Jomfruland National Park is an attractive and popular hiking area from April to September. An important objective of Jomfruland National Park is for visitors to experience the beautiful nature on land and in the sea. At the same time, geology, animal and plant life are protected against all interventions. This means that there are special rules for traffic and activities within the national park that are stricter than the Outdoor Recreation Act and other legislation for outdoor recreation. In Jomfruland National Park, this includes a ban on bonfires throughout the national park, compulsory use of leashes all year round and a total ban on traffic during parts of the year.

Campfire ban

It is forbidden to light fires in the national park all year round. It is also forbidden to use disposable barbecues and other grills if they can damage the ground.

Restraint

Dogs must be kept on a leash all year round. The national park has a rich bird and animal life that is vulnerable to disturbance. It is therefore important that all visitors respect the ban. Dog feces must be brought in a bag and disposed of in waste bins. Bags with dog feces must not be thrown in the nature!

Traffic ban

Jomfruland National Park has 15 areas of particular importance for breeding birds. In these areas, it is forbidden to go ashore and travel closer than 50 meters from land between 15 April and 15 July. The areas are marked in red at the bottom of the Jomfruland National Park page.

Ban on drones

It is prohibited to fly model airplanes and drones within Jomfruland National Park. The national park board may grant permission to fly a drone upon application. Persons with permission to fly drones must always bring a permit from the national park board. The Norwegian Nature Inspectorate carries out controls.

Ban on bicycles with electric auxiliary motors and electric scooters (motorized transport in general)

Electric scooters are considered motorized vehicles and are not permitted to be used on trails and roads in the national park. Motorized traffic in the national park requires permission from the management authority and the landowner.

A pedal cycle with an electric auxiliary motor is considered a motor vehicle. It is not permitted to use electric bicycles on trails off the main road on Jomfruland. Electric bicycles are therefore prohibited north of Øytangen and must be parked at the bicycle parking lot before Øytangen farm. Other cyclists are encouraged to park their bikes here, out of consideration for the natural values at Øytangen.

Tents and accommodation in nature

With certain restrictions, it is permitted to pitch and stay overnight in tents and hammocks in Jomfruland National Park. The rules for camping follow the Outdoor Recreation Act, which states that you can pitch a tent for up to two days in the same place if you are more than 150 meters from an inhabited house or cabin.

Mooring bolts and physical measures in the rock face

It is not permitted to drill holes for new mooring bolts in the national park without the approval of the national park board. This includes all measures that involve damage to rocks such as the establishment of diving boards, bathing ladders, boat moorings, etc.

Protection of landscapes, flora and fauna

Animals, plants, landscapes and geology are protected against any form of intervention. Wildlife is also protected against unnecessary disturbance. Jomfruland National Park has a number of rare and endangered plants that are forbidden to pick. We encourage everyone to use established paths and roads. Bicycles may only be used on established paths and roads in the national park.

It is not permitted to pitch tents west of Øytangen farm, on Sandbakken, cultivated land and inland pastures on Jomfruland and in the bird sanctuaries.