Directions to Brookdale's Marine and Environmental Science Field Station on Sandy Hook
Directions from North:
Take NJ Garden State Parkway south to Exit 117. After you go through the
Parkway tolls, bear to the left and get onto Route 36 East. Follow the signs for
Sandy Hook and Gateway National Recreation Area (about 13 miles). Get onto Sandy
Hook and follow the signs for the Sandy Hook Lighthouse and Fort Hancock (about
4 miles). Bear to the right into Fort Hancock and onto Magruder Road and drive
1/4 mile. At the stop sign you will see Brookdale, Building 53, 100 yards West
of the lighthouse.
Directions from West:
Take NJ Garden State Parkway to Exit 109 and go East on Route 520 about six
miles to Sea Bright.Turn left after crossing the Rumson/Sea Bright bridge.Take
Route 36 (Ocean Ave.) and drive north about two miles to Sandy Hook Park. Once
on Sandy Hook follow the signs for the Sandy Hook Lighthouse and Fort
Hancock (about 4 miles). Bear to the right into Fort Hancock and onto Magruder
Road and drive 1/4 mile. At the stop sign you will see Brookdale, Building 53,
100 yards West of the lighthouse.
Directions from South:
Take NJ Garden State Parkway North to Exit 105, Route 36 East. Get onto
Route 36 East and follow the signs for Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park. About 6
miles from the parkway, at a traffic light on Ocean Blvd.,is a sign for Route 36
North. Turn left at this light and follow the signs for Sandy Hook and Gateway
National Recreation Area (about 5.5 miles). Once on Sandy Hook follow the
signs for the Sandy Hook Lighthouse and Fort Hancock (about 4 miles). Bear to
the right into Fort Hancock and onto Magruder Road and drive 1/4 mile. At the
stop sign you will see Brookdale, Building 53, 100 yards West of the lighthouse.