About
Á is a campsite on the southern shore of Breiðafjörður near Búðardalur, in West Iceland. It splits into two areas — one in a birch wood by the Ártindar rocks, one on the farm's home field. Open all year, with a former dairy house converted into the service building. Drop-in, no booking.
The service building here was once a dairy house. It's been reworked to hold toilets, showers, hot and cold water, and laundry, plus an indoor kitchen with a stove and microwave for cooking out of the wind. You get two spots to pitch. The older area sits in birch woods beside the distinctive Ártindar rock formations; the newer one spreads across the farm's home field, where the electric hookups and a motorhome disposal point are. Birdlife is heavy along this stretch of Breiðafjörður, and marked trails run from the site — including a newer route along the Ártindar cliffs to a viewpoint over the fjord. It stays open year-round, and you turn up rather than book ahead.
Book ahead in summer, especially near popular spots. Campsites fill up by late afternoon.
Map of Á, Skarðsströnd
65.2642°N, 22.3407°W · West Iceland
Plan your visit
Season
- Open all year.
Walk-ins
- Accepted — first-come, first-served
Advance booking
- Not offered
Getting there
- Road 590 (Skarðströnd)
Off the main road
- 23.8 km from Route 54
Nearest town
- Reykhólar — 21.1 km away
Distance from Reykjavík
- 126 km in a straight line
What else is close
- 37 mapped places within 20 km
Tours near Á, Skarðsströnd
Stykkishólmur - Flateyfrom 4.320 ISK · 1 h 30 min
Stykkishólmur - Flatey - Brjánslækurfrom 6.300 ISK · 2 h 30 min
Flatey - Stykkishólmurfrom 4.320 ISK · 1 h 30 min
Flatey - Brjánslækurfrom 3.560 ISK · 1 h
Experience the Settlement Period Farm of Eirik the Red and Leif Eirikssonfrom 2.900 ISK · 1 h
Brjánslækur - Flateyfrom 3.560 ISK · 1 h
Brjánslækur - Flatey - Stykkishólmurfrom 6.300 ISK · 2 h 30 min
Grundarfjordur Port: Small Group Snaefellsnes Peninsula from Cruise Terminalfrom 25.340 ISK · 5 h
Grundarfjörður Cruise Tour: Snæfellsnes Peninsula from the portfrom 24.500 ISK · 5 h 30 minAmenities
Electricity
Shower
Washing machine
Toilets
Walking paths
Facilities listed by tjalda.is
Á, Skarðsströnd weather and conditions
Last updated
- Tent
- 3,500 ISK per night
- Caravan
- 3,500 ISK per night
- Tent trailer
- 3,500 ISK per night
- Motorhome/Campervan
- 3,500 ISK per night
- Electricity
- 1,500 ISK per night
- VAT, lodging tax, showers, and use of the washing machine are included in the price.
Rates via tjalda.is · retrieved 2026-07-17

Cars & campers
Photos & videos
Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Á< 1 km
- 2
Miðjanes21 km - 3Tjaldstæðið á Reykhólum21 km
- 4
Laugar í Sælingsdal25 km - 5
Stykkishólmur28 km
Hot springs
- 1Einireykir21 km
- 2Geothermal hot spring near Reykhólahreppur21 km
- 3Natural hot pot near Dalabyggð25 km
Fuel
- 1
Reykhólar22 km · 310.9 kr/L - 2Stykkishólmur28 km · 279.7 kr/L
- 3
Búðardalur32 km · 310.9 kr/L
Tours
Day Trek to Akrafjall: The Troll's Mountainfrom 17.656 ISK · 6 hours 30 minutes
From Grundarfjörður Port: Private Snaefellsness Tourfrom 269.900 ISK · 8 hours
Grundarfjörður Cruise Tour: Snæfellsnes Peninsula from the portfrom 24.500 ISK · 5 hours 30 minutes
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Data & sources
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PhotographyHero & gallery photography · Photo: tjalda.is
tjalda.isCampsite facts · About text by Map of Iceland (claude-opus-4-8, 2026-07)
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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