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Driving Directions to Staten Island Sites

World War Veterans Park at Miller Field  (718) 351-6970

  • Verrrazano Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn or the Goethals or Bayonne Bridges from New Jersey to the Staten Island Expressway (Route 278).
  • Take the Hylan Boulevard exit.
  • Proceed south on Hylan Boulevard.
  • Turn left on New Dorp Lane for Miller Field.

Great Kills Park  (718) 987-6790

  • Verrrazano Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn or the Goethals or Bayonne Bridges from New Jersey to the Staten Island Expressway (Route 278).
  • Take the Hylan Boulevard exit.
  • Proceed south on Hylan Boulevard.
  • Turn left at the entrance to Great Kills Park.

Fort Wadsworth  (718) 354-4500

From East:

  • Take Verrazano - Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn.
  • After toll, take the Bay Street exit to the park entrance.

For Google Maps of Fort Wadsworth click here.  You are leaving www.nps.gov

From West:

  • Goethals or Bayonne Bridges from New Jersey to the Staten Island Expressway (Route 278)
  • Staten Island Expressway (Route 278) east to the Bay Street exit.
  • Turn left at the light and follow this road to Bay Street and the park entrance.
World War I recruiting poster for the Coastal Artillery Corps.  

Did You Know?
All of Gateway NRA's units include sites that defended New York Harbor from attacks from the sea, from the Revolutionary War through World War II? They are Fort Hancock, Fort Tilden, and Fort Wadsworth. Learn about the history of coastal defense by visiting any of these sites.

Last Updated: November 19, 2009 at 11:18 EST