Is it Worth $120/Night for Urban NYC RV Camping?
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Is any RV park worth paying $120/night?? You bet! Location location location is what is all about. Liberty Harbor RV Park in Jersey City may not be much more than a parking lot with power & water.. but it has access to so much amazing. Including a ferry or subway ride into NYC!
Join us for our 2 nights of exploring Jersey City and NYC by e-bike.
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In 2018 we camped 6 nights at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. It's in the Gateway National Reserve. It was $15 per night with our Senior National Parks Pass. It's dry camping on an old runway strip but you get a picnic table and there is a dump station, water station, hot showers and a visitor center. Takes one hour by bus and subway to get to Manhattan. The campground is closed this year because of the Pandemic.
It's closed for all 2022
That's what I hope to do.
Variety-it’s not just the spice it’s the main dish!
So nice to here Jersey praised for a change-growing up in the suburbs during the late 60’s the ‘city’ was Synonymous with crime & urban decay-like a cancer reaching into NJ engulfing every inch of asphalt it could
Really nice to see it through your eyes👍
Easily worth it, being just blocks from the PATH station and therefore minutes from lower Manhattan makes it a steal. The only problem I had was getting there from the north. The only way you can legally cross the river if you have propane is the top deck of the GWB, getting a mapping program to understand that was a super chore. Also ended up on a parkway that wasn't named parkway so had to do some creative driving to get back to a legal road.
Oh, and I'm ever grateful to the kind person that let me over in the last 1,000 feet when I could finally see the sign that said right lane for upper deck, despite the (often well earned) reputation NYC drivers have for aggressive driving when they saw I clearly had to get over they graciously slowed down and left a gap big enough for my truck and trailer.
I didn't realize you could cross the GWB with propane at all!
But you wouldn't have to cross the bridge to get to Liberty Harbor RV Park, because it's in New Jersey. It's close to a ferry into Manhattan, and not too far from the train.
@@lindajohnson4204 I was coming from Connecticut so yeah I had to cross the river and doing so farther North makes no sense since you can't drive on the parkways that run parallel to the river
@@andrewfidel2220 To get to Liberty Harbor? Sure,/I guess you'd have to cross somewhere to get to New Jersey. But if you aren't allowed to cross that far down, certainly there would be somewhere further north, and the legal, safe alternative would be the way to go.
@@lindajohnson4204 it's completely legal to cross the GWB. I double checked and my RV GPS that I now get through RV Life takes exactly the route I took, and both routes that it offers go over the GWB. If I force it to go through Palisades NY it will take the Tappan Zee and then 9W but it adds a half hour with no traffic.
@@andrewfidel2220 Just studying the map, I-95 becomes I-278, by a variety of names, but all of them are Expressways. But it is all over the map, and along some stretches, Expressways run alongside of Parkways, and it looks like it could be easy to get in the wrong lane, and be shoved into a parkway, where you're driving illegally. Eventually, I-278 crosses the Verranzano Narrows bridge into Staten Island, and from there, you could exit on the other side of the island, then drive north to Liberty Harbor. I can see that it's way out of the way, and who knows how much in tolls?
Thanks for sharing. Everything is in flux for us right now but I hope we get to make it.
$120 is far cheaper than getting a motel room! I'm not mad at that price at all. Looks like you guys had perfect weather too.
But Floyd Bennett Field, part of Gateway Recreational Area, is worth it at $15 a night, when it's open (it has been closed for a couple of years). That's if you're old enough for a senior pass, but if not, $30 a night to camp within the borders of NYC. If you have a towed car, you can take it north, to the subway, or LIRR, or you can take it south to Rockaway Beach, and take the ferry into Brooklyn or Manhattan, and there's a subway from there, too. Or you can just take your car to the edge of the park, on Flatbush Avenue, and catch a bus from the bus stop there. Supposedly, there's a drag racing scene in the middle of the night, but there is a police station out there, and the headquarters for the NYPD helicopter patrol. There's a water view of Jamaica Bay, and you can fish from the shores. I saw a photo from there, with the distant skyline of Manhattan, and another with wild horses roaming the bay shore.. It just seems like it would be worth the trouble of the desolateness of the huge, old tarmac you're camping on, the possible drag races, and the out-of-way-ness of the location, to be able to stay in NYC so affordably (and it's just cool). This is a nature retreat for New Yorkers, by the way. Many camp out in tents behind the row of RV sites. And it has lots of interesting history. Right next to the RV sites, there's a huge, historic hangar, with restoration projects of many aircraft going on inside, kind of a museum of aircraft being actively created. All within the borders on Brooklyn, and in close reach of all the parts you might want to visit. People who go there to park, when they finally reopen, should know that they can't take any tunnels, or pass through anything on Manhattan with propane. But (I believe that this is right) you can take the Veranzano bridge from New Jersey, then Staten Island, and get off and drive through Coney Island, then Manhattan Beach, and pretty soon, you're there. You can travel the Expressways in an RV, basically the interstate highways, but you are forbidden to take an RV on a Parkway. This is what I want to do, if I ever actually get an RV and can travel. I'm not interested in New York mist of the time, but when I do think about this long enough, I get interested.
Other places to camp outside the city, but a reasonable commute into town, are Chessequake SP, in New Jersey, south of Staten island, and a beautiful park on the Hudson, in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, where the town is beautiful, and the park is even adjacent to the railroad station. You can take various trains to get into Manhattan, including ones that stop at Penn Station or at Grand Central Station.
I have heard good things about that RV park. It is quiet, RVers feel safe, and you really do save $$$ by avoiding the hotels. I was born in NYC and still have family there. That is the least expensive way to visit!
at first $120 a night sounds insanely high but $5hr isnt outrageous for in the metro, there are areas you will pay $3-4hr but not in downtown close to everything
Sailing there is on my bucket list. I was born in JC and still lots of family on both sides of the harbor. The museums and Central Park are a must. Travel safe.
Loved this. Your excitement was catching.
Spent 3 nights boondocking at Liberty Harbour in 2014. $59 per nite.
Stayed there a few years back on our first trip to New York. Hope to make it back there soon
What a change from the usual overnights....makes sense though, so close to the city !
$120 A NITE NEAR NYC, WOW, THATS A STEAL!!!!!!!! SAFE, HOOKUPS, AND NO RATS!!!!!! YOU FOUND A WINNER, KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDS!
Nice to see you enjoying some urban camping.
@technomadia I'm also planning a trip from NYC down to Florida in my Van. Can you share where you stopped and camped overnight? Hoping to take about 4-5 days to drive down from NYC and see some sights along the way. Much apprceciated!
We shared our entire summer 2021 van trip on the channel and blog, with all stops we made (we took the Blue Ridge Parkway over several weeks).
I would love to drive along the beaches, although with the storm, it is difficult to know what will be open, and you would probably not want to visit if they were suffering under a lot of loss.. I'd love to stay on Assateague Island, with the wild horses grazing and wandering around, after I took the Cape May, NJ-Lewes, DE, Ferry. Both the MD state park and the national seashore, have campgrounds, and also permit boondock camping on the beach. If I had time, I'd drive through the Outer Banks, and down into South Carolina, although it has been hit very hard by the storm, so I really don't know if this would be a good time to visit. I don't know about the coast of Georgia, either, or Jacksonville or St Augustine, which were hard hit. I looked at the site of a St Augustine campground, awhile ago, and there was nothing about their sustaining damage, or being closed for business. That was not true in earlier storms, so it could be that they're okay.
Nyc is great! Love the skating rink in Central Park. Usually take yearly trip to NYC. Always like a Broadway show. Chelsea is also a neat place.
Croton point campground is 1 hour train ride from NYC and is on the Hudson River.
I’d I don’t mind parking in a drive way…you can park in my driveway. I’m a snowbird and head to florida for the winter. We head back to jersey city in June and leave in august. Trains and buses are walking distance from my home. Dm me if interested or have any questions about the area. I lived there for 50years. You are just scratching the surface. The restaurants that you were at had outdoor seating before Covid for quite a few years. Have fun!
If we're ever back in the area, we'll keep that in mind. Thanks!
Hi Jojo, I'm also traveling through NYC where is your place located. I'm locating for a safe place to leave the Van while I visit friends in Jersey
I dunno, I found a much better place in the city. Boondocking at Floyd Bennet field in Brooklyn overlooking Jamaica Bay. Much better place IMO, and at $30 a night ($15 if you have an access pass or other similar pass). They have a shower house on site as well. You can also tour the hanger where they restore historic airplanes and speak with the volunteers who keep it running.
We have reports that is closed due to COVID? Also further away than we wanted to be.
@@Technomadia It is closed for all 2022...
@@Technomadia woooh man! 🤷♂️🤦♂️
How are the showers? That is a big thing for me. We are going next month.
I don't recall.. this was a year ago, and many dozens of stops ago. We use our own showers most often anyway.
Thanks, you’ve convinced me but wowser…! It’s 152.50 per night now!
No kidding.. we recently checked the current prices, and were surprised!
Whats worse than a 152 dollars campsite per night? Reserving it for 4 nights at that price….lol. It’s gonna be an epic trip, thanks for your recommendations.
Love the idea of NY‼️
Love what you guys do, especially the MIA work. I got to say though, if you are boondocking equipped, which we are, there are places to stay/park in and around New York City, for free. Super stealth not needed, it’s legal. Street parking, obviously. Even with rather amazing views. We used to live in the city for years, and have been in the road for a few months now. We have been back four or five times to visit relatives, and got lucky every single time. We have a 29’ long 11’6” tall converted low floor bus, not just a short sprinter. Traffic, however, is always a nightmare. Last Friday evening, getting from Brooklyn to Newark took almost three hours.
While our van is an excellent self contained RV - we're generally not comfortable street camping unless in front of a friend's place. Sometimes free isn't the goal, quality of experience and comfort is.
I have a 144 WB Sprinter. Can you share where to park and is it safe to leave the Van there for the Day and over night? I'll be visiting friends for 2 nights and contining on South
I've seen various UA-camrs do it. One snagged a place to park a 35' Class A overnight, on the street, just around the corner from Times Square, with a cop's blessing. Another stealth parked in Brooklyn, with a view of the skyline of Manhattan, and another view of the Dive-In Movie on the deck of a cruise ship. There are apparently a lot of van campers who live in their vans on certain streets.
@@1lifewanderlust Find out if it is legal to park in front of their home, if it is a single family home. I know that sounds crazy, but it is legal, _with permission,_ in crowded LA, where there is a real effort to eliminate street camping..other than that, you might do better to find paid parking for it, if you're going to be away from it too long. Even a campsite would be cheaper than being towed.
That a hotel price
Not in NYC, it's not.
I’m not a fan of ANY big city, but I think I would love to do this. Is the ferry dog friendly, do you know?
I don't recall... that's not something we typically pay attention to, as we don't have a dog.
Thanks!
Thanks so much!
We are headed to this park in a couple of weeks To visit our son but we’ll be towing a 43 ft fifth wheel and a bit nervous. Any advice? Maybe not chance it lol
Check their website for specific instructions for the best approach.
Next time stop by Mahlon Dickerson Campground in Jefferson NJ. This year 27 a night, a hidden gem. WEB site up and running for real time reservations. Bus and Train to the City from Dover NJ.
In non-pandemic times - a bus or train might be just fine. But we're not comfortable with public transit right now. And it's awesome to just step out your door and enjoy urban life for a bit.
The other option is a 50 min drive to Weehawken and catch the NY Waterway Ferry to the city. Looks like you guys had a great time!
Haa,Haa!
Never, ever you will see me with my RV there.
I used to live & work close to Liberty State Park. However, you need to warn people that much of Jersey City can be a very dangerous place after dark.
Definitely wasn't our experience.. the area around the park felt pretty darn safe.
For me, no RV park is worth $120. Why RV if you pay that kind of money, just get a hotel.
Hotels in this area are easily twice the cost... and then you're not in your own bed, and likely not able to bring your cat along :). Oh.. and we'd still have to park the van somewhere and likely pay a fortune for that.
We were shocked to find budget hotels out west averaged $120. I live in NJ so would not be surprised if NYC is triple that.