Castle Clinton National Monument

ByChris Cagle

VISIT Castle Clinton National Monument:

Park Details

Castle Clinton National Monument was established on August 12, 1946.

Address Battery Park, New York, NY, 10004
Phone212 344-7220
HoursOpen every day but Christmas, 7:45am - 5:00pm
Entrance FeeFree
Learn MoreOfficial Website

When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation

We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Castle Clinton National Monument. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Castle Clinton National Monument is.

Our data shows the best months to visit Castle Clinton National Monument are October, September, May & June.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Park Visits101,419117,759210,492312,360366,200366,200459,099417,645288,319319,653236,759275,756
Precipitation1018812110491667483759095109
Avg Temp404149617181868477665444
Max Temp575768798893969489807060
Avg Temp272733445464696862514132
Min Temp81116314252606049372817
Temperature values in °F; Precipitation in Inches

Castle Clinton National Monument Road Trips

Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Castle Clinton National Monument is visited.

Trip NameTrip MilesTrip Days
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Other Nearby National Park Sites

From national monuments, to historic sites to seashores and more, here are the other parks closest to Castle Clinton National Monument.

NameDistance
Federal Hall National Memorial0 mi
Governors Island National Monument1 mi
African Burial Ground National Monument1 mi
Statue of Liberty National Monument2 mi
Stonewall National Monument2 mi
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site3 mi
General Grant National Memorial8 mi
Hamilton Grange National Memorial9 mi
Thomas Edison National Historical Park13 mi
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site16 mi

Nearby Campsites & RV Parks

If you are looking to pitch a tent or park an RV at a campsite near Castle Clinton National Monument, here is a list of the closest campsites in the surrounding area. They all have slightly different amenitites, so its best to check them all out instead of just chosing the first on the list.

NameDetailsMiles Away
Fort Wadsworth - Gateway National Rec AreaStaten Island, NY more 7 miles
Floyd Bennett Field - Gateway National Rec AreaBrooklyn, NY more 11 miles
Sandy Hook - Gateway National Rec AreaHighlands, NJ more 18 miles
Cheesequake State ParkSouth Amboy, NJ more 22 miles
Battle RowOld Bethpage, NY more 30 miles
Earle RV MilitaryColts Neck, NJ more 31 miles
Croton Point ParkCroton-on-Huds, NY more 33 miles
Mahlon Dickerson ReservationLake Hopatcong, NJ more 36 miles
Beaver Pond - Harriman State ParkStony Point, NY more 36 miles
Allaire State ParkFarmingdale, NJ more 38 miles

Nearest Ski Resorts

For those of you who are the diehard outdoors type, visiting a national park on a ski trip can be quite the adventure. Here are the ski resorts within 100 miles of Castle Clinton National Monument:

NameLocationSummitDifficulty Score™Distance
Greek Peak MountainNew York, NY2,100 ft40%1 mi
Campgaw MountainMahwah, NJ720 ft14%26 mi
Belleayre MountainHighmount, NY3,429 ft43%34 mi
Mt. PeterGreenwood Lake, NY1,250 ft36%39 mi
Mountain CreekHackettstown, NJ1,480 ft41%43 mi
Tuxedo RidgeCentral Valley, NY1,400 ft30%44 mi
Winter4Kids (Youth Only)Vernon Twp, NJ1,435 ft45%45 mi
Shawnee MountainEast Stroudsburg, PA1,350 ft37%59 mi
Thunder RidgePatterson, NY1,270 ft29%60 mi
SawkillWallkill, NY2,215 ft13%62 mi
Holiday MountainMonticello, NY1,300 ft35%71 mi
Woodbury Ski AreaWoodbury, CT850 ft34%72 mi
Camelback MountainTannersville, PA2,050 ft39%74 mi
Ski SundownNew Hartford, CT1,075 ft30%78 mi
Spring MountainSchwenksville, PA528 ft26%83 mi
Mt. SouthingtonPlantsville, CT525 ft32%84 mi
Big BoulderLake Harmony, PA2,175 ft31%86 mi
Mohawk MountainWest Cornwall, CT1,600 ft36%86 mi
Jack FrostWhite Haven, PA2,000 ft43%90 mi
Snow RidgeTurin, NY2,000 ft38%92 mi
Bear Creek MountainMacungie, PA1,110 ft36%94 mi
Montage MountainScranton, PA1,960 ft46%97 mi

Nearest Airports

When visiting a National park, many people are faced with either a very long drive across country, or a much shorter flight. For those of you looking to fly into Castle Clinton National Monument, we've listed the closest airports in the area.

Large Airports

A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airports to Castle Clinton National Monument.

NameCodeCityDistance
Newark Liberty International AirportEWRNew York, NJ8 mi
LaGuardia AirportLGANew York, NY9 mi
John F. Kennedy International AirportJFKNew York, NY13 mi
Philadelphia International AirportPHLPhiladelphia, PA86 mi
Theodore Francis Green State AirportPVDProvidence, RI152 mi
Baltimore/Washington International AirportBWIBaltimore, MD176 mi
Logan International AirportBOSBoston, MA193 mi
Medium Airports

A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airports to Castle Clinton National Monument.

NameCodeCityDistance
Westchester County AirportHPNWhite Plains, NY30 mi
Long Island Mac Arthur AirportISPIslip, NY48 mi
Trenton Mercer AirportTTNTrenton, NJ51 mi
New York Stewart International AirportSWFNewburgh, NY55 mi
Igor I Sikorsky Memorial AirportBDRBridgeport, CT56 mi
Northeast Philadelphia AirportPNEPhiladelphia, PA68 mi
Tweed New Haven AirportHVNNew Haven, CT70 mi

Credits: Campground data provided by USCampgrounds.info. Map shapes from CartographyVectors. Weather data from NOAA. Airport data from OurAirports.com. Images from Unsplash, Flickr and Parks&Trips. All data has also been updated and augmented by Parks&Trips.