Nature discovery
Research 14 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Stavanger, grouped across 5 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Stavanger. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Stavanger. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Stavanger, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 14 places.
Mosvatnet is 45-hectare lake bordered by Valandsskogen forest, a birdlife recreation area just west of central Stavanger. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mosvatnet, about 2 km (1 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: Peter Van den Bossche / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Gandsfjord is a fjord reachable from Stavanger as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Gandsfjord, about 7 km (4 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: Alexey Topolyanskiy / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Hafrsfjord is a fjord reachable from Stavanger as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Hafrsfjord, about 7 km (4 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: kallerna / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Høgsfjord is a fjord reachable from Stavanger as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Høgsfjord, about 19 km (12 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: Hallvard Nygård / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Boknafjord is a fjord reachable from Stavanger as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Boknafjord, about 25 km (15 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: Frokor / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) is Steep cliff plateau rising about above the Lysefjord in Ryfylke, nearby east of Stavanger. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock), about 26 km (16 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: Stefan Krause, Germany / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lysefjord is nearby glacially carved fjord in Ryfylke, nearby east of Stavanger, flanked by steep granite walls. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lysefjord, about 36 km (22 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: W. Bulach / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Manafossen is single-drop waterfall on the river Manaana near Frafjord in Gjesdal, nearby southeast of Stavanger. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Manafossen, about 39 km (24 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: No machine-readable author provided. Gunnernett assumed (based on copyright claims). / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Kjeragfossen is Seasonal plunge waterfall about high dropping from the Kjerag plateau into the Lysefjord, east of Stavanger. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kjeragfossen, about 49 km (31 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: Håvard Thoen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Kjerag is mountain on the south shore of the Lysefjord with a near-vertical cliff, nearby east of Stavanger. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kjerag, about 50 km (31 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: Kjwathne / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Magma Geopark is UNESCO Global Geopark of anorthosite rock landscape across municipalities around Egersund, south of Stavanger. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Magma Geopark, about 62 km (39 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: Mikenorton / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Skrubbedalsfossen is a waterfall reachable from Stavanger as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Skrubbedalsfossen, about 82 km (51 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: Rudiend / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Langfossen is a waterfall reachable from Stavanger as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Langfossen, about 103 km (64 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: Frokor / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Reiårsfossen is a waterfall reachable from Stavanger as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Reiårsfossen, about 112 km (70 mi) from Stavanger
Image credit: Image: TheGunslinger666 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0