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Gateway National Recreation Area

"Living Shoreline" Being Installed At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge In Gateway National Recreation Area

More than eight years after Superstorm Sandy drenched and rearranged parts of Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge at Gateway National Recreation Area work is underway to create a resilient "living shoreline" that should better stand up to future storms.

Tiny Shorebird Forces Cancellation Of Concert Series At Gateway National Recreation Area

The arrival of a tiny shorebird that has decided to nest on a beach at Sandy Hook inside Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey is great news for the species, but not-so-great news for the Sandy Hook Foundation's summer beach concert series. Because the noise from the concert would disturb the nesting piping plovers, the series has been canceled for this summer.

Alcohol Ban In Place At Sandy Hook In Gateway National Recreation Area

A man fell four feet off a loading dock because he thought it was a short cut between the snack area and the bathroom. A motor vehicle accident resulted in the injury of all four occupants, two of whom had to be medevacked to the hospital. Another man passed out in the sand with waves breaking over his head. These were three of the 328 alcohol related incidents at the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in the greater New York-New Jersey metro area between 2016 and 2018.

See The Surf Scoter And Other Amazing Ducks At Gateway NRA

The Mandarin duck seen recently paddling in ponds in Central Park in New York City brought much excitement to New Yorkers and on the Internet. But have you ever seen surf scoter, a sea duck with a clown-like face? They can be seen at Jamaica Bay at Gateway National Recreation Area in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area.

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.