Höfn Campsite

About Höfn Campsite

Höfn Campsite (Tjaldsvæðið Höfn) is the town campsite of Höfn í Hornafirði in Southeast Iceland, at Hafnarbraut 52 beside the main road as you drive into town from Route 1. It is the main place to camp between Jökulsárlón, about 80 km to the west, and the East Fjords, and many Ring Road travellers use it as an overnight stop on the long stretch along the south of Vatnajökull.

The site takes tents, campervans and caravans, with electricity hook-ups for vehicles. Facilities include toilets and showers, cooking facilities, washing machines, wireless internet, a waste-water dump station and a playground. Small cottages with made-up beds are also rented from mid-April to 15 October, and dogs are allowed on the campsite.

The campsite is open all year and offers a winter service for campervans, which makes it one of the more reliable places to stay in the region outside summer. Winter weather on this coast can be severe, so check road and wind conditions before driving. Prices are not published consistently online, so confirm current rates with the campsite before you arrive.

The location is practical rather than scenic: everything in Höfn is within walking distance, including the supermarket, the geothermal swimming pool, the golf course and harbour restaurants known for langoustine. On clear days the edge of Vatnajökull and its outlet glaciers are visible across the lagoon. The Stokksnes peninsula and Vestrahorn mountain are a short drive east, Fláajökull and the Hoffell area lie to the west, and Jökulsárlón and Diamond Beach are about an hour's drive away, making the site a good base for a day of glacier sightseeing.