Alta · Norway
Storvikeidet rest area · E6 west of Alta
Statens vegvesen main rest area (built 2018) on the E6 west of Alta, with 24/7 toilets and a low horizon to the north over the fjord.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Partly open to the north: the land rises to about 8° at most, lowest towards the north..
- Darkness
- Some light pollution, grade 3 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Glow from a nearby town; bright aurora is easy to see, faint aurora is washed out.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 8 km by road from Alta (estimate), roughly 9 min by car.
- Parking
- Free rest area with toilets (open 24/7); room for about 20 cars.
- Coordinates
- 69.9723, 23.1079 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
E6 traffic: park inside the rest area.
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.