Camp Gateway - Sandy Hook

The campsites are pretty good and well situated. Each site should have its own stand-alone pavilion. Even outdoor showers will go a long way toward making it a better camping experience. There are way too many raccoons moving around where humans eat and prepare food, including on top of the picnic tables, which is a dangerous situation begging for your campers to ingest a roundworm or other parasite that raccoons carry around on their feet. I spoke about this to a young man wearing a park police unform, gun, and badge who was walking around the campsites. His response to my concern about the overpopulated raccoons was outrageous: He actually said there are too many humans and that killing the raccoons would not be "humane." I don't know where you hire your staff from, but that guy should be fired and replaced with an intelligent person who cares about the park visitors. Sandy Hook is becoming a biological danger zone from these artificially overabundant pests that spread disease. Some of your staff are not willing to take the necessary steps to fix the situation, and in fact they are blaming the human visitors for being there as the problem. Unreal. My tax dollars are NOT fully at work here. I expect the National Park Service to operate far more professionally than this.

My son and I had an excellent experience. Everyone there was nice, rangers and campers. The raccoons truly have no fear of humans and even being being extremely aware of where we were eating and not dropping food, they were still in abundance at night.

The bathrooms were very clean, it would be awesome if they installed some type of shower (even outdoor one!), instead of relying on the ones by the beach.

The sunsets are amazing. If you can, bring bikes as sandy hook is extremely bike friendly.

The campsites are pretty good and well situated. Each site should have its own stand-alone pavilion. Even outdoor showers will go a long way toward making it a better camping experience. There are way too many raccoons moving around where humans eat and prepare food, including on top of the picnic tables, which is a dangerous situation begging for your campers to ingest a roundworm or other parasite that raccoons carry around on their feet. I spoke about this to a young man wearing a park police unform, gun, and badge who was walking around the campsites. His response to my concern about the overpopulated raccoons was outrageous: He actually said there are too many humans and that killing the raccoons would not be "humane." I don't know where you hire your staff from, but that guy should be fired and replaced with an intelligent person who cares about the park visitors. Sandy Hook is becoming a biological danger zone from these artificially overabundant pests that spread disease. Some of your staff are not willing to take the necessary steps to fix the situation, and in fact they are blaming the human visitors for being there as the problem. Unreal. My tax dollars are NOT fully at work here. I expect the National Park Service to operate far more professionally than this.

Camp Gateway was fantastic! Our campsite was right across from the bay, so both the location and the campsite itself were wonderful. The rangers were helpful and the site was clean and well managed. Thanks for a great stay!

Camp Gateway was fantastic! Our campsite was right across from the bay, so both the location and the campsite itself were wonderful. The rangers were helpful and the site was clean and well managed. Thanks for a great stay!

Gateway is a great place to camp. The campground is very because there are no cars allowed on the site. The deer, racoons, foxes and turtles are regular visitors. The sites are set up with ample space. The rangers are super nice and helpful. The only thing that would make the campsite perfect are some private showers.

Gateway is a great place to camp. The campground is very because there are no cars allowed on the site. The deer, racoons, foxes and turtles are regular visitors. The sites are set up with ample space. The rangers are super nice and helpful. The only thing that would make the campsite perfect are some private showers.

Overall the NPS rangers are very patient, personable, friendly and helpful. The campsites are excellent and clean. The bathrooms need help just because they are getting old, and obviously showers of any sort, even a rustic outdoor shower, would be a proper addition. Too many raccoons, foxes, and deer, all of which interfere in the camping experience.

Nice big pavilion at this campsite. Every campsite should have a pavilion like this.

Overall the NPS rangers are very patient, personable, friendly and helpful. The campsites are excellent and clean. The bathrooms need help just because they are getting old, and obviously showers of any sort, even a rustic outdoor shower, would be a proper addition. Too many raccoons, foxes, and deer, all of which interfere in the camping experience.