Snæfellsnes · Iceland
Skarðsvík beach
Small free car park above Skarðsvík, a north-facing cove inside Snæfellsjökull National Park.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Skarðsvík beach in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North over the cove to the open sea..
- 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
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 43 km by road from the middle of Snæfellsnes (estimate), roughly 50 min by car.
- Parking
- Free car park.
- Coordinates
- 64.8808, -23.9857 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Do not go to the waterline at night (strong currents, sneaker waves).
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.