Beetles and Tents - The Start of Camping in Sandviken

Can you imagine travelling around Norway with your family in an old VW Beetle or on a motorbike staying on farms in a big heavy tent? Well, that was exactly how the story of Sandviken campsite began, the first guests pitched their tents on the shores of Lake Tinnsjøen in the middle of the 1950s. Up until 1961 there was a mix of camping and farming here, so there were lots of spectators in the barn of an evening when the cows were being milked. A lot has happened since then and it has been a long journey for the Fagerberg family, who have been running the campsite for nearly 70 years. Nils and Borghild ran the campsite for nearly 30 years, then it was taken over and run by Halvor and Kari for the next 30. Today you will meet Annette and Christiane, the third generation of owners. The large pine tree you can see in front of you now, is the same little tree that you see on many of the pictures, it could certainly tell us lots of stories about the campsite! We hope that you too will create some wonderful memories here at Sandviken to take home with you. We would like to make a collection of stories about the campsite in a book, so maybe you would like to share your experiences with us?