Parking
Free parking is available to all patients of the Charleston VAMC. Parking at the main facility is limited. Cars are packed in tightly, so please be careful when pulling in or out.
Veterans and guests can also park in the surface parking lot immediately behind the medical center. You may enter through the West Entrance (ER entrance) of the medical center, where there is convenient access to the Emergency Room and the main patient care areas, including several specialty clinics.
If necessary, please have a family member or friend drop you off for your appointment and pick you up afterwards. If you know that you will be admitted for an overnight stay, please arrange for someone to drop you off and pick you up when you are ready to go home.
If you cannot find a parking space and do not see a police officer to guide you, please call
Off-site Parking & Shuttle Service
There is an off-site parking lease located at 41 Folly Rd. near Porter Gaud School (shown as P6 on the map above). The offsite parking provides 600 parking spaces, a covered non-smoking shelter, and shuttles that run from 4:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. Monday through Friday with the exception of holidays. Shuttles run every five minutes during peak hours of 6:00 - 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 - 5:30 p.m., and run every 15 minutes at other times of the day. The shuttle service is designed to ensure that rides to and from the VAMC are available when you need them.
Handicapped Parking
Limited handicapped parking is available immediately in front of the medical center. Handicapped parking is also available for free at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) garage.
Security
Charleston VAMC police officers provide 24-hour patrols of the facility and parking lots. For general police assistance, please dial 7911. Please report all suspicious or criminal activity, vehicle accidents and personal property losses that occur on the facility grounds to the VA Police.
Outpatient Clinic Parking
Free parking is available at each of our community-based outpatient clinics.