Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in New York City managed by the National Park Service as part of Gateway National Recreation Area. It is composed of the open water and intertidal salt marshes and wetlands of Jamaica Bay. It lies entirely within the boundaries of New York City, divided between the boroughs of Brooklyn to the west and Queens to the east.
Visitor center
Adult female diamondback terrapin
Birdwatching, June 1973
Marsh overlook platform
Gateway National Recreation Area
Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26,607-acre (10,767 ha) U.S. National Recreation Area in New York City and Monmouth County, New Jersey. It provides recreational opportunities that are not commonly found in a dense urban environment, including ocean swimming, bird watching, boating, hiking and camping. More than 8.7 million people visited Gateway National Recreation Area in 2022, making it the fourth-most visited unit of the National Park Service.
View of the Gateway National Recreation Area (lower center) from the International Space Station on April 14, 2022
Jamaica Bay coastal landscapes
Battery Weed at Fort Wadsworth (foreground) on the Narrows, under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Typical landscapes along Jamaica Bay