Jamaica Bay Operating Hours
The restoration work on Floyd Bennett Field's Ryan Visitor Center is complete! See how the former air terminal looked circa 1939. NPS PHOTO BY J. LINCOLN HALLOWELL Public Building Hours of Operation William Fitts Ryan Visitor Center, Floyd Bennett Field 718-338-3799 Visit the newly renovated Ryan Visitor Center! Exhibits show photos and film footage of aviation's pioneering past at Floyd Bennett Field. Enjoy the children's activity room or brouse our gift shop and bookstore. Permits may be obtained in the bookstore, from 9 AM - 4:00 PM. Floyd Bennett Field is open to visitors from sunrise to dusk, daily. Visitors are allowed in the park after dusk, by permit only, or at Aviator Sports and Recreation. Jacob Riis Park Bathhouse Bathrooms are open daily from 7 a.m. to dusk. The rest of the Bathhouse remains closed due to Hurricane Sandy damage
Hangar B (Historic Aircraft Restoration Project), Floyd Bennett Field Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to see restoration work in progress. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge trails are open from sunrise to sunset. Canarsie Pier Please note All of Jamaica Bay's visitor centers, contact stations, and offices, will be closed on Sunday, December 25, and Sunday, January 1. The park's grounds will be open on both days. |
Did You Know?
Fort Wadsworth, located on Staten Island at the Narrows (next to the Verrazano Bridge), is one of the oldest military sites in the nation. This site has controlled the entrance to New York Harbor since the Washington administration.