Camp Gateway - Staten Island

About

Camp Gateway Staten Island is a primitive tent campground located within Gateway National Recreation Area at Fort Wadsworth. The campground sits atop a glacial morainal hilltop at the Narrows of New York Harbor, offering some of the most spectacular urban camping views in the country. Campers can see the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the longest vehicle suspension span in the United States, along with the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline. The campground features seven tent-only sites, each with a 16x16 foot tent pad, fire pit with grill top, and picnic table. Seasonal restrooms and a cold shower are available. One site is accessible for visitors with disabilities. Reservations are required through Recreation.gov with no walk-ins permitted. Sites accommodate one large tent or two small tents with up to six people. Nearby activities include surf fishing with a license, ranger-led tours of historic fortifications, beach access at Fort Wadsworth, swimming at Great Kills Beach, bird watching, kayaking, and biking. A NYC Parks boardwalk connects to the campground area with bike rentals and food concessions available offsite.

Directions

From Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: Take lower level if possible and stay far right. After toll, take Bay Street exit, bear right to traffic light. Turn right onto Bay Street and follow to park entrance. Make a right into the parking lot at Camp Gateway Ranger Station, building #220 to check in. From Outerbridge/Goethals Bridge from New Jersey: Follow Staten Island Expressway toward Brooklyn/Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Take Lily Pond Avenue Exit (Exit 15). At Lily Pond traffic light turn left (becomes School Road). Turn right onto Bay Street. Proceed to park entrance and turn right into parking lot at Ranger Station building #220.