Explore Ólafsvík

Snæfellsjökull National Park covers 183 km² at the western tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, west of Ólafsvík, and was established in 2001. It is centred on Snæfellsjökull, a glacier-capped stratovolcano, and takes in lava fields, craters, sea cliffs and beaches; going onto the glacier requires a guide. Visitor centres are at Hellissandur and Malarrif.

Arnarstapi is a fishing village at the foot of Stapafell on the south coast of Snæfellsnes, across the peninsula from Ólafsvík. Its basalt shore, protected since 1979, is cut by the surf into sea caves, stacks and the stone arch Gatklettur, and a 2.5 km coastal path leads from the village through the Hellnahraun lava field to Hellnar.