Any RV parks near Brooklyn?

[precioustime]

Looking for an rv park as close to Brooklyn as possible so that we can hookup, leave the rv there several days then drive in a small car we tow to visit family in Brooklyn. Thousand Trails has one called Rondout Valley RV CG 2-3 hrs away that might work. Just looking to keep it in a park until we come back from Brooklyn after 2-3 days. The CG does not have to have anything fancy, pool or activities.

[Stars101]

If you pick Roundout you will be north of the city by a few hours - Hudson Valley region. Great area if you want to stay and see some upstate sights. Especially if you have a small car stop by the Walkway Over The Hudson and take a walk over the longest pedestrian bridge. It crosses the Hudson River and has great views of the river. Then take a boat ride on the river.

[mdcamping]

All I could afford wrote:
Just make sure you time your arrival or departure or from liberty to avoid the morning and evening rush-hour, which by the way consist of three hours in the morning and three hours in the evening.

The Holland tunnel is only a few blocks away from there and sometimes the traffic backed up for miles

I agree, we picked the weekend for our arrival and left just after morning rush hour, traffic was very manageable...worked out well.

Mike

[All_I_could_aff]

Just make sure you time your arrival or departure or from liberty to avoid the morning and evening rush-hour, which by the way consist of three hours in the morning and three hours in the evening.

The Holland tunnel is only a few blocks away from there and sometimes the traffic backed up for miles

[VE3ESN]

For those on a budget who can dry camp, Liberty Harbor has some no-hookup sites (kind of an overflow area) on the other side of the park (away from the office). We were in the W/E section last August, but one evening we walked to the no-hookup section and talked to a nice family. They told us it was $50 a night, not bad for being so close to the PATH subway that takes you right into NYC.

Yes, Liberty Harbor is basically a parking lot, but we'd stay there again, perhaps in the no-hookup section. My wife had been to NYC before, but it was my first time and we really had a good time!

[mdcamping]

GMandJM wrote:

mdcamping wrote:
I'm at liberty Harbor now...Mike

Lucky you!!! Make me doubly envious by saying you're going to The Whitney's when the new building opens on Friday!

Is there a size limit at Liberty Harbor? And how difficult was it to navigate the roads from the highway/main road into LH?

(Sorry if I'm sidetracking your thread, OP)

As far as traffic is concerned it wasn't to bad, that said we relied heavily on our phone GPS to get us to & from the highway to the campground.

Campground is 5 blocks to NJ path rail which takes you into NYC

Mike

[Up_DownDeCoast]

wxtoad wrote:
I found this possibility on the Ultimate Campground Project website:

Gateway NRA - Floyd Bennett Field

Total sites: 41, RV sites: 9, Elec sites: 0, Central Water, No RV Dump, Showers, Flush Toilets, RV Fee: $20, Tent Fee: $20, Open all year, Showers at gym - $10, Elev: 13', Tel: 718-338-3799, Nearest town: Brooklyn

Gateway NRA - Floyd Bennett Field

Only way to get there is to drive through town in Brooklyn. Trust me, you don't want to drive through Brooklyn in an RV. It would be a long bumpy, narrow street traveled adventure. Low Bridges on the Belt Parkway so that is out.

Only place close to Brooklyn is Liberty Harbor unless you what to travel to Westchester (Croton Point) or Long Island (Battle Row). Both have convenient travel by train to Manhattan (60 minutes). But its at least an additional 45-60 minute travel to Brooklyn. Nothing else in North New Jersey either.

[Up_DownDeCoast]

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[NoVa_RT]

I've read about Floyd Bennett Field, but never saw a review or report from anyone that camped there in a RV, perhaps because driving a RV through Brooklyn streets to get there would be a challenge. If you Google around, you can find some tent camper experiences, or maybe something more recent. I'm guessing that the lack of info about RV camping there indicates it's not the best option, but that's just a guess based on a few minutes research when I was contemplating a NYC trip.

[GMandJM]

mdcamping wrote:
I'm at liberty Harbor now...Mike

Lucky you!!! Make me doubly envious by saying you're going to The Whitney's when the new building opens on Friday!

Is there a size limit at Liberty Harbor? And how difficult was it to navigate the roads from the highway/main road into LH?

(Sorry if I'm sidetracking your thread, OP)

[wxtoad]

I found this possibility on the Ultimate Campground Project website:

Gateway NRA - Floyd Bennett Field

Total sites: 41, RV sites: 9, Elec sites: 0, Central Water, No RV Dump, Showers, Flush Toilets, RV Fee: $20, Tent Fee: $20, Open all year, Showers at gym - $10, Elev: 13', Tel: 718-338-3799, Nearest town: Brooklyn

Gateway NRA - Floyd Bennett Field

[mdcamping]

I'm at liberty Harbor now, try staying close as possible to the front part of the campground/by office or marina. Lot of construction and dust at opposite part of campground/parking lot.

Mike

[vermilye]

Another place to check out is the Croton Point Park. About 30 miles north of NYC - a 45 minute train ride or 1 hour drive. The rail road station is in walking distance (a long walk) of the park.

[2_Retired]

By far the most convenient and closest is Liberty Harbor. Just a glorified parking lot with hookups, but it is within walking distance to mass transportation that will take you anywhere in NYC you need to go. Don't know of any "short term" RV storage area and believe overnight parking of RV's in business parking lots is illegal in most of the communities in North Jersey/suburbs of New York. Don't even think about taking the RV into the city!

[FULLTIMEWANABE]

Thought about doing an RV Storage search? Might be a lot cheaper, we stayed at Liberty Harbour for 3 nights to explore NYC a few years ago and it was quite expensive then and quite a dump but at the end of the day it was convenience proximity we paid for. Just saying do a search for short term storage compounds maybe. Also does your family know of any restaurants or business owners that might agree to you paying a few bucks to park it that seems OK?

Good luck.