Campsites near Reykjavík

Distances are straight-line kilometres from Austurvöllur in central Reykjavík and from the Keflavík terminal, computed from each campsite’s own coordinates. They are not drive times: the road follows the coast in places and adds to the number, particularly around Hvalfjörður and the eastern sites. We would rather give you a true distance than a made-up duration.

Rates are the operator’s own published adult per-person price for the current season, via tjalda.is; a dash means there is no current price card, not that the site is free. Seasons are likewise the operator’s own wording — where it is vague, or last published for an earlier year, the last column says “not stated” rather than guessing on their behalf.

The first night and the last night

Most Iceland camping trips start with a late landing and end with an early flight, and both are solved on Reykjanes rather than in town. The sites around Sandgerði, Garður and Reykjanesbær sit 5–20 km from the terminal, against roughly 40 km to Reykjavík — which matters most at 01:00 when you have just collected a campervan you have never driven before.

The trade is services. The city campsite has the kitchen, the laundry, the thermal pool next door and a bus into town; the Reykjanes sites are smaller and quieter, and several of them are the only ones near the airport that publish an all-year season. If you land in daylight and want a shower and a supermarket, drive the 40 km. If you land at midnight, do not.

Whichever you pick, check today’s road conditions before setting off in winter — the Reykjanesbraut is exposed, and wind, not distance, is what closes it.