SANDY HOOK

 
GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREANATIONAL PARK SERVICE/DEPARTMENT OF


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INTRODUCTION==============================

SANDY HOOK IS A 1665 ACRE BARRIER BEACH PENINSULA AT THE NORTHERN TIP OF THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. THE PARK

INCLUDES SEVEN MILES OF OCEAN BEACHES, THE WATERS OF SANDY HOOK BAY, SALT MARSHES, HIKING TRAILS, HABITAT FOR

MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS AND HISTORIC FORT HANCOCK. FOR INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE STOP AT THE RANGER STATION

OR THE SPERMACETI COVE VISITOR CENTER. AREA-D (THINGS TO DO) SPERMACEETI COVE VISITOR CENTER EXHIBITS AND A

BOOKSTORE AT THIS FORMER U.S.LIFE-SAVING STATION. LOCATED NORTH OF BEACH AREA D. DAILY 9:00AM TO 5:00PM!

SEA GULL'S NEST RESTAURANT & NIGHT CLUB, MEETING PLACE TO GO AND MEET PEOPLE TOO, LUNCH,DINNER TOO? PARKING

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HISTORIC FORT HANCOCK===================================

SANDY HOOK HAS PLAYED ROLE IN GUIDING NAVIGATION AND DEFENDING NEW YORK HARBOR FOR MORE THAN TWO

CENTURIES. SINCE 1764 THE SANDY HOOK LIGHTHOUSE HAS BEEN A BEACON FOR SHIPPING. THE U.S. ARMY FIRST FORTIFIED

THE HOOK DURING THE WAR OF 1812 AND LATER TESTED WEAPONS AT THE SANDY HOOK PROVING GROUND. A CENTURY AGO,

FORT HANCOCK AND A STRING OF GUN BATTERIES WERE BUILT TO PROTECT THE HARBOR FROM ATTACK BY SEA. THE FORT

CONTINUED IN THIS ROLE UNTIL 1974 WHEN IT CLOSED AND TURNED OVER TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. TODAY MANY

FORT HANCOCK BUILDINGS ARE USED BY EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. THE FORT HANCOCK STORY IS TOLD

AT THE SANDY HOOK MUSEUM AND AT HISTORY HOUSE, A RESTORED HOME ON "OFFICERS' ROW." BOTH BUILDING ARE OPEN

WEEKENDS, WITH EXTENDED HOURS IN SUMMER. ASELF GUIDING FOLDER IS AVAILABLE AT THE VISITOR CENTER AND MUSEUM.

GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA IS ONE OF THE MORE THAN 365 PARKS THAT MAKE UP THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.

GATEWAY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1972 AND INCLUDES SITES IN AND AROUND NEW YORK HARBOR. THERE ARE UNITS OF GATWAY

NRA AT FORT WADSWORTH, GREAT KILLS AND MILLER FIELD ON STATEN ISLAND, AT THE JAMAICA BAY WILDLIFE REFUGE,

FLOYD BENNETT FIELD AND BREEZY POINT IN BROOKLYN AND HERE AT SANDY HOOK. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT

VISITING SANDY HOOK OR FOR A CALANDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS WRITE: SUPERINTENDENT, SANDY HOOK UNIT, GATEWAY

N.R.A., P.O. BOX 530, FORT HANCOCK, NJ 07732, OR CALL 1-908- 872-0115

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FOOD STAND------------- BATHROOM-------------- OUTDOOR SHOWER----- LONG WAY TO THE BEACH ---ENTER NUDE SUNBATHERS.








IN FRONT OF FOOD STAND ON THE BEACH LOOK FOR UNBRELLA-FLAP TRAVEL CLUB MARYLAND?



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