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Oppstryn

Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre | Oppstryn

  • Dark building facade with large text, wildflowers in the foreground, and steep mountains under a cloudy sky..
  • Indoor museum gallery with a blue display case showing a topographic mountain model under focused lighting..
  • Outdoor park with large stones on metal stands beside a calm mountain lake, grassy paths, and steep peaks under blue sky..
  • Silhouetted person stands before a large projected snowy mountain valley scene with blue sky in a dark room..
  • Yellow flowers climb a white metal trellis beside a bench, overlooking a calm lake and mountains under blue sky..
  • Teal cord bracelet with a silver pendant rests on a white stand, with a blurred visitor center sign behind..
  • Benches and gravel paths in a lakeside garden, with trees, rocks, and tall mountains under a clear blue sky..
  • A person paddles a canoe on a calm lake, with reflections of green mountains and a clear blue sky..
  • Red wooden lodge with a grass-covered roof beside a landscaped gravel garden, set against forested mountains..
  • Modern visitor center with grass roof and red buildings beside a flowing stream, with mountains and blue sky behind..
  • Gravel path and picnic benches by a calm turquoise lake, framed by trees and steep mountains under a blue sky..
  • Taxidermy reindeer with large antlers on rocks, beside other mounted animals, in front of a mountain lake mural..
  • Interior of a wooden visitor center with a blue reception counter, souvenir displays, brochure shelves, and a wall screen..
  • Three illuminated museum display cabinets holding rocks and minerals on shelves, labeled Sogn og Fjordane and Hjelle..
  • Indoor museum space with a pale wood box-like room and dark doorway; wall text reads “Flaumen / The Flood / Die Flut.”.

In Oppstryn, visit the Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre, with interactive exhibitions, an avalanche experience, and insights into nature, glaciers and the national park.

The visitor centre is situated at the beautiful Oppstryn lake and is an authorized visitors’ centre. The building is designed based on the same principles as a viking house and is approximately as long as the longest viking longhouse found in Norway.

The National Park Center invites you on a journey that will activate all your senses into the beautiful and dramatic Norwegian nature. Among other things, you can experience Norway's most exciting, interactive avalanche that gives you the feeling of being in the middle of one.
In the movie hall, you can experience the mighty Jostedalsbreen glacier and the areas around the National Park. Watch the short film about climate and extreme weather in a specially designed room – The Flood, and explore the glacier through an interactive, immersive and innovative model. How will greenhouse gas emissions influence Jostedalsbreen’s historical development and its future fate?
In our biological exhibition you can see and learn about what kind of wildlife you may encounter in Norwegian nature – and get up close to some of them.

In the fjord-and mountain garden you can enjoy the beautiful view of Oppstryn lake, mountains, glaciers, and rivers surrounding the centre. Explore a landscape shaped by both mountains and fjords, where wild flowers and plants thrive in harmony – in their natural habitat, in peat and among other vegetation.

In the geological park you can see 26 rocks gathered from the regions: Nordfjord, Sunnfjord and Sogn. Join us on a geological journey through millions of years.

The centre also has a dining hall for 115 guests with a panoramic view over the lake of Oppstryn. There is also a café that serves coffee and cookies, as well as gift shop with stone jewellery, Norwegian designed goods, local food, books and more.

At the National park centre you can rent a canoe (4-people) and SUP-board.

A warm welcome to the Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre!

Source: Nordfjord