Governors Island National Monument
Governors Island National Monument is a national monument run by the National Park Service in New York County, New York. There is no entrance fee.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Governors Island National Monument on the managing agency's own page.
Governors Island National Monument map
Governors Island National Monument boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for NY, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
Fees, passes, and hours
Governors Island National Monument has no entrance fee.
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Jersey City, 2.8 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
What to see
- Historic siteNational MonumentNPS unit designation
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Fishing and water
Hudson River fishing (0.5 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Governors Island National Monument
- National Park Service unitCastle Clinton National Monument is 0.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitFederal Hall National Memorial, a National Park Service unit, is 1 mile away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitStatue Of Liberty National Monument is 1.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkEmpire – Fulton Ferry State Park is 1.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitAfrican Burial Ground National Monument is 1.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitStonewall National Monument is 2.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)