Jokkmokk · Sweden
Pärlälven rest area · Kvikkjokk road
Rest area with toilets on the road from Jokkmokk towards Kvikkjokk and the Laponia mountains: a dark, legal stop in the forest-and-river landscape west of the village.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Pärlälven rest area in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Over the Pärlälven river valley..
- 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 23 km by road from Jokkmokk (estimate), roughly 26 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area with toilets, room for caravans.
- Coordinates
- 66.5929, 19.4110 · 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 Sweden before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.