The island has a 17-kilometre (11 mi) shoreline with many popular swimming beaches including Kjølholmen, Hverveodden, and Kongshavn.

Convenience stores, a golf course, and restaurants are operated on the island during summers, although most services are closed outside the tourist season.

The island is primarily car-free, but residents may acquire permits for vehicles such as tractors, golf carts, mopeds, and ATVs.

Besides its boat harbors, beaches, and cabin communities, the island remains densely forested with much agricultural activity.

[5][6] Author Jens Bjørneboe purchased a home on Veierland from singer-songwriter Ole Paus and lived on the island until his death on 9 May 1976.

Artist Edvard Munch spent the summer of 1887 on the island, and painted numerous works while visiting on Veierland.