Lofoten · Norway

Klokkarvika car park · Gravdal

Public car park with an information board at Klokkarvika on Buksnesveien (Fv818), Gravdal, with toilets (fee) and a disc-golf park.

See tonight's live score and best time to go for Klokkarvika car park in Aurora Atlas

Норвегия Лофотены - panoramio (29)
“Норвегия Лофотены - panoramio (29)” by Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View
Open to the north: the land rises to about 4° at most, lowest towards the north-north-east..
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 5 km by road from the middle of Lofoten (estimate), roughly 6 min by car.
Parking
Unpaved car park with a rest area. May not be ploughed in winter; check before you go.
Coordinates
68.1146, 13.5598 · 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.