South Coast Lakes

27 lakes in South Coast — mapped with live road conditions, drive times, and directions.

27 lakes in South Coast

Ljótipollur

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Many lakes are inaccessible in winter - plan seasonal visits accordingly.

Hestvatn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Check if swimming is permitted - some lakes are protected or dangerous.

6.8 km² surface

Highland lake on the famous Laugavegur hiking trail. Camping site for multi-day trekkers. The setting is spectacular - mountains, glaciers, and perfect stillness. The hut here provides shelter for exhausted hikers. You don't come here by car. You earn it by walking through some of Iceland's most beautiful terrain. Part of the classic Landmannalaugar to Þórsmörk trek. A highlight of any serious Iceland hiking trip.

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Litlisjór

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Fishing requires permits in Iceland - check regulations before casting.

9.2 km² surface

Heiðarvatn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Weather can change rapidly around highland lakes - be prepared.

Langavatn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Fishing requires permits in Iceland - check regulations before casting.

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Eskihlíðarvatn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Weather can change rapidly around highland lakes - be prepared.

Fljótsbotn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Weather can change rapidly around highland lakes - be prepared.

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Flókatjörn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Weather can change rapidly around highland lakes - be prepared.

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Grænalón

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Check if swimming is permitted - some lakes are protected or dangerous.

Grænavatn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Fishing requires permits in Iceland - check regulations before casting.

3.3 km² surface

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Gæsavatn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Check if swimming is permitted - some lakes are protected or dangerous.

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Hrafnabjargarvatn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Fishing requires permits in Iceland - check regulations before casting.

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Jökulvatn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Fishing requires permits in Iceland - check regulations before casting.

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Kirkjufellsvatn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Many lakes are inaccessible in winter - plan seasonal visits accordingly.

Lambavatn

Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Fishing requires permits in Iceland - check regulations before casting.

Apavatn

Apavatn is a lake in southwest Iceland. With a surface area of around 13 km2 it is much larger than the neighbouring lake of Laugarvatn, which lies to the north of Apavatn. Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Many lakes are inaccessible in winter - plan seasonal visits accordingly.

13 km² surface

Langisjór

Remote highland lake surrounded by dark mountains and absolutely nothing else. One of Iceland's most peaceful places. Getting here requires serious 4x4 capability or joining a tour. The roads are rough, river crossings required. That's the point. The lake stretches along the edge of Vatnajökull's lava fields. Camping is wild and basic. Come for solitude and raw highland beauty. Not for everyone. For those who need it, it's perfect.

26 km² surface

Jökulsárlón

Iceland's most famous glacial lagoon - where icebergs calve from Breiðamerkurjökull glacier and drift toward the sea. The icebergs are every shade of blue, white, and black (from volcanic ash layers). Seals play in the water. Boat tours navigate between the ice. Across the road, Diamond Beach is where smaller ice chunks wash up on black sand - photographers' paradise. The lagoon has grown dramatically as the glacier retreats. Climate change in action, beautiful and sobering. On everyone's Iceland itinerary, and deservedly so. Can be crowded, but there's enough spectacle to go around. South coast essential.

18 km² surface

Fjallsárlón

Fjallsárlón is a glacier lagoon at the south end of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajökull. Fjallsjökull which is part of the bigger glacier reaches down to the water of the lake and some ice-bergs are drifting by on its surface. Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Many lakes are inaccessible in winter - plan seasonal visits accordingly.

4 km² surface

Breiðárlón

Breiðárlón is a glacier lake at the south end of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajökull. Formed at the terminus of one of Vatnajökull's biggest outlets, Breiðamerkurjökull, Breiðárlón lies between Fjallsárlón and Jökulsárlón glacier lagoons. Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Weather can change rapidly around highland lakes - be prepared.

Grænalón

Grænalón was one of the glacial lakes of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajökull. It was situated in the south of Iceland. Its surface measured 18 km2 during the 20th Century. Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Check if swimming is permitted - some lakes are protected or dangerous.

18 km² surface

Frostastaðavatn

Frostastaðavatn is a lake in Iceland. It is situated in the Highlands of Iceland, not far from the famous mountains of Landmannalaugar and the volcano Hekla. Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Many lakes are inaccessible in winter - plan seasonal visits accordingly.

2.6 km² surface

Hvítavatn

Iceland has over 20 lakes larger than 10 km2, and at least 40 others varying between 2.5 and 10 km2 in size. This list also includes a few smaller lakes and ponds that are considered notable. The figures for many of the smaller lakes are unreliable. Also, some larger lakes vary considerably in size between years or seasons or, for the reservoirs, according to the needs of power plants. Some power plant reservoirs may not be present despite being larger than listed lakes. Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Fishing requires permits in Iceland - check regulations before casting.

Kerið

Colorful volcanic crater lake on the Golden Circle. Red and black crater walls, blue-green water. One of Iceland's youngest craters at only 3,000 years old. The colors are almost artificial-looking. Small site - you can walk the rim in 20 minutes. Small entrance fee goes to preservation. Easy Golden Circle addition. More about the visual impact than the scale.

0.05 km² surface

Sigöldulón

The lake Sigöldulón is a reservoir in Iceland, also known as Krókslón. Situated in the south of the country, not far from Landmannalaugar, it is one of the country's 20 largest lakes at 14 km2. Icelandic lake, part of the island's diverse landscape of water and fire. Weather can change rapidly around highland lakes - be prepared.

Veiðivötn

Highland lake system in the interior, surrounded by the results of volcanic eruptions. Fishing paradise. Access is F-road only, summer season. The landscape is stark and beautiful - craters, lava fields, and the lakes themselves. Trout fishing here is legendary. Permits required and limited. Anglers consider it a bucket list destination. Even non-anglers appreciate the alien landscapes. Combine with Landmannalaugar for a highland adventure.