About Camp Gateway- Brooklyn Ny
There's no other campground in the world where a family can sleep under the stars, tour the Statue of Liberty, watch a Broadway musical and kayak in one of the world's premier bird migration sanctuaries-all in one trip. Camp Gateway provides a tranquil outdoor experience right outside the nation's most lively and iconic metropolis- New York City. Located in Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, New York, the campground offers an outdoor escape for hiking, biking, birding and historic tours of airports and forts.Ranger-led programs are available all summer. History buffs can visit Civil War-era forts, restored historic aircraft or Nike missile sites. Nature lovers can stroll wooded paths, watch for birds and horseshoe crabs or simply relax. Horseback riding, kayaking and archery are also options. Public bus transportation takes campers to a subway station for easy access around the New York…
- Managed by: Gateway National Recreation Area, NPS
- Where: 5 mi southeast of New York, NY · 40.59489, -73.88416
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Good to know
Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.No Milky Way; the brighter constellations still show.
Class 7 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 18.4 mi
Propane: 12.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Goldenrod Campground 0.1 mi
- Tamarack Campground 0.1 mi
- Wiley Post A 0.1 mi
- Camp Gateway - Staten Island 8.6 mi
- Rolling River Day Camp 11.9 mi
- William H. Pouch Scout Camp 11.9 mi