Sandy Hook Opens Fast-Access Lane For Season Pass Holders

HIGHLANDS, NJ — Gateway National Park Sandy Hook announced Friday it has now opened a "fast lane" for people who hold season passes.

Sandy Hook season passes are now $100 this year.

The bypass lane will be open on weekends and holidays at the Sandy Hook front entrance, from 9 a.m. to noon according to demand. Keep to the left. The opening of the season pass lane will hopefully alleviate some of the long lines to get into the park on busy summer weekends.

There will be signage about the bypass lane inside the park as the lanes merge.

The National Park Service, which operates Sandy Hook, announced this past April it was raising it park entrance fees for summer 2021:

Starting Memorial Day weekend, the beach parking fee will be $20 per vehicle. Season passes will be $100. This is an increase of five dollars for daily parking, and $25 for a season pass. Prior to this, it was $15 per vehicle and $75 for a season pass.

That was Gateway's first parking fee increase since 2012.

Sandy Hook is one of the most popular parks in the state of New Jersey, if not the most popular. Visitors who arrive by foot, bicycle, or public transportation will still be allowed to enter the park for free. Ferries take many visitors to Sandy Hook's beaches from New York City.

Sandy Hook Raises Daily Parking Fee To $20; Season Pass To $100 (April 22)

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