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Gateway National Recreation Area
Sandy Hook Hours of Operation

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 and a bookstore.

Weekends April- November 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Daily in July and August

History House

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

Weekends 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Click here for the "Christmas in the 40s" schedule of events.

Sandy Hook Lighthouse 

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. 

Tours are given on weekends from Noon to 4:30pm from April to December 14, 2008.  From April to October, tours are also given on weekdays from 1:30 - 4:30pm. Tours are given by volunteers of the New Jersey Lighthouse Society. 

Sandy Hook Lighthouse Keepers Quarters

The Lighthouse Keepers Quarters has exhibits on New Jersey Lighthouses. It is open daily, 1:00 - 5:00pm, from April through October, and on weekends, 1:00 - 4:30 pm year around.

Battery Potter

Tour Sandy Hook's oldest gun battery.

Weekends April - October 1:00pm-4:00pm

NJ Audubon Society's Sandy Hook Bird Observatory

732-872-2500

Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm

Sunday 10:00am-3:00pm

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: November 17, 2008 at 10:42 EST