• Get away to Gateway, where you can camp and stay healthy with heart-smart activities. Photo by Sebastiano Privitera; used by permission.

    Gateway

    National Recreation Area NY,NJ

Woodlands and Forests at Gateway

Each of Gateway's three units has a woodland or forest to explore. Sandy Hook has the largest holly forest in the northeastern United States. Great Kills Park on Staten Island hosts a stately white oak forest, while the former municipal airport at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn offers a mixed woodland area. All are great places to see birds and explore trails.

Safety Tips: Stay on the trails. Look out for poison ivy, which thrives in this region. Mosquitos like the forests too. Bring bug spray and use it beforehand. Finally, after your visit, check yourself for any unwanted critters such as ticks.

  • Mixed Woodlands of Floyd Bennett Field Mixed Woodlands of Floyd Bennett Field

    This former municipal airport is now home for hundreds of species. Read More

Did You Know?

Dimmed and camoflagued Sandy Hook lighthouse at night in World War II.

Did you know that the Sandy Hook Light was dimmed in World War II and painted in camoflague? Homes and businesses within five miles of the ocean were required to use blackout curtains in order to protect ships from attacks by German U-Boats. More...