The last part is true: Þakgil is accessible from mid-July to the end of September — everything else takes a bit more explanation. It’s hard to explain; let’s just say it’s the kind of green you picture when you think of Ireland. Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr SteinssonThank you, sirThe campsite offers both regular camping facilities — a place to pitch a tent or park a car — and a few wooden cabins nestled just beneath the hillside. Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr SteinssonIt’s getting dramaticÞakgil is also a great starting point for several hikes in the area, all conveniently marked on a map right next to the campsite’s showers. Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr Steinsson Photo by Atli Freyr SteinssonTo get to Þakgil, take Route 1 south to Vík, then turn onto Route 214.