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Gateway National Recreation Area NY,NJ

Lat, Long: 40.56536246, -73.9171087

Designation: 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!

Weather:

Gateway National Recreation Area includes several separate land areas spread throughout the New York metropolitan area. The New York area experiences four distinct seasons. Temperatures are moderate in the spring and fall, but range from the high 90's during the summer to snow and sleet in winter.

Directions:

Gateway is located in two states; NJ and NY, and has three units: Jamaica Bay, Sandy Hook and Staten Island. You can access most of our park by car and public transportation. Please visit our website for specific directions to all of our units

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Address/Contact:

210 New York Avenue

Staten Island, US, 10305

Phone: 7183544606

Email: daphne_yun@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

Tent at  Floyd Bennett Field campsite in Gateway's Jamaica Bay unit.Visitors enjoying the sun and sand at Jacob Riis ParkThe Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor CenterThe Sandy Hook lighthouse and keepers quartersBattery Weed is the fort under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in Staten Island.