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Gateway National Recreation AreaWinter sunset at Floyd Bennett Field
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Gateway National Recreation Area
Staten Island Accessibility
 

Great Kills Park:

The Multi-use Path, from the Hylan Boulevard entrance to the Beach Center parking lot is wheelchair accessible.

The Ranger Station is wheelchair accessible.

The Beach Center Restrooms are accessible. Surf Chairs are available for persons in wheelchairs. Life Guards are available to assist visitors during the summer from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
    
The Education Field Station, open during education or public programs only, is wheelchair accessible.
   
All Parking Lots have designated handicapped parking spaces. In Lot F, there are cutouts in the railing along the water to allow for fishing from wheelchairs.  

Nichols Marina Office - Wheelchair accessible.


Fort Wadsworth:

The Fort Wadsworth Visitor Center is totally wheelchair accessible.

In historic Fort Tompkins, the parade ground, restrooms and some historic rooms are wheelchair accessible. The Counterscarp Gallery is gravel and has one small step.

In historic Battery Weed, the parade ground only is accessible.

The Overlook in front of Fort Tompkins is wheelchair accessible

Gateway Headquarters, Building 210 is accessible.


Miller Field:

The Miller Field Ranger Station, Building 26 is wheelchair accessible.

All Public Restrooms are wheelchair accessible.

The following Parking Lots have designated handicapped spaces:

Sanchez Drive
Red Brick Building
High School
Overflow Lot

 

Cyclists on Floyd Bennett Field.  

Did You Know?
Before they built the first airplane, the Wright Brothers were bicycle manufacturers. Today, the historic runways of Gateway's Floyd Bennett Field are used by cyclists throughout the year.

Last Updated: August 31, 2006 at 11:47 EST