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National Recreation Area · NY, NJ

Gateway National Recreation Area

Spanning 27,000 acres from Sandy Hook in New Jersey to Breezy Point in New York City, the park is both the gateway from the ocean into New York Harbor, and the gateway to the National Park Service for millions of visitors every year. Gateway offers green spaces and beaches alongside historic structures and cultural landscapes. Every day, Gateway is open for you to explore, envision, and enjoy!

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Photos

Tent at Floyd Bennett Field campsite in Gateway's Jamaica Bay unit.
You can camp at all three units of Gateway, in the shadow of NYC.
Visitors enjoying the sun and sand at Jacob Riis Park
Millions of visitors visit Gateway's beaches every summer.
The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is the only wildlife refuge in the National Park Service
The Sandy Hook lighthouse and keepers quarters
The Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the United States.
Battery Weed is the fort under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in Staten Island.
Battery Weeds guards the entrance to the New York harbor.

Activities

  • Biking
  • Boating
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Guided Tours
  • Paddling
  • Kayaking
  • Swimming
  • Saltwater Swimming