State park
Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park
The park entrance is 3.4 miles from Hoboken. Day use costs Vehicle use fee typically $6–$10 (varies by park/season). Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park is a state park in Kings County, New York.
Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park map
Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Entry to Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park costs Vehicle use fee typically $6–$10 (varies by park/season).
- Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park is 3.4 miles from Hoboken.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park.
- Yes, East River is open to swimming at Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park.
Before you go
Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park is 3.4 miles from Hoboken.
- Flush restrooms
What to see
- State park Designation in agency park name
- State park system unit Listed on the agency park identity roster
Swimming
- East River
Public lands next to Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park
- National Park Service unitAfrican Burial Ground National Monument is 0.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitFederal Hall National Memorial, a National Park Service unit, is 0.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitCastle Clinton National Monument is 1.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitGovernors Island National Monument is 1.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkMarsha P. Johnson State Park is 1.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitStonewall National Monument is 2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is 2.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitStatue Of Liberty National Monument is 2.4 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.
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- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- parks.ny.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com (accessed 2026-09-30)
- parks.ny.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)