Tent pitch
- Electric hook-up available at extra cost
- Access to the washing block
$32/ night Request
Glacier Yard Campsite
A grassy campsite on the edge of a glacier outlet, with tent pitches, camper-van pitches, a simple cabin and a warm kitchen with a view of the ice.
A place to rest
- Camp
- 3
- Up to 4
- 14:00
Glacier Yard sits on the flat ground below a glacier tongue in South Iceland. The campsite is run by Einar and his family, who have run it since 2001. The pitches are grassy and level, with a warm kitchen in the centre of the site and a washing block with hot showers. The cabin is for guests who want a bed and a heater rather than a tent.
Most guests stay one or two nights as a stop on the south coast drive. The glacier walks start from the car park, and the site is a short drive from the black beaches and waterfalls. Weather changes quickly, so the drying room and the kitchen are the places to wait out a storm with a hot drink.
Choose your room
What is here
- Warm kitchen with cooking rings and a pantry
- Hot showers in the washing block
- Drying room for wet gear
- Wi-fi in the kitchen
- Dish-washing area with hot water
- Fresh drinking water tap
- Map and weather board in the kitchen
- Hot tub at the far end of the field
- Parking for one car per pitch
Meals
No meals are included. Fuel and a kitchen with cooking rings are available.
House rules
- Keep to the marked paths and stay well back from the glacier
- Keep dogs on a lead at all times
- Quiet hours from 23:00 to 07:00
- Leave the washing block clean for the next guest
- Do not drive onto the grass when the ground is wet
Who hosts you, and how you arrive
- Reg. 0000-DEMO
- Einar
- 2001
- Icelandic, English, German
- Paved road to the gate, with a gravel track to the last pitches. Cars and vans fit.
- Electric hook-up on selected pitches, and a generator on the cabin block
- Mobile signal at the gate. Wi-fi in the kitchen only.
- 14:00
- 11:00
Finding your way
Glacier Yard Campsite
Glacier Yard Campsite
- Suðurland, around Vík, Iceland
- Paved road to the gate, with a gravel track to the last pitches. Cars and vans fit.
What travellers say
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Simple campsite, great glacier views
The campsite is basic: a flat grassy area, cold water taps and a small kitchen shelter. What it lacks in comfort it makes up for in the view of the glacier at dawn. The hosts were friendly and gave us a short talk about ice safety. Parking is tight in the evening, so arrive before four if you are in a larger vehicle. I would happily stay again, and I would bring warmer layers than you think you need.
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