Narvik · Norway

Skjærvik rest area · Skjomen bridge

Main rest area at the Skjomen bridge on the E6 south of Narvik: an easy, legal stop in a dark fjord landscape for travellers between Narvik and Bodø/Lofoten.

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“Skjomenbrua over Skjomen and Sovande dronning, Narvik, Nordland, Norway, 2023 September” by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View: Along the Skjomenfjord; mountains on both sides (widest towards the Ofotfjord to the north-west)..
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 14 km by road from Narvik (estimate), roughly 16 min by car.
Parking: Main rest area for about 5 cars and 1 lorry.
Coordinates: 68.3709, 17.2263 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Before you go

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 Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.

Spot information from openstreetmap.org.