From goats to tourists

Gryta Camping was originally a goat farm that has been in our family for many generations. Dagfinn Gytri planned the area with his own excavator, and has our client for the cabins and the main building at the campsite. Dagfinn has run the campsite for almost 30 years, before his daughter Linda Gytri took over the operation in 2021. Linda is a trained folk musician with accordion as her main instrument. She has released the albums Umbra and Audire, as well as illustrated the children's songbook Nå skal eg sulle.


The campsite officially opened in 1993, and in 1996 was honored with the title "Campsite of the Year" by the Norwegian Caravan Club. In 1999, the first three cabins were taken into use, and a few years later, two more cabins were built.


After a quarter of a year, there were more tourists and fewer goats, but we still have some goats as regular summer guests every year. The goats are an important part of our history, both for the farm and Oldedalen as an agricultural area, and can therefore adorn our logo with som flower power.


We hope you enjoy your stay with us.


A warm welcome!

Oldedalen

From the Norwegian Sea south of Stad, the Nordfjord extends into the country and divides into three branches below the glacier mountains in Jotunheimen. Oldedalen, which stretches 20 km inland in the mountains, is an extension of the southernmost of these fjord arms.


Surrounded by steep mountain sides, white waterfalls and sparkling glaciers, the elongated Oldevatnet flashes in the valley floor and reflects a nature that is considered by many to be Norway's most beautiful. the lake.

Oldedalsvegen is an experience in itself. You pass several fantastic waterfalls and glacier arms of Jostedalsbreen, between Anna Brenndalsbreen and Melkevollbreen.


Upper-class tourists, especially from England, found their way to Olden early on, lured by salmon fishing as well as the beautiful scenery. Everything in the 19th century, tourist ships lay in the fjord and carried their stately travel companion ashore and into the large attraction Briksdalsbreen.


The farmers in Oldedalen went together and formed a shuttle that built the horse and cart road from Briksdal up to Kleivane where the road ends.


In the beginning, the tourists came by boat up Oldevatnet and were picked up by horse and cart at the end of the lake. Later, it was common to transport tourists all the way to the farm by car and bus. In the late 90's, there were almost 40 horses in turn that transported tourists daily up to Kleivane. In 2005, the horses were replaced with magic cars that now transport tourists the same way.