Gateway National Recreation Area
- New York
- New Jersey
photo: K Aviles-Hernandez
Why go there?
Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26,607-acre park in New York City and Monmouth County, New Jersey. Despite being surrounded by the densest urban area in America, GNRA offers ocean swimming, bird watching, boating, hiking and camping. Ten million people visit Gateway annually. The National Recreation Area dots areas across Jamaica Bay in New York, Sandy Hook in New Jersey and Breezy Point in New York, the park is the gateway from the ocean into New York Harbor. Fishing Access Permits are available for purchase online only through Recreation.gov.
