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A national recreation area is a protected area in the United States established by an Act of Congress to preserve enhanced recreational opportunities in places with significant natural and scenic reso
East entry sign for the Ross Lake National Recreation Area in Washington
Hoover Dam and Lake Mead between Nevada and Arizona
Fall at Allegheny Reservoir
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Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26,607-acre U.S. national recreation area in New York City and Monmouth County, New Jersey. It provides recreational opportunities that are not commonly found in
National recreation area
…of zones within. In 1972 Congress established two NRAs in urban areas as the first urban national parks: Golden Gate NRA in the San Francisco area and Gateway NRA in New York City, both with beaches, historic military sites, and natural conservation areas. Spearheaded by Director George Hartzog, this controversially…
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 Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge
The Piping Plover, a federally threatened bird species which can be found throughout Gateway.