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Free camping and cell signal in Atlin & Tatshenshini

Where Crown land camping is allowed in Far Northwest: Atlin & Tatshenshini, 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.

Can you camp on Crown land in Atlin & Tatshenshini?

Yes, on most of it. Provincial Crown land in BC allows free camping for up to 14 days in one spot, as long as you leave no permanent structures and follow posted closures and fire bans. In Atlin & Tatshenshini the map shows which land is Crown, which is private (including private forest land), and which is park, First Nation or municipal land, so you can tell a legal pull-off from someone's property before you drive in. Parks and protected areas here include ATLIN/A TEIX'GI AAN TLEIN PARK, CHARLIE COLE CREEK ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, TARAHNE PARK, TATSHENSHINI-ALSEK PARK, CRAIG HEADWATERS PROTECTED 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, almost none of Atlin & Tatshenshini has a clear line of sight to a cell site: expect signal only in and near the few communities, and carry a satellite messenger. The region has 1 Telus/Bell, 0 Rogers/Fido and 0 Freedom cell sites. Speed tests from other campers show where it's good enough to work from.

Remote spots with signal in Atlin & Tatshenshini

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

1. Crown land near Como Lake · unpaved track · 4.2 km from Atlin · line of sight to Telus / Bell
2. Crown land near North Lake · gravel road · 7.7 km from Atlin · line of sight to Telus / Bell
3. Crown land near Little Spruce Creek · gravel road · 7.4 km from Atlin · line of sight to Telus / Bell
4. Crown land near Como Lake · unpaved track · 5.4 km from Atlin · line of sight to Telus / Bell
5. Crown land near Five Mile Bay · gravel road · 5.1 km from Atlin · line of sight to Telus / Bell
6. Crown land near Spruce Creek · unpaved track · 3.8 km from Atlin · line of sight to Telus / Bell

Logging and road access

7 cut blocks in Atlin & Tatshenshini have harvesting under way according to Province records. The map marks them so you can avoid log-truck roads and fresh clearcuts, and shows which roads are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads.

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