Akureyri · Iceland
Goðafoss
Well-known waterfall on the Ring Road about 37 minutes east of Akureyri, with free car parks on both banks; the paths are icy in winter.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open in most directions; best framed looking over the falls.
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 31 km by road from Akureyri (estimate), roughly 35 min by car.
- Parking
- Free car parks on both sides of the river.
- Coordinates
- 65.6828, -17.5502 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Icy paths, and some steps are summer-only: keep to the open route.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Iceland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from northiceland.is.