Decent RV Park near NYC?

[GateMaster97]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum. I had a question.... Me and my family will be towing our travel trailer to DC in June. We want to take a few days and go to NYC as well, but there doesn't appear to be any sites in NYC except one. Then, there are tons of sites in NJ, etc. that are at least 1.5 hours away. Any ideas of a good site that is close to a rail transport to take us into NYC but is also a decent campground? I'm not familiar with the area, so any help or input is appreciated. Thanks.

[1775]

x2 for Liberty Harbor. You are across the river from Manhattan and a ten minute ride on a PATH train (subway from NJ to NY) will get you to NYC faster than anything else. The PATH station is walking distance from the campground. Once across the river you can change to an NYC subway. bus, or walk to all attractions.

Forget Floyd Bennett Field. You do not want to take your RV or trailer on the city streets through Brooklyn from the interstate (495) on the north shore to get down to Floyd Bennett Field on the south shore. The streets are busy, tight, full of traffic and parts are what is considered in some sections of the country as "inner city". I have lived here all my life and would not attempt to do this in a trailer or RV. I am not sure what the NPS was thinking when they put camping sites in FBF with no limited access route that an RV or trailer is allowed to drive on anywhere near it.

[kevinbti]

Liberty rv park Nj is the place to stay real safe Easy access to transit into penn station or you can take the ferry

[PapPappy]

Trouble is, there aren't many CGs in the NYC area, as you noted.
The one in Jersey City is probably the most popular, though it sure isn't much of a Campground...more of a Parking Lot with hook-ups. Still, if you are going to see NYC, it's the best place to stay, as it's so close, and has easy access to public transportation.

There may be other places up near Newburg/West Point in NY, where you could take the train down to the City, but since you would probably be spending the entire day in the city, why waste the time traveling on the train.

I understand that there is also Dry Camping at Floyd Bennett Field over in Brooklyn, which you can catch a bus & train into Manhattan, but if it was me, I'd be in Jersey City...worth the extra money.

Check www.rvparkreviews.com for access to what is in the area....or at least, what has been reviewed by other campers.

[tohare]

you can do a search on this forum, type in nyc in the search box, be sure to check the search only in parks and you should gets lots of information. this is a common topic and there are 2 or 3 favorite places with discussion abt the differences. New Jersy and Conn. are close to NY so you may find those places reccomended.