Soontagana campsite

On the Soontagana bog island you can see the ruins of two farmsteads, the history of which can be traced back 22 generations.

Soontagana campsite lies on a bog island in the Avaste Nature Reserve, Pärnu County, a place that people have lived on and defended for well over a thousand years. The first defences of the Soontagana hill fort date from the 7th–8th century, and the island later held two farmsteads whose history can be traced through 22 generations. Their ruins, stone walls and cellars still remain at the campsite. Cars cannot get here: you leave them at the car park and walk about 1.5 km, following the hill fort signs across the bog. At the hill fort there is an observation tower and a forest hut.