Mývatn · Iceland
Endless Shower
The Endless Shower is a working outdoor shower standing in a volcanic field near Krafla, fed by geothermal water from a borehole drilled for the power station. No walls, no curtain, no charge. It is a roadside curiosity rather than a sight, and that is the whole appeal.
Crowd level four needs explaining, because this is not tour-bus territory. There were usually three or four cars there, and everyone wants the same photograph without a stranger in it, so you wait — about ten minutes in my case. Busy here means a queue of four, not a crowd of a hundred. Worth timing: look at it on the way up to Krafla and Víti, and if it is empty, stop then. If there are cars, drive on and try again on the way back.
My rating
Scale 1–5. On Cost, 1 means free and 5 means pricey. On Crowd level, 1 means near-solitude and 5 means tour-bus central.
One out of five, and that is not a complaint. It is a shower beside a road in a gravel field. You go for the absurdity of it, not for the view.
Located just off the road leading to Krafla geothermal area east of Lake Mývatn, the shower is easily accessible by car. There are no formal facilities like changing rooms or showers beyond the open-air setup, so visitors should be prepared for an unconventional experience.
No parking fee and the Endless Shower is free to use, making it a rare free hot-water shower opportunity in Iceland.
Given its remote location and unusual nature, the shower rarely gets crowded. It's mostly visited by curious travelers passing through the Krafla area. To clarify, it is advisable to mention that waiting may be necessary to use the shower, or alternatively, to allow visitors to take a unique picture.
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