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EddieZ
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Dec 11, 2013

Best route to Liberty Harbor RV park

We would like to take a trip to see New York and the Statue of Liberty. Has anyone made this trip, how bad is traffic what route is best. We are from Illinois and would be on Rt 80 eastbound. We pull a 35 ft 5th wheel. Thanks for any advise that might help.

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  • kevinbti wrote:
    You may want to consider an ez pass Its good in OH PA Ny makes life a lot easier when pulling a trailer


    Using EZ-Pass may seem like a good idea on the surface, but isn't foolproof! We crossed the Deleware River from NJ into PA pulling our 17' TT. I use EZ-Pass all the time and didn't think it would be an issue until I got my EZ-Pass statement and discovered they charged me $10 more than their fee schedule said they would charge. If you look at the Deleware bridge commission website, they recommend removing your EZ-Pass, putting it in the bag that prevents it from being used, paying cash and getting a receipt! Now that doesn't sound too EZ to me! It took me 4 months and at least half a dozen calls to get my 10 buck back because my EZ-Pass is with the Port Authority instead of the DRTBC.
  • Terry 25 wrote:
    It's pretty simple. Take I78 and follow the signs to the Holland Tunnel. I78 ends on 12th Street about a quarter mile from the tunnel entrance. Stay in the right lane and turn right on Marin Blvd and go to the end, about a mile or two. Look at a map to get the lay of the land. We've been there twice and our Tomtom tells us to turn left on Marin. Not so. Not so. Getting an easy-pass is good advice. It works in IL, IN, OH, PA, NY, and NJ and many other places.



    Turning right on Marin Blvd will be fun in a 35 foot rig.
  • It's pretty simple. Take I78 and follow the signs to the Holland Tunnel. I78 ends on 12th Street about a quarter mile from the tunnel entrance. Stay in the right lane and turn right on Marin Blvd and go to the end, about a mile or two. Look at a map to get the lay of the land. We've been there twice and our Tomtom tells us to turn left on Marin. Not so. Not so. Getting an easy-pass is good advice. It works in IL, IN, OH, PA, NY, and NJ and many other places.
  • There is plenty of traffic and the streets around Liberty RV park are narrow because of the cars parked along the curb. This is adjacent to New York remember.

    It's not a piece of cake to drive in to the park by any stretch. Remember-wide turns when turning. However, there are plenty of long rigs that camp there. It's a gravel lot with water and electrical only. Good reception over the air television. There is a dump station when you leave. It's a few blocks to the train straight up the street you will come in on. The ferry is located in the corner of the RV lot but is more expensive.

    It takes 15 minutes or so to get to the World Trade Center stop on the train.
  • You may want to consider an ez pass Its good in OH PA Ny makes life a lot easier when pulling a trailer
  • Drop down to I 78, which will take you right into Liberty Harbor. Hope that you have a GPS to navigate after you exit from I78.