Editing Sandefjord (section)

== Recreation ==
[[File:Utsikt fra Tønsberg tønne.jpg|thumb|View from [[Østerøya#Tønsberg Barrel|Tønsberg Barrel]], a [[seamark]] known since the days of King [[Sverre of Norway|Sverre]].<ref name="IT94" />{{rp|13}}]]
[[File:Knattholmen leirsted.jpg|thumb|Entry to Knattholmen Campground on [[Natholmen|Natholmen Island]].]]
Sandefjord has some of Eastern Norway's largest preserved coastal recreation areas.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|398}}<ref name="IT94" />{{rp|140}} This includes [[Yxnøy]], which is one of the largest preserved nature areas along [[Vestfold]]'s coast.<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|177}} There are  {{convert|20|km}} of coastal hiking trails on [[Østerøya]] peninsula, including to its southern tip where [[Østerøya#Tønsberg Barrel|Tønsberg Barrel]] is located. Tønsberg Barrel is an old beacon mentioned in ''[[Sverris saga]]''. The {{convert|20|km|adj=on}} coastal path at Østerøya (East Island) is an extension of the {{convert|25|km|adj=on}} coastal path on [[Vesterøya]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The coastal path at Østerøya and Yxney |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/see-and-do/attractions/natural-attractions/?TLp=415569&Kyststien-pa-Osteroya-og-Yxney |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Visitvestfold.com}}</ref> These {{convert|45|km}} of hiking trails are part of the international [[North Sea Trail]].<ref name="AM" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyststien Brochure : Side 2 |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/globalassets/kultur-friluftsliv-by--og-stedsutvikling/kfbs-dokumenter/idrett-og-friluftsliv/ut-pa-tur/kyststien-side-2.pdf |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Sandefjord.kommune.no}}</ref> Additional hiking trails are found at Preståsen, Hjertnes Forest, Fjellvikåsen, Mokollen, Midtås, as well as the Culture Walk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marked trails from the center of Sandefjord |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/product/?TLp=980666 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Visitvestfold.com}}</ref> There are also {{convert|100|km}} of hiking trails that are attached to trailheads by Heisetra in rural [[Andebu]].<ref name="SG" />{{rp|31}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Larsen |first=Erlend |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013061805140 |title=På Tur i Vestfold |publisher=E-forlag |year=2010 |isbn=9788293057130 |volume=1 |page=20 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|200}} Sandefjord is home to ten [[cross-country skiing trail]]s (loipes).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord – Vinteraktiviteter |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Idrett-og-friluftsliv/Ut-pa-tur/Vinteraktiviteter/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Sandefjord.kommune.no}}</ref>

[[Goksjø]] is a {{convert|3.47|km2|adj=on}} lake on the border between Sandefjord and [[Larvik]] municipalities. It is the third-largest lake in [[Vestfold]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2015 |title=Sandefjords Blad – Alle stier fører til Goksjø |url=https://www.sb.no/goksjo/friluftsomrade/alle-stier-forer-til-goksjo/f/5-73-82160 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref> Goksjø is popular for swimming, kayaking and fishing; some of the fish species found here are [[Northern pike]], [[European perch]], [[Ide (fish)|Ide]], [[Common dace]], [[European eel]], [[Salmon]] and [[Brown trout]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goksjø |url=https://sandefjordby.no/goksjo/ |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref> Freshwater fishing is also common by rivers such as Svartåa in [[Andebu]] and the Hagenes River in [[Kodal]]. [[Numedalslågen]], which is considered one of Norway's best salmon fishing rivers, is located in neighboring town of [[Larvik (town)|Larvik]].<ref name="ReferenceA" /><ref name="EL2" />{{rp|526}}<ref name="JTE18" />{{rp|10}}

Sandefjord is home to numerous campgrounds, all which are located along the seaside. Campgrounds include Asnes, [[Langeby]], Vøra, Sjøbakken, Strand Leirsted, [[Solløkka]], and islands such as [[Granholmen, Sandefjord|Granholmen]] and [[Natholmen]].<ref name="MS">{{Cite book |last=Schmidt |first=Martin |title=Norwegen |publisher=Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump |year=2020 |isbn=9783831746248 |page=111 |language=de}}</ref><ref name="IT94" />{{rp|140}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camping |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/sandefjord/accommodation/camping/?viewType=list#!}}</ref> [[Langeby]] is considered Sandefjord's best beach by [[Frommer's]]<ref name="Porter" /> and [[Fodor's]] Travel Guides,<ref name="EA" />{{rp|74}} and is home to Langeby Camping which offers boat and kayak rentals. Tent camping is permitted on numerous nearby islands, including the {{convert|4.5|ha|adj=on}} Hellesøya<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hellesøya |url=https://sandefjordby.no/hellesoya/ |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref> and the {{convert|5|ha|adj=on}} Buerøya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buerøya |url=https://sandefjordby.no/bueroya/ |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2015 |title=Hopp fra øy til øy med båt i fjorden |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/turer-i-sandefjord/hopp-fra-oy-til-oy-med-bat-i-fjorden/s/5-73-79340?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref> Langeby lies adjacent to [[Vøra]], a neighboring beach and campground. Vøra tends to get crowded during warm summer days due to tourism. It attracts summer vacationers from throughout Norway during warm summer months.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|70}}<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|36}}

The archipelago of [[Stauper]] in the [[Tønsbergfjorden]], between the island of [[Tjøme (island)|Tjøme]] and the [[Østerøya]] peninsula, is particularly popular during summer months. These islands are popular for swimming, kayaking, boating, and camping. It consists of four larger islands, four small islands, and a number of islets.<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|181}}<ref name="SG" />{{rp|291}}

Tent camping is permitted in forests, a minimum of {{convert|150|m}} from the nearest settlement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord – Camping |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Idrett-og-friluftsliv/Camping/ |website=sandefjord.kommune.no}}</ref><ref name="MJ96" />{{rp|86}}

=== Beaches ===
[[File:Sandefjord Langeby.JPG|thumb|Langeby Beach attracts thousands of visitors every summer.<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|36}}]]
[[File:Langeby Camping, Sandefjord. - no-nb digifoto 20160511 00221 NB NKF P 02 E 026.jpg|thumb|Camping at [[Langeby]] Beach, 1966]]
Sandefjord's {{convert|146|km}} of coastline is home to various beaches:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Badestrender i Sandefjord – Sandefjordby.no |url=http://www.sandefjordby.no/badestrender-i-sandefjord/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418225651/http://www.sandefjordby.no/badestrender-i-sandefjord/ |archive-date=18 April 2018 |access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="oslofjorden.com">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om friluftsliv, badeplasser, kyststier, turkart, båtramper i Oslofjorden |url=http://www.oslofjorden.com/badesteder/kart_badeplasser_sandefjord_kommune.html |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=oslofjorden.com |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord – Badeplasser |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Idrett-og-friluftsliv/Badeplasser/ |website=sandefjord.kommune.no}}</ref>
* '''Asnes''' ([[Vesterøya|West Island]]): Campground, convenience store, public restrooms, diving boards, sloping rocks.
* '''Flautangen''' ([[Østerøya|East Island]]): Firepits, fishing, public restrooms.
* '''[[Vesterøya#Folehavna Fort|Folehavna]]''' (West Island): Hiking trails, fishing, sloping rocks. Ruins from a German fortress built in 1941.<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|173–175}}<ref name="SG" />{{rp|71}}
* '''Fruvika''' (West Island): Firepits, benches, public restrooms.
* '''[[Granholmen, Sandefjord|Granholmen]]''' (islet): Campground, convenience store, public restrooms, pier, boat rentals, playground.
* '''Grubesand''' (West Island): 100-meter beach with hiking trails, firepits, sloping rocks, picnic tables, fishing, and public restrooms.
* '''[[Langeby]]''' (West Island): Campground, convenience store, fishing, boat pier, restrooms, sloping rocks, floating platform, diving boards, showers, volleyball court, soccer field, playground.
* '''Sandtangen''' ([[Goksjø]] Lake): Freshwater beach with pier and floating platform.
* '''[[Skjellvika]]''' (Østerøya): Oceanside pier, diving boards, hiking trails, floating platform, sloping rocks.
* '''Strømbadet''' (city center): floating jetty for swimming in the Sandefjord Harbor. Access from Hjertnesstranda.
* '''Tangen''' (Vesterøya): Diving boards, floating platform, soccer field, playground, volleyball court, benches, toilets.
* '''Truber and [[Yxnøy]]''' (East Island): Sloping rocks, public restrooms, hiking trails, picnic tables.
* '''Vøra''' (Vesterøya): Campground, convenience store, volleyball court, public restroom, playground, soccer field, floating platform.
[[File:Goksjo.jpg|thumb|[[Goksjø]] Lake is used for ice-skating, swimming, kayaking, and fishing.]]
[[File:Sandefjord, Norwegia 15.JPG|thumb|Between 116<ref name="RD" />{{rp|3}}<ref name="MJ96" />{{rp|38}}-124<ref name="snl" /> islands and minor islets are within city limits.]]

Additional beaches include Bogen (Nallberg), Brunstad, Kleivern, Korsvik, Kulerødvannet, Sandbånn and Rossnesodden (Melsomvik), Storevar, Stålerødvannet, Ertsvika, Strandvika, Albertstranda, Ormestadvika, Trollsvann, and Vårnes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Badestrender i Sandefjord |url=https://www.visitnorway.no/listings/badestrender-i-sandefjord/21039/ |website=visitnorway.no}}</ref>

Several islands with beaches are only accessible by boat, including Gokstadholmen, Lindholmen, Gåsø, Furuholmen, Gåsøkalven, Ravnø, Buerøya and Hellesøya.<ref name="oslofjorden.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Badeplasser |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Idrett-og-friluftsliv/Badeplasser/ |website=Sandefjord Municipality}}</ref>

The lake [[Goksjø]] is home to beaches such as Gubbetangen and Sandtangen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2023 |title=Vestfoldguide – Baderplasser Sandefjord |url=https://vestfold.guide/badeplasser-sandefjord |website=Vestfoldguide}}</ref>

In the early 1940s, Sandefjord's mayor [[Frithjof Holtedahl]] acquired the beaches of Asnes on [[Vesterøya]] and [[Skjellvika]] on [[Østerøya]]. Mayor Holtedahl was also instrumental in acquiring the beach [[Vøra]] in 1943.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|132}}

=== Nature preserves ===
The early 1980s saw the establishment of several nature preserves in Sandefjord, including at [[Fokserød]], [[Strandvika]], [[Hemskilen]], and [[Vøra]].<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|397}}

Sandefjord is home to 16 [[nature preserve]]s as of 2017:<ref name="snl" /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120527042209/http://dnweb12.dirnat.no/nbinnsyn/status/NBdata.asp?FyNr=07&Datasett=VV Nature Preserves in Vestfold County]. Visited 9 December 2017.</ref>
* Dalaåsen ([[beech forest]])
* Flisefyr-Hidalen (forest)
* Storås and Spirås (forest)
* Veggermyra og Nordre Skarsholttjønn (marsh)
* [[Langø (Sandefjord)|Langø]] and Bokemoa ([[protected landscape]])
* Robergvannet ([[wetland]])
* Melsom (plant- and [[wildlife preserve]])
* Napperødtjern ([[riparian forest]])
* [[Fokserød]] (beech forest)
* Holtan (plant preserve)
* Strandvika (riparian forest)
* [[Hemskilen]] (wetland)
* Vøra (geological area)
* Akersvannet (marsh)

===Public parks===
Public parks in Sandefjord include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parker, friområder og grøntanlegg |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Parker-og-grontanlegg/ |access-date=2021-08-12 |website=Sandefjord kommune |language=no}}</ref>
[[File:Badeparken_Sandefjord_2.JPG|thumb|right|Poseidon Sculpture Park]]
[[File:Sandefjord,_Norway_-_panoramio_(3).jpg|thumb|right|Byparken]]
* '''[[Bugårdsparken]]''' ("the Bugårds Park"), 60-acre park that is home to [[Storstadion]], a 20-acre [[duck pond]], public pools, ice-skating rink, and a sports facilities.
* '''Byparken''' ("the Town Park"), built after the town fire of 1900. Home of the statue ''Mother and Child'' by [[Arne Durban]].<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|60–61}} The decision to establish a city park was made by the city council on 28 June 1901. In 1906, enough funds had been received to secure the land. The park has a cubic stone pedestal gifted to the city in May 1995 from [[Sandefjord Rotary]]. On this pedestal is where the "sculpture of the month" has been placed every month since 1995.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tollnes |first=Roar L. |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016030968144 |title=Kulturminner: Byparken |publisher=Sandar historielag |year=1997 |language=no |accessdate=2021-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hjalmarsson |first=Lars |date=2020-09-22 |title="Grisehodetroll": – Det er virkelig på tide å gjøre noe med den" |language=no |work=[[Sandefjords Blad]] |url=https://www.sb.no/grisehodetroll-det-er-virkelig-pa-tide-a-gjore-noe-med-den/s/5-73-1190343 |access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref>
* '''[[Badeparken]]''' ("the bathing park"), 15-acre city park with fitness trail, an amphitheater, and playground, adjacent to [[Scandic Park Hotel]] and [[Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center]]
** '''Poseidon Sculpture Park''', sculpture park by [[Nina Sundbye]] established in 1995 
* '''Andebuparken''', park in the center of [[Andebu]]
* '''Sandefjord Hundepark''' (Sandefjord Dog Park), dog park near [[Sandefjord Upper Secondary School]] managed by Sandefjord hundeklubb
* '''[[Midtåsen Sculpture Park]]''', 15-acre park at Anders Jahre's former villa, sculptures and views of the [[Sandefjordsfjord]]. The park was dedicated to artist [[Knut Steen]].<ref name="SG" />{{rp|265}}
* '''Hjertnesstranda''' ("the Hjertnes Beach"), park at the harbor-front with barbecue grills, sand volleyball fields, benches, public toilets.
** '''Sandefjord Skatepark'''
* '''Kirkeparken''' ("the church park"), park immediately west of Sandefjord Church.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|330}}
* '''Preståsen''', park and recreation area situated on a {{convert|44|m|adj=on}} high hill overlooking the city. Preståsen has various hiking trails, benches, a playground, barbecue sites, a water fountain, and [[Brydedammen]], which is a large pond. It has two access points from Bjerggata in the city center.<ref name="HKB2000" />{{rp|14–15}}

===Fauna===
[[File:Lynx Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald 01.jpg|thumb|[[Eurasian lynx]] is rare but occasionally observed in Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2004 |title=Gaupe i Sandefjord |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfold/gaupe-i-sandefjord-1.277821 |publisher=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2016 |title=+ Spor etter gaupe i Veggeskogen |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/spor-etter-gaupe-i-veggeskogen/s/5-60-49729?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref>]]
Wildlife includes the [[Mountain hare]], [[European badger]], [[European beaver]], [[Roe deer]], [[Red deer]], [[Moose]], [[Red fox]], [[European hedgehog]], [[European pine marten]], and [[Norway lemming]]. More rare but occasionally encountered are the [[Gray wolf]], [[Eurasian lynx]], [[Wolverine]] and [[Brown bear]].

Wolves are extremely rare in Sandefjord, although they have been observed on numerous occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2003 |title=Ulv i Vestfold? |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfold/ulv-i-vestfold_-1.273682 |access-date=28 December 2017 |publisher=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2013 |title=Sandefjords Blad – Sjelden Vestfold-gjest fanget på foto |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/nyheter/sjelden-vestfold-gjest-fanget-pa-foto/s/2-2.428-1.8196328 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref> A wolf shot in neighboring [[Lardal]] in 2013 was the first wolf killed in [[Vestfold]] County in over 100 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2013 |title=Tønsbergs Blad – Ulv trolig oppdaget i Sandefjord |url=https://www.tb.no/nyheter/vestfold/ticker/ulv-trolig-oppdaget-i-sandefjord/s/2-2.516-1.8196625 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Tønsbergs Blad]]}}</ref>

[[Common European Viper]] is the only venomous snake found in Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Skei |first1=Jon Kristian |last2=Knutsen |first2=Espen |date=16 May 2019 |title=hoggorm |url=http://snl.no/hoggorm |via=[[Great Norwegian Encyclopedia]]}}</ref> There are an additional two non-venomous snake species found in Vestfold County: [[European grass snake]] and [[European smooth snake]]. The [[Slowworm]] is considered a lizard.<ref name="EL2" />{{rp|22}}