This is the closest metro station to my house, and it's way better than the alternate options that are only about five minutes further away. Prior to working in DC, I had always parked at either Largo Town Center or New Carrollton to go to the city for a concert, party, dinner, or whatever. When I did start working in DC, I parked in the Largo Town Center parking garage. During the weekends, it had never been an issue finding parking, but I was shocked at how crowded it was, and it was only 8:15 AM in the morning! A big snowstorm had just passed, and this was the first day back after a couple of days off. First off, I need to see that there being two garages that kind of connect makes the place like a maze I was angry at the amount of people I saw double parking! Some people just did horrible parking jobs so I could not fit in the spaces if I wanted to. I passed at least 10 people who parked like that, and I had to go all the way to the top!
When I got back to my car, it took me 10-15 minutes to get out of that garage because of the traffic. After that experience, I told myself that I would never go back. Then I discovered that Morgan Boulevard was another option. It is one big flat parking lot with plenty of parking spaces. To this day, I have never seen it get completely full. I have never had an issue parking and the walk to the station itself has never felt long.
As for the interior of the station, there's nothing special to it really... the platform is about half sheltered, and half outside, so there is plenty of reception. It is (one of) the closest metro stations used for FedEx Field, so during football season, it can get crazy crowded if a game is happening on a weeknight. The $15 fee that applies during special events does not affect you as long as your SmartTrip shows that you've been on the metro. If you do get a charge, talk to a station manager and I'm sure they will clear things up for you. With this station around, I never see myself going to Largo or New Carrollton again. read more