0
Pull-thru
NPSGateway National Recreation Area · New York
Camp Gateway- Brooklyn NY
Overview There's no other campground in the world where a family can sleep under the stars, tour the Statue of Liberty, watch a Broadway musical and kayak in one of the world's premier bird migration
Sites5444 reservable
Elev.13ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig50 ft
Electricnonesites
From New York City0h36real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 13 ft, Camp Gateway- Brooklyn NY has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 54 sites total: 44 reservable and 10 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 16 walk-in, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 7 named hiking routes, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 29
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 16.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
New York City
14 mi
0h36
02
Albany
165 mi
3h39
03
Syracuse
263 mi
5h38
04
Buffalo
389 mi
8h25
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 54 SITES
Color byShow only
44 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
16
Walk-in
0
50-amp
23
Accessible
0
Prime
54
Sites
★ The standout
Site A53
Amelia Earhart · good location.
To neighbor
41 ft
Location
Good
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
7
Trail segments
14880
Viewpoints
9
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.