I
The glacier face, up close
The ice meets the lagoon a short walk from the car park. Blue seams, black ash bands, crevasses you can count.
01 · The lagoon
The quieter lagoon
Fjallsjökull tumbles down from Öræfajökull and ends in the water. Icebergs break from its face and drift across Fjallsárlón, turning slowly as they go.
Ten kilometres west of Jökulsárlón, there are fewer people and the glacier is closer. On a still day you hear the ice before you see it move.
About the glacier →
02 · Why stop
Three reasons people come
II
Icebergs, and their sounds
Stand still for a minute. The ice cracks, grinds and settles, and now and then a piece breaks away from the face.
III
Iceland’s highest peak
Above the ice rises Öræfajökull, with Hvannadalshnúkur at 2,110 m. On a clear day the whole line runs from summit to water.
Two minutes off the Ring Road. Ten thousand years of ice.
03 · The neighbourhood
Along this stretch of Route 1
04 · Journal
Notes from the glacier
05 · Stewardship
Where your thousand krónur go
The landowners built the road and the car park so you can reach the lagoon safely. The parking fee keeps them open and pays for what comes next. Walk or cycle in, and you pay nothing.
Cared for by the landowners, the families who farm below the glacier.
Parking · FjallsjökullSingle source · edit once
Per car
ISK 1,000
Final price, VAT included
On foot or by bicycle
Free
No ticket, no app
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Pay parking