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Free camping and cell signal in Central Alberta & Edmonton

Where Crown land camping is allowed in Central Alberta & Edmonton, where you'll still have signal to work or call for help, and what's on the road in: logging, surface and parking. One map, saved to your phone for use with no signal.

Open Central Alberta & Edmonton in the map
10recreation sites, 10 campsites
159remote spots with signal
3,596licensed cell sites
153parks and protected areas

Can you camp on public land in Central Alberta & Edmonton?

On public land in Alberta's Green Area, yes: random camping is allowed for up to 14 days in one spot, not within 1 km of a provincial park or recreation area, and a Public Lands Camping Pass is needed along the Eastern Slopes. The White Area is mostly private farmland. In Central Alberta & Edmonton the map shows the Green and White Areas, parks, First Nation and Métis land, recreation areas and where a camping pass is required. Parks and protected areas here include Muskoseya ispikaa’pawew, Métis Crossing Ranch, Parkland Natural Area, Rumsey Ecological Reserve, Bridge Lake Natural Area and more; camp only in their designated sites.

Where will I have cell signal?

Coverage in the backcountry follows the valleys and the highways. Using every licensed cell site and a terrain model of where each one can reach, the map estimates that a clear line of sight to a site covers about 31% of Central Alberta & Edmonton for Telus and Bell, 27% for Rogers and Fido and 2% for Freedom. Telus / Bell reaches the most of this region. The region has 2,073 Telus/Bell, 1,136 Rogers/Fido and 387 Freedom cell sites. Speed tests from other campers show where it's good enough to work from.

Remote spots with signal in Central Alberta & Edmonton

Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.

  1. Barrier Lake · paved road · 24.1 km from Canmore · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
  2. Jackknife Springs Day Use · gravel road · 31.3 km from Drayton Valley · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
  3. Crown land near Swanson Creek · gravel road · 23.1 km from Cremona · line of sight to Telus / Bell
  4. Crown land near Birch Lake · gravel road · 26.3 km from Sundre · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
  5. Crown land near Lick Creek · gravel road · 28.4 km from Rocky Mountain House · line of sight to Telus / Bell
  6. Crown land near Alford Lake · gravel road · 32.9 km from Rocky Mountain House · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
  7. Crown land · gravel road · 27.9 km from Rocky Mountain House · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
  8. Crown land near Alford Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
  9. Crown land near Tay Lake · gravel road · 35 km from Rocky Mountain House · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
  10. Crown land near Phyllis Lake · gravel road · 30.5 km from Rocky Mountain House · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido

Logging and road access

The map shows which roads in Central Alberta & Edmonton are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for Alberta is not on the map yet.

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