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Gateway National Recreation Area Floyd Bennett Field - F9F Panther at Floyd Bennett Field, circa 1960
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Gateway National Recreation Area
Driving Directions to Jamaica Bay

Floyd Bennett Field  (718) 338-3799

From the North, East, and West:

  • Take the Belt Parkway to Exit 11S (Flatbush Avenue)
  • Follow Flatbush Avenue south to the fourth traffic light (and last light before the Marine Parkway Bridge toll plaza.)
  • Turn left at the light, into the park.

From the South (and alternate route from other directions):

  • Woodhaven Boulevard to Cross Bay Boulevard.
  • West on Beach Channel Drive to the Marine Parkway Bridge (towards Brooklyn.)
  • Turn right at the first traffic light after the toll plaza into the park.

Jacob Riis Park/Fort Tilden  (718) 318-4300

From the North, East, and West:

  • Take the Belt Parkway to Exit 11S (Flatbush Avenue) 
  • Follow Flatbush Avenue south to the Marine Parkway Bridge toll plaza.
  • Cross the bridge, and follow signs to park parking lot.

From the South (and alternate route from other directions):

  • West on Beach Channel Drive.
  • Follow signs to the park.

Canarsie Pier  (718) 763-2202 

  • Belt Parkway to Exit 13, Rockaway Parkway.

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge  (718) 318-4340

From North, East, and West:

  • Belt Parkway to Exit 17 S, Cross Bay Boulevard.
  • Proceed south on Cross Bay Boulevard across the Joseph Addabbo - North Channel Bridge.
  • The Visitor Contact Station is approximately 1.5 miles past the bridge on the right.
  • Turn right at traffic light for Visitor Contact Station parking.

From the South (and alternate route from other directions):

  • Beach Channel Drive to the Cross Bay - Veterans Memorial Bridge. 
  • Cross the bridge toward Broad Channel.
  • Follow Cross Bay Boulevard through Broad Channel, about 1 mile. 
  • Turn left at traffic light into the Visitor Contact Station parking lot.

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Last Updated: September 08, 2010 at 12:57 MST