Cameron-Second Garage

This is my first time reviewing a parking garage. I have to say I was pretty impressed with the parking lot on Cameron Street in downtown Silver Spring. There is a dearth of parking in Silver Spring, but there are some lots around. The Cameron St lot is convenient and the prices are reasonable. I parked there for $ 1 per hour (and I believe they stop charging after a certain hour). You pay by space number after you’ve parked and there’s a payment machine as you are walking out of the lot. Very convenient. And it’s located near a lot of restaurants and other businesses in downtown Silver Spring.

I parked on the six level and took the elevator down to Cameron Street and across the street to the courthouse couldn’t have been easier paid in advance as recommended. Paid one extra hour and was grateful because I needed it. Reasonable and convenient

The «Cameron — Second St.“garage deserves accolades! First, Montgomery County does an outstanding job with appearances, frequently freshening paint, and keeping the garage well lit and maintained.
You never see trash on the pavement. You could almost, well, eat off the floor! I don’t recommend it, though. Oh, a bonus is the glass walled elevator, giving you a nice view as you descend from the upper levels.
The pay as you go kiosks take some time to learn, but then you find they are very convenient. You pay first for the time you think you will need. At $.75/​hr., hey, you can afford to pay for a little more time than you might need and avoid a ticket. When it is time to leave, just drive away, without waiting to pay or for a gate to lift.
Using the Kiosks to pre pay also provides you a piece of paper with both the time limit you paid for and the number of your parking space! How clever!
My only complaint was about the 2 hour only spaces. If you are new, and don’t pay attention to this restriction, you will get a ticket (ok, I did!).

Gets pretty crowded on weekdays for a Silver Spring garage. The 2 hour parking on the first floor usually has more open spaces.
The kiosk payment method is convenient if you don’t have quarters, but doesn’t allow you to purchase fraction of an hour.
It is also $.75/​hour unless you park for more than 3 hours while the garage at Cameron and Spring is $.50/​hr always, but is all meters. The $.25 doesn’t make a huge difference for occasional users but for frequent visitors I try to save where I can since both are equally convenient to my office.

Silver Spring’s Cameron/​2^nd Street garage has been my vehicle’s surrogate home for a number of months and, from what I can tell, the car’s happy! The garage offers ~5 stories with multiple (aka, convenient) entrances/​places of egress and with rates of $ 6.5 per day max or $ 95 monthly, the SS garage is relatively inexpensive for the DC area. For commuters out there, SS garage is also a block from red line’s SS metro station and a couple of blocks from MARC train’s Brunswick line. Those wishing to dine or shop locally will find downtown SS also about a block away and, with free night and weekend parking, SS garage can be your car’s home-​away-​from-​home as well.

This garage is very large (1,300+ spaces) so there should be room for you, although you may end up on the roof. It’s a short walk down the hill to the Silver Spring Metro.