Dear John,
The nearest camping side to the Gullfoss waterfall is here: h**p://www.skjolcamping.com/

Where not to camp for the night in your camper van

It might seem like a good idea to stay overnight in parking lots outside gas stations, hotels, even on streets in towns and villages but it’s not. Hotels and gas stations are for their customers. If you want to use the bathroom at a gas station, you fill up the car and/or have lunch there. You don’t use the facilities and then bring your own lunch into the dining area.

It’s frowned upon if you park in parking places at camping sites so you cn use their facilities, One never parks the camper in parking lots. If you want to park the camper over night outside a camping site, contact the land owner and ask permission and make sure you are away from everything, are not in the way for anybody and do not leave anything behind.

Where may I camp?
• Along public routes in inhabited areas, you may pitch a traditional camping tent for one night on uncultivated land, provided there is no campsite in the immediate vicinity and the land owner has not restricted or prohibited access, passage or stay within the area by means of signs on gates and walking paths.
• Along public routes in uninhabited areas, you may pitch a traditional camping tent on privately owned land or national land.
• Away from public routes, you may pitch a traditional camping tent, either on privately owned or national land, unless otherwise indicated in special rules which may be applicable to the land area in question.
When must I get the permission of the land owner or right-holder?
• If you plan to camp near places of human habitation or farms.
• If you plan to camp for longer than one night.
• If you plan to pitch more than three tents.
• If the land is cultivated.
• If you plan to use tent trailers, tent campers, caravans, camper vans or similar outside organised campsites or urban areas.

Are there any areas where I may not camp/spend the night?
• Land owners or right holders may restrict or prohibit camping if there is substantial risk of damage to the country’s natural environment.
•If the landowner or right holder has prepared a special camping area on their land, they may direct travelers to it and charge a service fee. Similarly, if there is a campsite in the vicinity, the landowner or right holder may direct travelers to it.
• There may be restrictions on camping in protected areas (see the list of protected areas).
So you still can camp in the wild but you need to get permission from the landowner. Remember the same rules apply wherever you camp, don’t leave anything behind you, others will follow you and they don’t want to see trash from others. We are all in this together.