About this Location

Facility Overview

The Best Western Plus / Red Roof Inn Parking facility at 1810 E Chocolate Avenue offers a clean, well-maintained outdoor surface parking area situated on Hershey\'s main commercial corridor. Serving hotel guests, eventgoers, and travelers visiting \'The Sweetest Place on Earth,\' the lot provides ground-level paved parking with straightforward maneuvering lanes. Because this is an open-air surface lot, there are no overhead height barriers or vertical clearance restrictions, making it an excellent option not only for standard sedans, compacts, and crossovers, but also for full-sized pickup trucks, tall SUVs, utility vehicles, and passenger vans equipped with roof boxes or bike racks.

Prime Location & Nearby Attractions

Positioned conveniently along US Route 422 (East Chocolate Avenue), this parking facility offers direct access to the premier entertainment, recreation, and business hubs of the Hershey and Palmyra region:

Hersheypark & The Boardwalk: Located just under 3 miles away (an easy 5 to 7-minute drive), granting swift access to world-famous roller coasters, water rides, and family attractions.
Hershey\'s Chocolate World: Approximately 3.2 miles away, home to chocolate tours, tastings, and retail attractions.
Giant Center: Located roughly 3.5 miles northwest, hosting major touring concerts, Hershey Bears AHL hockey games, and conventions.
Hershey Gardens & The Hershey Story Museum: Roughly 2.5 to 3 miles away in Downtown Hershey.
Hershey Theatre: Situated about 2.5 miles west, featuring Broadway touring productions, orchestra performances, and comedy shows.
Local Dining & Retail: Within easy walking distance or a short 1-to-2-minute drive to numerous family eateries, diners, and quick-service restaurants lining East Chocolate Avenue.

Access, Navigation & Transit Connectivity

Drivers can access the parking lot directly via East Chocolate Avenue (US-422), which handles steady regional traffic with dedicated turning lanes. The lot provides seamless vehicular ingress and egress, facilitating a stress-free departure even following high-attendance theme park hours or arena events. For highway commuters, US-422 seamlessly intersects with US-322, PA-39, and connects within minutes to Interstate 81, Interstate 83, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76). Regional bus connections operated by Capital Area Transit (CAT Route 322) provide scheduled links through Hershey, connecting to Harrisburg Transportation Center for Amtrak rail travel.

Facility Amenities & Key Features

Spacious, open-air surface parking with wide turning aisles.
Unrestricted vertical clearance accommodating oversized personal vehicles, rooftop carriers, and tall vans.
Designated ADA-accessible parking spaces close to main building entrances.
Nighttime floodlighting and clear sightlines throughout the lot for driver safety.
Continuous 24/7 drive-in and drive-out access.
Convenient location outside the immediate congestion grid of park gates and arena exits.

Ideal For

Families and road-trippers visiting Hersheypark and Hershey\'s Chocolate World seeking stress-free parking.
Attendees headed to concerts, sports matches, and expos at the Giant Center or Hershey Theatre.
Travelers driving larger pickup trucks, SUVs, or conversion vans looking to avoid narrow multi-level garages.
Visitors seeking convenient roadside parking along the East Chocolate Avenue hospitality corridor.

Visitor & Driver Tips

When traveling during the summer amusement park season or during major Giant Center concert dates, US Route 422 experiences elevated traffic in the mornings and late evenings. Arrive early to park smoothly and avoid main-gate rush hours. If you are staying at the lodging facilities on-site, verify parking validation requirements at check-in. For non-hotel guests utilizing local rideshares to Hersheypark, this corridor serves as a convenient pick-up and drop-off point to avoid peak parking toll plazas at the park gates.