Max Kro & Camping

Southern Norway


The nearest campground to Kongsberg is this low-key forested site, 14km northwest along the Rv37, with 10 huts and plenty of room for plenty of tents. To get here use the Kongsberg–Rjukan bus.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Southern Norway attractions

1. Kongsberg Kirke

7.12 MILES

Norway's largest baroque church, in the Old Town west of the river, officially opened in 1761. The rococo-style interior features ornate chandeliers and…

2. Royal Silver Mines

7.16 MILES

The profusion of silver mines in Kongsberg's hinterland is known collectively as Sølvgruvene. The easiest way to visit is with the tours that leave from…

3. Norwegian Mining Museum

7.24 MILES

Set in a smelter dating from 1844 (the old furnaces survive in the basement), this museum tells Kongsberg's story with relics, models and mineral displays…

4. Lågdal Folk Museum

7.44 MILES

This folk museum, a 10-minute walk southeast of the train station, houses a collection of 32 period farmhouses around which sheep, goats and pigs frolic…

5. Heddal Stave Church

13.18 MILES

This fairy-tale church is the largest and one of the most beautiful of Norway's 28 remaining stave churches. As always, it's constructed around Norwegian…

6. Tuddal

23.51 MILES

Lying beside a deep blue lake surrounded by snow- and forest-dappled peaks, the handful of colourful wooden houses that make up the tiny mountain village…

7. Gaustabanen Cable Railway

28.89 MILES

Gaustabanen runs 860m deep into the core of Gausta before a different train climbs an incredible 1040m, alongside 3500 steps at a 40-degree angle, to…