Highlands, New Jersey

Sandy Hook Lighthouse
America's oldest operating lighthouse is on the grounds of Fort Hancock in the Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area. Open weekends April-November....
Sandy Hook Lighthouse
Twin Lights of Navesink Lighthouse Historic Site
256 feet above the water, two-beacon lighthouse overlooks Sandy Hook and the Atlantic Ocean....
Twin Lights of Navesink Lighthouse Historic Site

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Twin Lights of Navesink Lighthouse Historic Site

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Highlands, NJ Lighthouses

Sandy Hook Bird Observatory

Great bird viewing, 300

Highlands, NJ Birdwatching

Located in the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area near the tip of the Sandy Hook peninsula overlooking the entrance to New York Harbor, this fort played a key role in harbor defense and navigation since 1764 when the Sandy Hook Lighthouse (the oldest operating lighthouse in America)

Highlands, NJ Historic Forts

Shupp's Landing

Highlands, NJ Other Attractions

Crack-a-Dawn II

Highlands, NJ Other Attractions

Things to do near Highlands, NJ

Settyer's Mill Adventure Golf

Settlers Mill Adventure Golf is a 36-hole Miniature Golf Course is made up of two separate 18-hole Courses that sit side by s...

Dauntless Broadway Basin

Sport fishing....

Popcorn Park Zoo

Local wildlife, plus elephants, lions, tigers and bears....

Bounty Hunter

Sport fishing charters....

Miss Michelle III Charter Boat Rides and Fishing

Sport fishing....