Welcome in

Come in, dive and breathe! A full 98% of the national park is underwater. At the visitor center in Tårnhagen on Jomfruland you can get to know life on land, in the sea and in the air. 

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Welcome in

Come in, dive and breathe! A full 98% of the national park is underwater. At the visitor center in Tårnhagen on Jomfruland you can get to know life on land, in the sea and in the air. Welcome in!

Jomfruland forest
Jomfruland forest

The Jomfruland National Park Visitor Center is centrally located in Tårnhagen. Here you can learn, experience, participate in activities or relax in the garden. During the center's opening hours, there is a café selling coffee, cake, buns and waffles.

OPENING HOURS SPRING 2026

VIRGIN (Tårnhagen)
🐥 Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Eve and Easter Sunday 12-16
🙂 After Easter: Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4 pm
KRAGERØ (The Station)
🐥 Easter Eve 11 am-3 pm
🙂 After Easter: Wednesdays 12-3 pm
(Open exhibition)
🐟 Mondays 2:30-5:00 PM. Nature lab for children between 12-15 years old.
(Free leisure activities)
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Waves crashing into a bay full of pebbles.

Activities and events

The visitor center organizes a variety of activities for young and old throughout the year. During the school summer holidays, you can explore nature with our nature guides, take part in exciting themed hikes, or sample edible plants from the shore!

The events are announced on our Facebook page.

You can also find a complete overview of this year's events here.

Become a Nature PARTNER

Join our team and support a good cause! Together we can make a lasting difference for nature and future generations through a free and fun learning arena for everyone.

Read how you can become a nature partner here

Forest garden land with old oak trees and directional signs.
Picture of interior of the visitor center
Learn about the national park both above and below water! In the center you can experience the national park with video glasses, a projector-based viewing table, films, a sound shower oak tree, viewing boxes and information walls.
In the Café outlet you can buy carrot cake, chocolate cake, pecan pie, cinnamon rolls, waffles, sausages, mineral water, coffee, tea and some snacks!

General Manager at the Visitor Center:
Ruth Ellegård
Jomfruland National Park Center AS
Main Road 104, 3781 Jomfruland
E-mail: post@jomfrulandbesokssenter.no
Phone: +47 481 38 294

Visiting address:
Jomfruland national park center AS
Hovedveien 104, 3781 Jomfruland