Writer: Helena Bergström
Updated: October 2026 | Vista Kulle rest area is located along the E4 at Vättern, just north of Huskvarna. There are rest areas in both directions, with the opportunity to take a break, stretch your legs and eat food you brought with you. We stopped here with our camper van on a trip home from Gothenburg and especially appreciated the view over the water.
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Our food stop with a view of Lake Vättern
On our visit in 2011, Vista Kulle was a nice stop to cook and eat some food in the camper. We had a fantastic view of Lake Vättern while taking a break from driving.
It's one of the things we love about RVing: the ability to stop along the way and get a new view for your meal. Sometimes all you need is a simple stop by the water!
Location and service at the rest areas
Vista Kulle has rest areas on both sides of the E4, for northbound and southbound traffic. Follow the signs for your direction of travel. The southbound rest area is on the side closest to Lake Vättern. Here you will find basic services for a break along the way:
- Toilets and accessible toilet
- Tables and benches for bringing snacks or food
- Trash can
The southbound rest area also provides the option of emptying a loose toilet cassette. The information about emptying on the northbound side varies between different registers. Therefore, check the current service in The Swedish Transport Administration's rest area map if emptying is important for your stop.
Please note that cassette emptying is not the same as greywater emptying. Greywater must not be emptied into latrine drains or stormwater wells.
Vista Hill Nature Reserve
Also nearby is the Vista Kulle nature reserve. It is a separate tourist attraction with its own parking, and should not be confused with the rest areas along the E4.
In the reserve there is a marked trail about a kilometer long to viewpoints. The terrain is hilly, so it is suitable for those who want to take a longer break and go for a walk. Our own visit was about the rest area, not about hiking in the reserve.
Excursions in the neighbourhood
If you want to do more than a short rest stop, there are several excursion destinations in the area. In Huskvarna you can visit Husqvarna museum and charming Smedbyn.
Further north lies Gränna, with candy canes and nice urban environments. From there you can also take the ferry to Visingsö if you want to spend more time in the area around Lake Vättern.
interesting Grenna museum where you can learn more about the André expedition. We can also recommend taking the ferry over to the beautiful and peaceful Visingsö Island.
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Junitjej says:
What a nice resting place!
Glad you have visited Gothenburg!
09 May 2011 - 6:47
Katarina på Filippinerna says:
Fun with Gothenburg and nice views you got on your journey home.
09 May 2011 - 8:37
Lena & Jan says:
Thanks for the tip, we are heading to Gothenburg tomorrow and back home we will see if it will be Vista hill 😉.
09 May 2011 - 18:19
admin says:
Lena & Jan, hope you have a good trip to Gothenburg!
09 May 2011 - 19:48
Annelie-Singapore says:
Hello!!! You couldn't have picked a better rest stop, my hometown and where we still have our home and residence is Huskvarna.
In a letter dated Sanna (located between Huskvarna and Jönköping, near Elmia) on 6 September 1899, the author Mark Twain writes:
A walk in the sunset / A walk in the sunset
"I've no business in here-I ought to be outside. I shall
never see another sunset to begin with it this side of heaven. Venice? land, what a poor interest that is! This is the place to be. I have seen about 60 sunsets here; and a good 40 of them were clear and away beyond anything I had ever imagined before for dainty and exquisite and marvellous beauty and infinite change and variety. America? Italy? The tropics? They have no notion of what a sunset ought to be. And this one-this unspeakable wonder! It discounts all the rest. It brings the tears, it is so unutterably beautiful."
Hugs from Singapore
10 May 2011 - 5:29