings, bags, and electronic valuables are stowed out of sight or in your trunk prior to walking to your destination. When inputting the location into GPS navigation apps, use the address '1370 Milton St, Charleston, WV 25301' or '1358 Milton St' to ensure accurate driving directions directly to the lot entrance rather than routing onto adjacent residential alleyways.