Gateway National Recreation Area - Plan Your Visit

Jacob Riis Park/Fort Tilden
(718)318-4300
Belt Parkway to Exit 11S, then Flatbush Avenue south across the Marine Parkway Bridge to the park.
Alternate: Woodhaven Boulevard to Cross Bay Boulevard then west on Beach Channel Drive to the park.

Canarsie Pier
(718)763-2202
Belt Parkway to Exit 13, Rockaway Parkway.

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
(718)318-4340
Belt Parkway to Exit 17, Cross Bay Boulevard. Proceed south on Cross Bay Boulevard across the north Channel Bridge. The refuge visitor center is about 1 mile past the bridge at the traffic light.

Miller Field
(718)351-6970
Verrrazano Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn or the Goethals Bridge from New Jersey to the Staten Island Expressway (Rt. 278); take the Hylan Boulevard exit. Proceed south on Hylan Boulevard and turn east on New Dorp Lane for Miller Field.

Great Kills Park
(718)987-6790
Verrrazano Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn or the Goethals Bridge from New Jersey to the Staten Island Expressway (Rt. 278); take the Hylan Boulevard exit. Proceed south on Hylan Boulevard to the Great Kills Park entrance.

Fort Wadsworth
(718)354-4500
Verrazano narrows Bridge from Brooklyn: after toll, take the Bay Street exit to the park entrance; or Staten Island Expressway (Rt. 278) east to the Bay Street exit. Turn left at the light and follow this road to Bay Street and the park entrance.

Sandy Hook
(732)872-5970
Garden State Parkway to Exit 117 then follow Route 36 east for 12 miles to park entrance.

Bus
Floyd Bennett Field
(718)338-3799
Connect with Q35 Green Bus Lines on Flatbush Avenue at the corner of Nostrand, Kings Highway, Fillmore Ave. or Avenue U(Kings Plaza). Ask the drive to let you off at the main entrance.

Jacob Riis Park/Fort Tilden
(718)318-4300
Connect with the Q35 Green Bus Lines on Flatbush Avenue at the corner of Nostrand, Kings Highway, Fillmore Ave. or Avenue U(Kings Plaza). After the bridge, ask driver to let you off at either Ft. Tilden or Riis Park.
Alternate: Q21 or Q53 to Beach 116th Street, then Q22 or Q35 to the park.

Canarsie Pier
(718)763-2202
Not Available.

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
(718)318-4340
Green Bus Line Q21 from Liberty Avenue (Queens) or 116th Street (Rockaway) to the Refuge; or the Q53 Triboro express bus from 61st Street & Roosevelt Avenue (Queens) to the refuge.

Miller Field
(718)351-6970
S76 from Staten Island Ferry Terminal to New Dorp Lane and entrance to Miller Field.

Great Kills Park
(718)987-6790
S78 from Staten Island Ferry Terminal or the S79 from 95th Street at 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, to the park entrance.

Fort Wadsworth
(718)354-4500
S51 from Staten Island Ferry Terminal to the park engrance on Bay Street.

Sandy Hook
(732)872-5970
New Jersey Transit Bus 834 stops near the park entrance. Phone 1-800-772-2222 or visit http://www.njtransit.com for schedule.
Academy Lines operates direct from New York City to Highlands. Phone 732-291-1300 or 1-800-242-1339 for schedule.

Public Transportation
Floyd Bennett Field
(718)338-3799
Subway: IRT #2 (also #5 at rush hours) to Flatbush Avenue. Take Q35 bus to park. Ask driver to let you off at the main entrance.

Jacob Riis Park/Fort Tilden
(718)318-4300
Subway: IRT #2 (also #5 at rush hours) to Flatbush Avenue. Take Q35 bus to the park. Other route: IND A or S to Rockaway Park then Q35 or Q22 bus to the park.

Canarsie Pier
(718)763-2202
Mass Transit: BMT L subway to Rockaway Parkway, then transfer (free) to the B42 bus to the entrance of the pier.

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
(718)318-4340
Subway: IND A to Broad Channel Station. Proceed by walking on Noel Road to Cross Bay Boulevard, turn right and walk about three quarters of a mile to the Refuge Visitor Center.

Miller Field
(718)351-6970
Train: SIRT at Staten Island Ferry Terminal to new Dorp Station, then S76 bus to Miller Field.

Great Kills Park
(718)987-6790
Not available.

Fort Wadsworth
(718)354-4500
Not available.

Sandy Hook
(732)872-5970
Train: New Jersey Transit"s North Jersey Coast Line to Red Bank, then NJT Bus 834 to Highlands. Buses drop off at or near entrance to Sandy Hook - no transportation onto the hook. Phone 1-800-772-2222 or http://njtransit.com
Boat: Seastreak (1-800-BOATRIDE) provides daily ferry service between Manhattan (Pier 11 & East 34th Street) and Highlands, NJ. http://www.seastreak.com/SteaStreak
NY Waterways offer Summer Ferry Service on weekends only. Cruise departs from Pier 78 at West 38th St., 12th Ave., & World Financial Center. Connections from Weehawken, Hoboken and Jersey City, NJ. Once at Sandy Hook, onsite school buses take passengers to beaches. For schedule phone 1-800-53-FERRY or vist http://www.nywaterway.com/sightseeing.html