As the days get cooler and the nights turn crisp, the weather is right for roasting marshmallows over an open fire. And if you feel like going camping, there are places you can pitch a tent without leaving the city limits.
Located off an abandoned airstrip in Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, the campsites at Camp Gateway are an aviation fan's dream. A giant hangar behind the camp store features antique planes and parts. Outside there are tent sites and RVs, trails through the woods, rocky beaches where you can fish or kayak, and long strips of road where model planes can be flown.
Chris Barron is with the National Park Service. He said campers tend to be a mix of New Yorkers, and those who want to visit the city without paying the big bucks for a hotel. "We get a lot of people visiting their kids in Brooklyn and there's no room in the apartment. So they take their RV and they stay here for a few days."
If you want to go, get there soon. The season ends this weekend.