South Coast · Iceland
Sólheimajökull car park
Car park at the end of the short road 221 below the Sólheimajökull outlet glacier, ~10 km east of Skógar.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North up the glacier tongue; valley sides east and west.
- Darkness
- Very dark sky, grade 0 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. No towns or road lights nearby; the faintest aurora shows.
- Aurora
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 89 km by road from the middle of South Coast (estimate), roughly 1 h 42 by car.
- Parking
- Glacier car park; parking fee.
- Coordinates
- 63.5301, -19.3715 · 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 Iceland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.