Merrykalia wrote:
You will have lots that will suggest many parks and campgrounds where they have a bus or a train, but if you don't want to spend all of your time on the bus or train, stay at Liberty Harbor. Yes, it's a parking lot with water/electric. You aren't there to "camp", but to see the city. From the campground, you can walk a couple of blocks, 3 at the most, to the PATH train that will take you directly to 34th St (Times Square) or to the World Trade Center (WTC). Trains run every 10-15 minutes, so even if you have just missed one, another will be along shortly. At the 34th St, you can hit the NYC Subway system and get to anywhere quickly. I think the longest we were getting into and out of the city was on July 3rd, coming out of Times Square following a show, so it was about 10:30 pm. The city was packed for the 07/04 festivities. It probably took us 45 minutes. We never went in or out during morning or evening rush hour.
The RV Park is pretty basic, but it has a great view of the Statue of Liberty, it's right on the water and there is a restaurant/marina adjacent to the park. There is security, but we never felt unsafe walking back and forth from the train and we had two children who were 5 and 8 at the time.
Yep. we were there the 5th through the 8th of July. Keep in mind that the Path train doesn't run to the WTC memorial on the weekends because they are doing upgrades or something on the weekends. so you have to transfer at 34th street with passes they give you. Still easy to get around. we took the Path and the ferries.
Keep in mind the guy in the 5th wheel was parked wrong and 5 feet into my site, but they are still tight!
I would vote Liberty Harbor as well. You don't actually have to drive into New York which can be stressful with an RV. As has already been mentioned, the PATH trains run regularly and their stops in NYC are good launch points for sightseeing. There are campgrounds farther West in NJ where you could take a train or bus, but you'd spend 2 hours each way commuting.
