Notes for Visitors
Notes for Visitors
Please keep to marked trails. Vehicles and bicycles are restricted to roads and tracks. Horse trekking is allowed only on marked bridle paths. Riders are requested to contact a Park Ranger. There are no campsites in the National Park but backpackers may camp for one night.
Although we welcome you to explore this area, please help us conserve its ecology, its remarkable geological features and its tranquillity. Do not drive off roads, disturb geological formations or wildlife, or light fires. And please take your litter with you.
The Park’s phone numbers are 436 6860 and 855 4260 (fax: 436 6861). Its email address is snaefellsjokull@ust.is and its website is at www.ust.is.
Approaches and Services
National Road 574, Útnesvegur, follows a course through the National Park and can be used as a northern or southern approach. There are no campsites in the National Park but there are many in the vicinity as well as a selection of accommodations and restaurants to suit all tastes. Ólafsvík, Lýsuhóll, Grundarfjörður and Stykkishólmur all have heated public swimming pools. The nearest grocery stores are in Hellisandur, Rif, Ólafsvík and Vegamót. There are petrol stations at most of these locations, as well as at Arnarstapi.
The following short list of Icelandic words may be helpful in understanding place names in the area:
fell hill, small mountain
hellir cave
hóll hill, hillock, knoll
hólar plural of hóll
hraun lava
jökull glacier
klettur cliff
lækur stream, brook
nes cape, promontory, headland
rétt sheep corral
sandur sand
skáli lodge, cabin
snær snow
steinn stone, boulder
vík small bay, cove, inlet
vör landing place
þúfa clump of grass, tussock
