Tours & timed entry · New Jersey
Gateway National Recreation Area - Sandy Hook Canoe Cruise — tickets & tours bookable on Recreation.gov, at Gateway National Recreation Area. Official listing facts below, plus how its release and cancellation patterns work.
Overview: Gateway National Recreation Area's Sandy Hook is a barrier beach at the northern end of the New Jersey Shore. Its location at the entrance to New York Harbor assured Sandy Hook's importance for coastal and harbor defense. For more than 200 years most of the peninsula has been a federal reserve.
| Type | Tickets & tours — bookable on Recreation.gov |
|---|---|
| Area | Gateway National Recreation Area |
| Managed by | National Park Service |
| Location | Highlands, New Jersey |
| Phone (official listing) | 732-872-5970 |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov — Gateway National Recreation Area - Sandy Hook Canoe Cruise |
Tickets and timed-entry inventory on Recreation.gov follows the same physics as campgrounds: a listing-defined release pattern, carts that hold for about fifteen minutes, and sold-out dates that return when plans change — because every ticket in this system can be cancelled, and cancelled inventory comes straight back to the calendar, first-come. The listing text above is the authority for this facility's exact window; our release- windows guide shows how to read any listing's pattern, and how cancellations work explains why "sold out" is a snapshot rather than a verdict.
Planning the wider trip? The park guide ties this listing to the area's campgrounds, guides, and season notes.
On Recreation.gov, via the official listing linked in the facts table. itOpened never takes bookings — we publish the data and watch the calendars.
Timed-entry and ticket inventory recycles: abandoned carts return after about fifteen minutes, and cancellations return dates first-come, all season. Re-check at release times and in the final days before your date.
The official listing classifies it as 'Ticket Facility' — the facts table carries the listing's own description of what's included.
Every figure in this article traces to one of the sources above. If a number isn't sourced, we don't print it.
Last updated 2026-10-30.