Reykjavík · Iceland
Seltún · Krýsuvík
Geothermal area with a car park on road 42 south of Kleifarvatn; the area is unlit and the road leads on to the south coast.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North-east up the Krýsuvík valley; hills to the 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 36 km by road from Reykjavík (estimate), roughly 41 min by car.
- Parking
- Seltún car park.
- Coordinates
- 63.8955, -22.0516 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Geothermal ground: stay on the boardwalks.
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.