Facility Overview

The One Cooper Plaza Parking Garage, located along 553-599 Benson Street in Camden, New Jersey, is a secure, multi-level covered parking structure serving the Cooper University Health Care complex and the surrounding health sciences district. Situated at the core of the medical campus, this garage offers covered parking across several tiered levels, safeguarding vehicles from seasonal weather conditions while providing step-free pedestrian connectivity into adjacent clinical buildings. The structure is configured to accommodate standard passenger cars, minivans, crossovers, and mid-sized SUVs. Standard full-size pickup trucks and SUVs can navigate the ramps comfortably, though high-roof cargo vans, oversized commercial utility vehicles, or vehicles with roof-mounted carriers should be mindful of the posted standard garage clearance limits (typically 6 feet 8 inches). Wide driving lanes, designated entry/exit gates, and marked stalls ensure predictable maneuvering throughout the deck.

Prime Location & Nearby Attractions

This parking facility is strategically situated in central Camden, acting as the primary parking hub for Cooper University Hospital and its comprehensive medical facilities. In addition to serving hospital patients and visitors, the facility is centrally placed for access to nearby academic, civic, and waterfront destinations:

• Cooper University Health Care & Medical Pavilion: Directly adjacent, offering sheltered, rapid access to patient towers, emergency services, and specialist outpatient clinics.
• Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU): Located less than a 5-minute walk (0.2 miles) west on South Broadway.
• Walter Rand Transportation Center: Situated just 2 blocks away (approximately a 4-minute walk), providing immediate connectivity to regional rail, bus, and light rail lines.
• Camden County College (Camden City Campus): Roughly a 7-minute walk (0.3 miles) to the north.
• Camden Waterfront Attractions: Adventure Aquarium, Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, and Wiggins Waterfront Park are located approximately 1.2 to 1.5 miles west (a 5-minute rideshare or short connection via the River LINE).

Access, Navigation & Transit Connectivity

Ingress and egress are situated along Benson Street, nestled between South 6th Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard. Motorists entering from regional thoroughfares benefit from direct connections: Interstate 676 (North-South Freeway) exits right at Martin Luther King Boulevard, allowing drivers arriving from Philadelphia via the Benjamin Franklin Bridge or from South Jersey via I-295 and Route 42 to access the deck in under three minutes from the ramp. For regional transit riders, the facility sits adjacent to the Walter Rand Transportation Center, home to the PATCO Speedline (Broadway Station) with round-the-clock service to Center City Philadelphia and Lindenwold, as well as the NJ Transit River LINE light rail connecting Camden to Trenton, alongside dozens of regional bus routes.

Facility Amenities & Key Features

• Covered Multi-Level Deck: Protects motorists and vehicles from precipitation and extreme temperatures.
• Elevator & ADA Accessibility: Multiple elevator banks provide barrier-free, ADA-compliant accessibility to patient walkways and ground street levels.
• Automated Payment Stations: Convenient pay-on-foot automated kiosks and drive-up payment terminals accepting major credit cards, debit cards, and hospital parking validation tickets.
• 24/7 Security & Monitoring: Active campus security patrols, high-output LED lighting, emergency call stations, and closed-circuit TV (CCTV) surveillance.
• Direct Campus Bridges: Elevated, weather-protected pedestrian walkways linking directly into the hospital complex.

Ideal For

• Hospital Visitors & Outpatients: Reliable and direct access for clinical appointments, day treatments, and visiting patients at Cooper University Hospital.
• Medical School Faculty & Students: Convenient daily commuter parking close to the Rowan University medical campus and research labs.
• Multimodal Commuters: Safe, secure vehicle staging for travelers connecting into Philadelphia or South Jersey via the adjacent PATCO Broadway Station.
• Civic & Municipal Visitors: Convenient parking for administrative visits to Camden county and municipal offices within the downtown district.

Visitor & Driver Tips

Drivers visiting Cooper University Hospital should always carry their parking ticket with them rather than leaving it inside the vehicle, allowing validation at hospital reception desks or clinical check-in stations before returning to the car. During peak weekday hours between 8:30 AM and 1:30 PM, hospital visitor demand peaks; arriving an extra 15 minutes prior to scheduled medical appointments ensures sufficient time to locate a space on the upper levels and proceed through reception. When exiting during the evening rush hour, turning onto Martin Luther King Boulevard provides the most direct and expeditious access back onto I-676 and outbound highways.