There is always something exiting to experience in Arvika!
Arvika invites you into a place filled with culture, adventure, challenges and fun activities. The countryside is so beautiful that it will take your breath away! Wherever you are, places are always close at hand, easy to reach. Simply help yourself to whatever you prefer: the great forests, the open countryside, the stories, the Glaskogen Nature Reserve or some of our 365 lakes! Welcome to us in the heart of Värmland!
There is a lot to discover in Arvika!
Arvika offers a magnificent landscape with many lakes and several nature reserves. The district is known for its rich culture, for singing and music, arts and crafts. Arvika has a cozy and welcoming town center with many shops where you can have nice shopping. The region has since the last century attracted artists, craftsmen and musicians, and even today the tradition lives on. Summertime is Arvika a paradise for music, arts and crafts lovers, with a rich variety of concerts and exhibitions. We hope you can find your own favorite spots in Arvika and enjoying your stay here with us in the heart of Värmland! A warm welcome!
The beautiful region of Arvika can offer accommodation according to every taste! Spend the night comfortably in one of the hotels in town, experience to sleep in a forest hut, stay at a B & B, in a cosy cottage in the countryside or on one of our nice campsites!
Feel the freedom and calmness within the Glaskogen Nature Reserve near Arvika. Experience nature by canoe on beautiful waters or by foot on well-prepared hiking trails of a total length of 300 km.
Glaskogen Nature Reserve covers 28.000 hectares and includes over 300 km of hiking trails, with Lenungshammar at its centre where you can camp, rent a canoe and find tourist information. You can make excursions lasting one day or one week. The hiking trails include picnic spots, wind shelters and cabins.
Maps (1:50 000 scale) can be purchased at the Tourist Information Centres in western Värmland, the petrol station in Glava or online on Glaskogen's webpage.
To stay overnight in a shelter or cabin and to use the picnic facilities, you need to buy the Glaskogen card which is available in Lenungshammar or the tourist information centre in Arvika. There are many lakes and waterways for fishing and canoeing. A fishing licence that covers most of the lakes in the area is available.
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The nature reserve is accessible and the shelters/overnight cabins available the whole year. The information centre in Lenungshammar is open 2021: 8 January – 30 April as well as 1 October – 31 December Tuesday – Saturday 9 am to 11 am. 1 May – 17 June as well as 23 August – 30 September daily 10 am to 2 pm. 18 June – 22 August daily 9 am to 6 pm.
Lenungshammar is the heart of Glaskogen nature reserve whit information center and camping.
Directions
Från Arvika kör Rv 172 mot Årjäng, skyltat via Sigfridstorp eller sväng vänster i Sulvik mot Glava, skyltat från Glava.Från E18 mellan Nysäter och Årjäng skyltat från Sillerud.
Visitor card per person/day 40 SEK. With the Glaskogen visitor card you can use the facilities as hiking trails, shelters etc. You can stay overnight in cabins, shelters or by tent (except on the camp site). Children under 10 years are free.
Pricetype: Visitor card per person and year Price: 800 kr Description: