Gateway National Recreation Area

Outline map of the National Recreation Area

Gateway National Recreation Area ( German  local recreation area , literally Transition National Recreation Area ) or Gateway for short , is an organizational amalgamation of several conversion areas in the area of New York and New Jersey with the aim of protecting nature and making it accessible to the urban population at the same time close. Transition , i.e. gateway, as the main access to the port of New York, means the interface from the sea for the immigrants who at the time had first contact with America on the protected areas. All individual areas are historically and thus culturally significant for the USA, regardless of the nature conservation appraisal that the area has received through the protection status.

Every year, an estimated 10 million people visit the 10.8 ha , which is divided into eleven protected areas. Individual or organized sports such as cycling, hiking, camping, fishing, bird watching, canoeing or sailing can be enjoyed individually or in an organized manner. Park rangers are the direct point of contact for the population. The organized tours create an identity for North America.

history

The alliance was founded by the US Congress in October 1972 and added to the National Park Service in order to preserve and protect these unique areas in natural and cultural terms and to make them easily accessible for people looking for relaxation. It is owned by the United States government and administered by the National Park Service .

Individual evidence

1. ^ New York Harbor Parks : Gateway to America Official Tours, 2008

Web links

Commons : Gateway National Recreation Area  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Gateway National Recreation Area (National Park Service)
• Gateway National Recreation Area (National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy)

Coordinates: 40 ° 31 ′ 30 ″  N , 73 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  W.