Why this place may fit your trip
The scenery around the camp site is divers, good flat areas and lava tubs that offer good shelter.
- Category
- Campsite
- Subcategory
- Campsite
- Region
- Northeast Iceland
- Municipality
- Þingeyjarsveit
- Access status
- Public
- Road access
- Car
- Price type
- Paid
- Elevation
- 290 m
- River crossing
- Required
- Protected area
- Mývatn
- Drone status
- Permit Likely Required
- Verified
- 2026-05-04
What the access data means
- The recorded access status is public.
- The approach is recorded as car road access.
- River-crossing context is recorded as required. Nearest access is associated with F3 highland road classification. Access may require serious river/water crossing judgement and a suitable vehicle.
- The place is associated with Mývatn; check its current access and activity rules before visiting.
- The DULIN record was last field-verified or source-verified on 2026-05-04; conditions may have changed since then.
How to use this campsite in a real plan
Verify opening dates, check-in rules and facilities before using this as the night's fixed endpoint. Shoulder-season closures and weather can matter even when the location remains visible on the map.
Facilities and on-site context
Cooking facilities; Electricity; Playground; Shower
Drone planning
Drone status is not fully verified in this public place record. Check official sources before flying.
Inside protected area (Mývatn). Drone rules may require permit or manager approval.
Recorded restriction context: Mývatn (Protected Landscape/Seascape).
The nearest recorded airfield is Reykjahlíð, approximately 0.2 km away. Distance alone does not determine whether a flight is legal.
Check the recorded official drone source for this place.
Make the stop resilient
Open the map before departure and compare this point with nearby hikes, roads and alternative stops. Recheck weather, road status and local signs on the day; a useful Iceland plan keeps this stop optional when the access data is old, incomplete or weather-dependent.