Sandy Hook is open daily from sunrise to sunset.

Public Building Hours of Operation

Sandy Hook Visitor Center

The former Spermaceti Cove Life-Saving Service Station contains exhibits and a bookstore.

732-872-5970

Daily 10:00am - 5:00pm

Fort Hancock Museum

The former post guardhouse contains exhibits on Fort Hancock.

Weekends June 20th- August 22nd 1:00pm - 5:00pm

History House

This 1898 lieutenant's residence along "Officers Row" is furnished to the 1940's.

Weekends 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Daily, beginning June 21st 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Sandy Hook Lighthouse 

Tours are given on weekends from Noon to 4:30pm from April to December.  From April to October, tours are also given on weekdays from 1:00 - 4:30pm. Tours are given by volunteers of the New Jersey Lighthouse Society.  Sandy Hook Lighthouse Tours are first-come, first-served. Visitors must be at least 48 inches tall to climb the tower. Groups need reservations in advance for a Lighthouse tour. Contact the park Visitor Center at 732-872-5970.

Sandy Hook Lighthouse Keepers Quarters

The Lighthouse Keepers Quarters has exhibits on New Jersey Lighthouses. It is open weekdays, 1:00 - 5:00pm, from April through October, and on weekends, 12:00 - 5:00pm.

Battery Potter

Tour Sandy Hook's oldest gun battery.

Weekends June 20th - August 22nd 1:00pm-4:30pm

NJ Audubon Society's Sandy Hook Bird Observatory

732-872-2500

In June, Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm

Sunday 10:00am-3:00pm

In July and August, Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5:00pm, Closed weekends.

Nike Missile Radar Site

Parking Lot L

Click here for tour dates and times.