Gateway National Recreation Area - Jamaica Bay - Hiking trail near New York, New York, United States - Description

Gateway's Jamaica Bay Unit in Brooklyn and Queens includes a wealth of history, nature and recreation, from New York City's first major airport and coastal fortifications to a wildlife refuge and pristine beaches. It's migration time again! Check out what birds are heading south for the winter at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. While you are there, you can learn what's up, besides the birds, at the Visitor Contact Center. There's new exhibits, walking trails and ranger programs to explore.

Take a self guided trail at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Try the Upland, East Pond and West Pond trails. Or hike in the back fort area of Fort Tilden. Pets are not permitted anywhere within the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge District.

From North, East, and West

•Belt Parkway to Exit 17 S, Cross Bay Boulevard.
•Proceed south on Cross Bay Boulevard across the Joseph Addabbo - North Channel Bridge.
•The Visitor Contact Station is approximately 1.5 miles past the bridge on the right.
•Turn right at traffic light for Visitor Contact Station parking.

Alternate, and from the South:

•Beach Channel Drive to the Cross Bay - Veterans Memorial Bridge.
•Cross the bridge toward Broad Channel.
•Follow Cross Bay Boulevard through Broad Channel, about 1 mile.
•Turn left at traffic light into the Visitor Contact Station parking lot.