CJA camping, Laugar

CJA is a small, quiet site divided into private nooks, on the forest farm Hjalli in the Reykjadalur valley. It sits about halfway between Akureyri and Lake Mývatn, 2 km from the village of Laugar and handily placed on the Diamond Circle. The same family runs a small guesthouse here. The heated service house holds toilets, showers, and a little lounge. The kitchen and dishwashing room are unheated — really a shelter from wind and rain — and guests are asked to sort their rubbish. Finding it takes a little care: turn off Route 1 onto road 846 at Laugar, cross the bridge, then follow the signs onto an unmarked gravel track for about 2 km. The owners lean on personal service, and the site is open all year.

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