Summary at a glance
Gateway National Recreation Area is listed as a National Recreation Area in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Listed month windows: May, April, and June.
Month-by-month
Month windows on this page: May, April, and June listed as the primary window; July, August, and June listed as peak months; April, March, and May listed as lower-crowd months.
Primary Window
Listed primary window: May, April, and June.
Peak months
Listed peak months: July, August, and June.
Lower-crowd months
Listed lower-crowd months: April, March, and May.
Getting there
Use the closest major airport and a regional drive plan for Gateway.
Gateway is located in two states; NJ and NY, and has three units: Jamaica Bay, Sandy Hook and Staten Island. You can access most of our park by car and public transportation. Please visit our website for specific directions to all of our units
Clock, compare, and listen
Season and now
Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.
- Current hand
- Not available
Three listening lanes
Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.
Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.
Jamcorder: Shared station.
| Month | Visitability | Crowd pressure |
|---|---|---|
| January | 49 | 24 |
| February | 53 | 24 |
| March | 60 | 28 |
| April | 63 | 42 |
| May | 64 | 58 |
| June | 62 | 76 |
| July | 59 | 92 |
| August | 60 | 90 |
| September | 61 | 74 |
| October | 61 | 56 |
| November | 58 | 34 |
| December | 52 | 28 |
The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.
Methodology
This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Gateway National Recreation Area, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.
- Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
- Source cards: 4
Data Behind This Reading
Source provenance
NPS identity
highGateway National Recreation Area is identified as National Recreation Area with NPS code gate.
SourceOfficial operations
limitedOfficial alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.
SourceWeather and seasonality
limitedGateway National Recreation Area includes several separate land areas spread throughout the New York metropolitan area. The New York area experiences four distinct seasons. Temperatures are moderate in the spring and fall, but range from the high 90's during the summer to snow and sleet in winter.
SourceHow this page is assembled
limitedplace page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.
Source