Camp Gateway - Staten Island in NY -- Campground & RV Camping

Located at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island within Gateway National Recreation Area, this tent-only campground sits on a glacial moraine overlook directly facing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and New York Harbor. The terrain features coastal fields, maritime forest, and historic military fortifications. Facilities include seasonal restrooms, while individual sites operate without electrical hookups. Campers have access to nearby beach walking, surf fishing areas, and a paved NYC Parks boardwalk with bike rentals and concessions adjacent to the park grounds.

Getting there: Bus: S51 from Staten Island Ferry Terminal to the park entrance on Bay Street. Auto: Verrazano Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn: Take lower level of bridge if possible and stay to the far right. If lower level is closed, take upper level bridge and stay to your far right. After toll, take the Bay Street exit: bear right and proceed to the traffic light. At the light turn right onto Bay Street and follow to park entrance where the booth is located. Make a right into the parking lot at the Camp Gateway Ranger Station, building #220 and check in upon arrival. Auto: Outerbridge from New Jersey: After paying the toll, follow the West Shore Expressway all the way to the Staten Island Expressway and take the right ramp toward Brooklyn/Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Take the last exit before toll plaza which is Lily Pond Avenue Exit (Exit 15). At the Lily Pond traffic light make a left (Lily Pond automatically changes to School Road) . Make a right onto Bay Street. Proceed to the entrance of the park/NPS guard booth. Make a right into the parking lot at the Camp Gateway Ranger Station, building #220 and check in upon arrival. Auto: Goethal's Bridge from New Jersey: After paying toll, stay on the Staten Island Expressway, following the Brooklyn/Verrazano-Narrows Bridge signs. Take the last exit before toll which is Lily Pond Avenue Exit (Exit 15). At the Lily Pond traffic light make a left (Lily Pond automatically changes to School Road) . Make a right onto Bay Street. Proceed to the entrance of the park/NPS guard booth. Make a right into the parking lot at the Camp Gateway Ranger Station, building #220 and check in upon arrival.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 7-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 7, a suburban sky.
• The coast lies 0.1 mi off.
• Mostly tent-only sites.

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