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Lisa Dahl
"💦 Skógafoss is one of the most famous and fabulous waterfalls in Iceland.
💦 Glacial water from the Skógá River dramatically drops over the 60-meter cliff.
🚌 Skógafoss is on ALL South Iceland tours, so arrival is planned after the tour buses leave, but the sunlight is still good.
🚗 The free parking lot is short drive from Route 1, and a quick walk to the waterfall.
☔ You can get quite close to the bottom of the waterfall, so be prepared to get wet!!
🌈 If you're lucky, this is a good spot to see rainbows.
👆 Take the +500 metal steps up to the observation platform. The top view is good, but the best photos are from below.
❄️ Skógafoss is beautiful in all weather...but would avoid taking the metal stairs in the winter.
🚾 There is a free restroom near the parking lot.
⏰ HOURS: Always open!
📸 PHOTOGRAPHY NOTES:
🥲 The first time I visited, I got so excited by how close I could get, I only took close-up photos.
😊 Don't miss taking a long shot to get the full view, especially in the summer when the cliff is covered with bright green moss.
🚌 Visiting later in the day means fewer tourists in your photos."
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Edoardo Massimo Del Mastro
"Un'altra delle cascate più famose (e di conseguenza visitate) d'Islanda. Impossibile da perdere.
Il parcheggio per Skogafoss al 03/2025 è gratis, ma ci sono grandi lavori di ampliamento del sito e molto probabilmente in futuro diventerà anche questo a pagamento.
Nel sito di Skogafoss trovate dei bagni, delle docce, il tutto attrezzato per un area camping (con tanto di prato per piazzare le vostre tende).
Skogafoss ha due punti d'osservazione: frontale da sotto, che vi troverete direttamente davanti una volta parcheggiati (impossibile non vederla) e un altro punto di osservazione dall'alto, percorrendo i centinaia di gradini sulla vostra destra. Meritano entrambi, quindi vi consiglio di fare questo piccolo sforzo!
Dal punto più alto di Skogafoss partono alcuni trekking, anche di decine di chilometri.
Troverete nelle vicinanze anche un buon bar/ristorante dove potrete fare tappa pranzo una volta in loco.
I piatti sono buoni, il prezzo è all'incirca di 30-50€ a persona per un pasto composto da un piatto e una bibita.
Al bar è possibile accedere al bagno (anche gratuitamente) e bere un caffè espresso italiano. "
Nally Preseault
"Skógafoss is another impressive waterfall that you can see from right from the Ring Road. It's actually one of the biggest waterfalls in Iceland. Its water flows from the Skógá, a river that originates from the Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull glaciers. Skógafoss used to flow over sea cliffs and plummet into the Atlantic Ocean. But the coastline has receded about three miles, so the waterfall now marks the boundary between the Highlands and the coastal lowlands.
You can walk quite close to this waterfall--or right up the side of it to an observation platform. Fimmvörðuháls, a fifteen-mile trail (one way), starts here and heads up Thórsmörk (a mountain ridge in between the Eyjafjallajökull and Tindfjallajökull glaciers), passing lots of smaller waterfalls along the way. Prepare to get wet and be wowed."
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