Sandy Hook

Address

Magruder Road
Highlands, NJ
Ranger Station: 732-872-5900 (staffed 24/7)

Navigation

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Notes

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Meeting Point

Meet in the Fort Hancock parking lot behind the missiles. See the pictures below.

Directions

From the north:

• Take the Garden State Parkway to exit 117.
• From exit 117 follow Rte 36 east  for 13 miles to the Highlands bridge.
• Cross the bridge, stay in the right lane, and follow the exit signs to Sandy Hook.
• Continue north on Sandy Hook to the park entrance.
• Follow the “once in the park” directions below.

From the south:

• Take the Garden State Parkway to exit 105.
• Follow Rte 36 east for 5 miles, then turn left to head north on Ocean Boulevard (Rte 36).
• After 6 miles, just before the Highlands bridge, bear right to stay on Ocean Avenue and follow the signs for Sandy Hook.
• Follow the “once in the park” directions below.

From the west:

• Take Rte 537 through Freehold, then turn onto Rte 18 south (signed for Shore Points).
• Follow 18 to to exit 13B, signed for Rte 36 east (Eatontown and Long Branch).
• After the merge follow Rte 36 east for 5 miles, then turn left to head north on Ocean Boulevard (Rte 36).
• After 6 miles, just before the Highlands bridge, bear right to stay on Ocean Avenue and follow the signs for Sandy Hook.
• Follow the “once in the park” directions below.

Once in the park:

• Drive past all the parking lots, past the guard shack, then continue for another 2 miles to the second pair of missiles (not the first!) standing in front of you (see the picture below).
• Bend right around the missiles onto Magruder Road and pull into the parking lot on the left behind the missiles.
• The total distance once you’re on Sandy Hook to the meeting point is 4.2 miles.