Gateway National Recreation Area

You can camp at all three units of Gateway, in the shadow of NYC.
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!
Map showing location of park.
Gateway National Recreation Area Issues Requests for Proposals for Sports and Events Center and Outdoor Golf Facilities
Brooklyn, N.Y. –Gateway National Recreation Area (Gateway) is seeking proposals to lease a sports and events center as well as golf facilities in two different locations.
Fort Hancock 21st Century Federal Advisory Committee to hold meeting Thursday, October 31
Gateway National Recreation Area and the Fort Hancock 21st Century Federal Advisory Committee will hold an in-person meeting at 9 am on October 31, 2024.
Tent at  Floyd Bennett Field campsite in Gateway's Jamaica Bay unit.
Photo by NPS Photo
Visitors enjoying the sun and sand at Jacob Riis Park
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The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
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The Sandy Hook lighthouse and keepers quarters
Photo by NPS Photo
Battery Weed is the fort under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in Staten Island.
Photo by NPS Photo