North Cape · Norway
Aslakhaugen rest area · Fv888 Gamvik
Rest area on Fv888 in Gamvik municipality on the Nordkyn plateau, about 270 m above sea level.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open to the north: the land rises to about 2° at most, lowest towards the east-south-east..
- 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 81 km by road from the middle of North Cape (estimate), roughly 1 h 33 by car.
- Parking
- Rest area; room for about 6 cars; gravel surface.
- Coordinates
- 70.8771, 27.7247 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Exposed fjell road: check road status and any convoy before driving.
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.