The abundant animal life includes moose, reindeer and roe-deer. There is good salmon and trout fishing in the river Gaula, and the municipality boasts several excellent fishing lakes. From November to April the area is under snow, giving excellent conditions for skiing in the fresh, clean air. From here there are twice-daily flight connections to Oslo and Trondheim. It is about 120 km to Trondheim, the nearest city, from where there are frequent inland and foreign flights.
Car hire is available at both airports.
The Main Road 30 runs parallel with the railway through the municipality. There are also many cabins and cottages for hire. Many of them including access to salmon fishing. The municipality contains much that is of interest, in addition to the Hessdalen phenomenon. The last mine, Killingdal, was closed in 1986.