South Coast · Iceland
Hjálparfoss
Free car park (capacity 50) at the Hjálparfoss twin waterfall in the Þjórsárdalur valley, on the paved road towards the highlands.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Hjálparfoss in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North-west over the lava valley; Búrfell mountain to the east..
- 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 119 km by road from the middle of South Coast (estimate), roughly 2 h 17 by car.
- Parking
- Free car park; room for about 50 cars.
- Coordinates
- 64.1145, -19.8537 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Icy path to the falls.
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.