The rock veteran was also cited for consuming alcohol in a closed area of a national park on the same day, 14 November.
He is due to appear in court "in the next few weeks", TMZ reported.
A National Park Service spokeswoman said Springsteen, 71, was "cooperative throughout the process".
The Gateway National Recreation Area is a park that connects Sandy Hook, a New Jersey strip of beach just south of New York City, with part of the oceanfront section of New York's Staten Island and Jamaica Bay.