Camp Gateway - Sandy Hook in NJ -- Campground & RV Camping

Located within Gateway National Recreation Area on the New Jersey coast, Sandy Hook Campground offers walk-in tent sites up to a quarter-mile from the parking area. The surrounding landscape consists of sand dunes, ocean beaches, salt marshes, and maritime forests, centered around the historic Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Lighthouse. Each campsite includes a fire ring, charcoal grill, picnic table, and food storage locker. Facilities feature flush toilets and running water. A seven-mile paved multi-use trail loops the peninsula, and non-motorized boat launches are located at Beach C.

Getting there: From North Jersey and New York: South on the New Jersey Turnpike, Exit 11 onto the Garden State Parkway (South), Exit 117 (Keyport/Hazlet). After toll, bear left and follow Route 36 East 12 miles to park entrance (after crossing the Highlands Bridge). Stay right to enter the park. From South Jersey: North on Garden State Parkway, Exit 105 (Eatontown), bear left for Route 36 East. Continue on Route 36 East, pass Monmouth Mall and across Route 35 through Eatontown and Long Branch (Route 36 is called Joline Avenue here). Continue on Route 36, which turns left and follows north along ocean (Route 36 is called Ocean Blvd. here). North for six miles through the towns of Long Branch, Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright to park. From Philadelphia & Camden, New Jersey: New Jersey Turnpike north to Exit 7A (Shore Points) onto I-195, East on I-195 to Garden State Parkway north, GSP north to Exit 105 (Eatontown). Then follow "From South Jersey" directions above. For directions by bus or ferry please go to www.nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit/directions.htm .

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 20-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• The coast lies 0.2 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Mostly tent-only sites, with 21 hike-in sites.

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