Bodø · Norway
Storvika beach · Gildeskål
Norwegian Scenic Route rest area where a stone-vault bridge leads down to a mile-long sandy beach; toilets open all year, an easy coastal stop south of Bodø.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Storvika beach in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- West and north-west over the bay and the sea..
- 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 55 km by road from Bodø (estimate), roughly 1 h 03 by car.
- Parking
- Scenic-route rest area car park, toilets open all year.
- Coordinates
- 66.9602, 13.8043 · 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.