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Gateway National Recreation Area

Gateway National Recreation Area was established in 1972 to offer a national park service experience to an urban audience. Gateway is a large, diverse urban park with 27,000 acres spanning Sandy Hook in N.J. and Jamaica Bay and Staten Island in N.Y. It offers green spaces, beaches, wildlife and outdoor recreation, all alongside historic structures and cultural landscapes. It is the 4th most visited National Park Service unit with more than 9.2 million annual visitors.

Jamaica Bay Unit

This unit is one of the largest expanses ofopen spaces in the region, consisting of 19,000 acres of land, bay and ocean waters within Brooklyn and Queens.Includes Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Jacob Riis Park, Fort Tilden, Plumb Beach, Floyd Bennett Field, Canarsie Pier, Bergen Beach, Spring Creek, Frank Charles Memorial Park, Hamilton Beach, Breezy Point Tip, and Shirley Chisolm State Park.

Staten Island Unit

2,974 acres of land and bay waters.Includes Fort Wadsworth, Great Kills Park, Miller Field, and Swinburne and Hoffman Island.

Sandy Hook Unit

4,688 acres of land, bay and ocean waters in Monmouth County. Includes Fort Hancock, a former U.S. Army fort. More than 100 buildings and fortifications remain. Coastal defense features include historic batteries, and Nike missile radar and launch sites. This unit is home to the oldest operating lighthouse in the U.S.



Enabling Legislation

Park map and other map resources for the park.

Information about Jennifer T. Nersesian, Superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area.

Quick links to National Park Service news and information servicewide.

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Last updated: May 17, 2022

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Staten Island, NY 10305

Phone:

718 354-4606

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