🌫️ Skyggnisvatn Crater Lake

🗺️ How to Get There:
From F26 (Sprengisandsleið), take the marked track toward Veiðivötn. Follow this route into the highlands past craters and fishing huts until a side track branches off to the right toward Skyggnisvatn, before the first river crossing on the way to the Veiðivötn fishing huts. The track is rough and remote, requiring a capable 4×4 vehicle, and may include loose gravel and volcanic sand. GPS navigation is recommended.

There are no signs (only one at the crossroads with the name Skyggnisvatn on it) or facilities, but the lake is recognizable by its calm surface and position near the confluence with the Tungnaá river and the track ends just by the water. Respect the terrain and drive only on established tracks.

📅 Best Time of the Year to Visit:
Best accessed in July and August, during peak highland season. Earlier in the summer, water levels from snowmelt can make access difficult. Conditions vary with weather avoid during late-season frost if you've never been there.

📸 Photography Tips:

Best time of day:
Midday to late afternoon is best for drone shots of the lake and Tungnaá braids. If shooting from the ground, early morning light can give calm reflections and moody atmosphere.

Recommended gear:

• Drone is essential for capturing the lake’s outline and river systems

• Wide-angle lens for the surrounding plains and minimalist textures

• Long lens for isolating distant crater ridges or river inlets

Composition ideas:

• Top-down drone frames showing Tungnaá’s approach into Skyggnisvatn with branching sediment paths

• Oblique drone shots pairing the lake with surrounding crater rims and dark lava fields

• Capture textures of rippled sand and braided rivers entering or exiting the lake

• Use surrounding high ground for layered compositions with foreground ridges