The national parks of Norway by camper
All 41 national parks on the Norwegian mainland, from the far north to the south coast. Each pin is where a camper visit starts: a visitor centre, a trailhead car park or the end of the road, with what to see, the walks and what to know before you go.
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41 national parks
Finnmark 5 Everything in Finnmark ›
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National ParkSeiland National ParkAn alpine island between Alta and Hammerfest with Europe's northernmost glaciers, steep fjords and old Sea Sámi hay meadows.
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National ParkStabbursdalen National ParkThe world's northernmost pine forest: gnarled pines up to 500 years old along the Stabburselva salmon river, just west of Lakselv.
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National ParkVarangerhalvøya National ParkGrey boulder plateaus, wide salmon river valleys and reindeer on Norway's most Arctic mainland tundra, between Vadsø, Vardø and Båtsfjord.
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National ParkØvre Pasvik National ParkNorway's largest old-growth pine forest: flat taiga with bogs and lakes where Norway, Finland and Russia meet, 100 km south of Kirkenes.
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National ParkAnárjohka National ParkRoadless pine and birch forest, endless bogs and over 700 lakes on the Finnish border between Karasjok and Kautokeino.
Troms 4 Everything in Troms ›
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National ParkReisa National ParkA deep canyon valley with the 269 m Mollisfossen waterfall, the Reisa salmon river and the Arctic Trail, between Alta and Tromsø.
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National ParkÅnderdalen National ParkOld twisted coastal pines, bogs and lakes in a sheltered valley on Senja, with sharp granite peaks out towards the sea.
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National ParkØvre Dividal National ParkOld pine forest, open fells and wolverine country at the far end of a quiet valley in inner Troms, by the Swedish border.
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National ParkRohkunborri National ParkA deep Ice Age canyon at the head of Sørdalen, glacier-topped peaks over 1.500 m and wide reindeer fells running to the Swedish border.
Nordland 8
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National ParkMøysalen National ParkVesterålen's highest mountain, Møysalen at 1.262 m, with its saddle and two stone 'maidens' above roadless fjords on Hinnøya.
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National ParkLofotodden National ParkSharp peaks rising straight out of the sea, white beaches like Kvalvika and Bunes, and the empty coves of old fishing families.
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National ParkRago National ParkBare granite slabs, old pine forest and the 223 m Litlverivassforsen waterfall, on the edge of a huge wilderness across the Swedish border.
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National ParkSjunkhatten National ParkJagged peaks, deep fjord arms and rounded fells right behind Bodø, with easy paths for families and classic ski tops in winter.
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National ParkJunkerdal National ParkLime-rich mountains between Sulitjelma and Junkerdalen, with rare alpine flowers, big lakes and reindeer right up to the Swedish border.
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National ParkLáhko National ParkA bare, high limestone plateau above Glomfjord where streams vanish into the rock and boulders balance on stone pedestals.
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National ParkSaltfjellet-Svartisen National ParkNorway's second largest glacier on the Arctic Circle, and east of it the open plateau of Saltfjellet with old Sámi sites and a telegraph…
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National ParkLomsdal-Visten National ParkRoadless valleys, wild rivers and fjords between Brønnøysund and Mosjøen, with abandoned mountain farms and an easy boardwalk path in fro…
Trøndelag 6
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National ParkBørgefjell National ParkWild, trackless mountains on the Nordland–Trøndelag border, with Kvigtinden, countless trout lakes and arctic fox. Easy riverside walk at…
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National ParkLierne National ParkLow mountains and ice-age moraines on the Swedish border, with countless small lakes, bogs and one of Norway's densest bear populations a…
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National ParkBlåfjella-Skjækerfjella National ParkNorway's fourth largest national park: old spruce forest, screes and bare mountains between Snåsa and the Swedish border, with a WWII story.
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National ParkSkarvan og Roltdalen National ParkRoadless spruce valley, bare mountains up to 1.441 m and hundreds of old millstone quarries, an hour or two east of Trondheim.
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National ParkForollhogna National ParkGentle, rolling mountains up to 1.332 m, a big wild reindeer herd and valleys full of summer farms that are still in use.
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National ParkFemundsmarka National ParkBoulder fields, silver-grey old pines and a maze of lakes and rivers between Lake Femunden and the Swedish border.
The mountains of central and eastern Norway 11
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National ParkDovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National ParkSnøhetta at 2.286 m, Norway's most original wild reindeer and the only musk oxen in the country, right by the E6 at Hjerkinn.
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National ParkDovre National ParkBare, rounded mountains between Rondane and Dovrefjell, with wild reindeer, rare mountain flowers and old hunting traps.
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National ParkGutulia National ParkNorway's smallest national park, with old pines and spruce left alone for centuries and a restored summer farm by the lake.
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National ParkReinheimen National ParkBig, mostly trackless reindeer mountains between Ottadalen and Romsdalen, from the Troll Wall down to quiet pine valleys.
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National ParkRondane National ParkGrey, rounded peaks over 2.000 m around the long lake Rondvatnet, lichen plateaus and one of Europe's last wild reindeer herds.
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National ParkBreheimen National ParkGlaciers, high peaks and long empty valleys between Strynefjellet and Sognefjellet, with old summer farms at the edges.
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National ParkJotunheimen National ParkNorway's highest peaks, glaciers and the green lake Gjende, with the Besseggen ridge starting at Gjendesheim on road 51.
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National ParkFulufjellet National ParkA flat sandstone plateau on the Swedish border, white with lichen on top, with old pines and old border paths on its slopes.
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National ParkLangsua National ParkRolling low mountains, bogs and old spruce forest between Gausdal and Valdres, with summer farms all around and good trout lakes.
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National ParkHallingskarvet National ParkA long wall of bare rock above Geilo and the Bergen railway, with steep cliffs on both sides and wild reindeer on the plateau.
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National ParkHardangervidda National ParkNorthern Europe's largest mountain plateau: endless lakes and moors, Europe's biggest wild reindeer herd and the flat-topped Hårteigen.
The glaciers of western Norway 2
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National ParkJostedalsbreen National ParkThe largest glacier on the European mainland, with blue ice arms like Nigardsbreen and Bøyabreen reaching down towards green valleys.
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National ParkFolgefonna National ParkNorway's third largest glacier on a peninsula in Hardanger, with blue icefalls hanging above green valleys and the fjord.
Oslo and the south coast 5
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National ParkØstmarka National ParkNorway's newest national park, a forest of ridges, long narrow lakes and bogs just east of Oslo, with wolves, lynx and beaver.
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National ParkFærder National ParkThe outer Oslofjord archipelago at Verdens Ende: ice-polished 'whale back' rocks, small islands, old lighthouses and the Bolærne islands.
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National ParkYtre Hvaler National ParkNorway's first marine national park, on the Swedish border: smooth granite skerries, heather-covered islands and a cold-water coral reef.
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National ParkJomfruland National ParkA long, flat island off Kragerø built from an Ice Age moraine, with a 7 km pebble beach, two white lighthouses and oak and hazel woods.
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National ParkRaet National ParkA marine park on the Sørland coast near Arendal, with long Ice Age pebble beaches, smooth rock and an old pilot harbour on Merdø.