# Road trips in Sweden > 8 road trips and 17 hand-picked places in Sweden, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. Source: https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/sweden/ 8 road trips and 17 hand-picked places in Sweden, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. ## Road trips through Sweden - [Sweden’s High Coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/high-coast/): The world’s highest shoreline rise, red cabins, and a gorge in Skuleskogen National Park. - [Bohuslän: Sweden’s west coast](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/bohuslan/): Granite islands, fishing villages and seafood from Gothenburg to Strömstad. - [Gotland by ferry: Visby, raukar and the south cape](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b5-gotland/): The ferry to Sweden’s largest island: the walled town of Visby, sea stacks on Fårö and a quiet coast of beaches and old churches. - [Dalarna: copper, painters and Lake Siljan](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b5-dalarna-siljan/): Sweden in its most traditional dress: a UNESCO copper mine, the homes of Carl Larsson and Anders Zorn, red cottages and the workshops of the Dala horse. - [Österlen: Skåne’s quiet corner](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b5-osterlen/): A stone ship on a cliff, the best-preserved medieval castle in Scandinavia and apple orchards by the sea at the south-eastern tip of Sweden. - [Kalmar and Öland: castles, windmills and lighthouses](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b15-kalmar-oland/): Kalmar’s castle, then across the bridge to Öland’s limestone plains, Iron Age fort, ruined castle and lighthouses at both ends. - [Swedish Lapland: Kiruna to Narvik on the E10](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b5-kiruna-narvik/): The Icehotel, the clear skies of Abisko and the road across the mountains to a Norwegian fjord, under the midnight sun or the northern lights. - [Bornholm by ferry: round churches and Hammershus](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b15-bornholm/): Across the Øresund Bridge to Ystad and by ferry to Bornholm, for white sand at Dueodde, round churches, smokehouse villages and Hammershus. ## Places worth the detour in Sweden - [Falun Copper Mine](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b5-falu-gruva/): The Great Pit, a crater left by a thousand years of copper mining, on the UNESCO list. Guided tours go down into the old workings; the red paint of Swedish cottages came from here. - [Abisko Canyon](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b5-abisko-canyon/): A short gorge where the Abiskojåkka river cuts through layered rock before reaching Torneträsk. A walk of a few minutes from the national park centre, and the start of the Kungsleden trail. - [Ale’s Stones](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b5-ales-stenar/): A 67 m ship setting of 59 boulders on a grassy cliff above the Baltic, Sweden’s best-known megalithic site. Walk up from the fishing harbour at Kåseberga. - [Kalmar Castle](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b15-kalmar-castle/): A moated Renaissance castle by the sea, where the Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden was agreed in 1397. Parking lies along the park just south, and the rooms and exhibitions are open for a fee. - [Borgholm Castle](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b15-borgholm-castle/): The roofless shell of a grand castle burned out in 1806, on a limestone ridge above Borgholm. Entry is paid in summer, and the gardens of the royal summer home at Solliden are a short walk away. - [Icehotel](https://camping-spirit.com/places/icehotel/): A hotel rebuilt from river ice every winter, with art suites kept at about −5 °C. - [High Coast Bridge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/high-coast-bridge/): A suspension bridge at the start of the High Coast, where the land is still rising after the Ice Age. - [Skuleskogen National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/skuleskogen/): Pine forest above the sea with the Slåttdalsskrevan gorge, a crack 200 m long and 40 m deep. - [Lummelunda Cave](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b5-lummelunda/): A limestone cave with stalactites and an underground stream, north of Visby. Guided tours run in summer; bring a warm layer. - [Hoburgen](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b5-hoburgsgubben/): The southern tip of Gotland, a limestone cliff with sea stacks and the rock face known as Hoburgsgubben, the old man of Hoburgen. Good for sunsets. - [Carl Larsson-gården](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b5-carl-larsson-garden/): The home of painter Carl Larsson and his wife Karin, whose bright interiors shaped the idea of Swedish design. Visits are by guided tour, so book ahead in summer. - [Zorngården](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b5-zorngarden/): The house of painter Anders Zorn in Mora, kept as he left it, with the Zorn Museum next door showing his work. - [Glimmingehus](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b5-glimmingehus/): A moated stone castle begun in 1499, the best-preserved medieval castle in Scandinavia, with murder holes and a medieval-style kitchen garden. - [Stenshuvud National Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b5-stenshuvud/): A 97 m headland of beech forest rising over sandy beaches. Short trails climb to the top for a view down the Österlen coast. - [Eketorp Fort](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b15-eketorp/): A reconstructed Iron Age ring fort on the open limestone plain of southern Öland, with houses and animals inside its round stone wall. Open in summer with an entrance fee; allow a couple of hours with children. - [Långe Jan](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b15-lange-jan/): Sweden’s tallest lighthouse, 42 m, at the southern tip of Öland beside the Ottenby bird observatory. Climb it in summer for views over the nature reserve; the car park sits at the end of the road. - [Långe Erik](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b15-lange-erik/): A white lighthouse of 1845 on a small islet at the northern tip of Öland, joined to the shore by a bridge. The Trollskogen nature reserve, with twisted pines and a wreck on the beach, is close by. ## FAQs **What are the best road trips in Sweden?** Popular routes include Sweden’s High Coast, Bohuslän: Sweden’s west coast, Gotland by ferry: Visby, raukar and the south cape and Dalarna: copper, painters and Lake Siljan. CampingSpirit has 8 trip guides that pass through Sweden, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map. **Which places in Sweden are worth a detour?** Our editors recommend Falun Copper Mine, Abisko Canyon, Ale’s Stones, Kalmar Castle and Borgholm Castle. **Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Sweden?** Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels. Congestion charges in Stockholm and Gothenburg; Øresund Bridge toll. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel. **What is the motorway speed limit in Sweden?** 120 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise. **Are there low-emission zones in Sweden?** Few or none.