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Gateway National Recreation AreaVisitors enjoying the surf at Jacob Riis Park beach in Gateway's Jamaica Bay Unit.
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Gateway National Recreation Area
Jamaica Bay Operating Hours

Public Building Hours of Operation

William Fitz Ryan Visitor Center

Floyd Bennett Field

718-338-3799

7 days a week 

9:00am - 5:00pm

Hanger B

Floyd Bennett Field

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

9:00am - 4:00pm

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Visitor Contact Station

718-318-4340

7 days a week

8:30am - 5:00pm

NOTE* As of February 18, 2008, operations for the Breezy Point District have moved from Fort Tilden - Building 1 to the Jacob Riis Park Bath House. All permits can be purchased at the new location.

Jacob Riis Park Bath House 

718-318-4300

7 days a week

Hours   9:00am - 5:00pm

Canarsie Pier    

Open 5 a.m.--2 a.m.

Closed to all visitors from 2 a.m.--5 a.m. and to all vehicles from 2 a.m.-- 8 a.m.

Fort Wadsworth  

Did You Know?
Fort Wadsworth,located on Staten Island at the Narrows, is one of the oldest military sites in the nation. This site has controlled the entrance to New York Harbor since the Revolutionary War.

Last Updated: September 03, 2008 at 09:13 EST