Free camping and cell signal in Thunder Bay, Nipigon & Lake of the Woods east

Where Crown land camping is allowed in Thunder Bay, Nipigon & Lake of the Woods east, 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 Thunder Bay, Nipigon & Lake of the Woods east in the map

0recreation sites

90remote spots with signal

252licensed cell sites

74parks and protected areas

Can you camp on Crown land in Thunder Bay, Nipigon & Lake of the Woods east?

Yes, on most of it. Canadian residents can camp free on Ontario's Crown land for up to 21 days at any one site in a calendar year; non-residents need a Crown land camping permit north of the French and Mattawa rivers. In Thunder Bay, Nipigon & Lake of the Woods east the map shows which land is Crown (unpatented) and which is patented private land, plus provincial parks, conservation reserves and First Nation reserves, so you can tell a legal campsite from someone's property. Parks and protected areas here include LITTLE GREENWATER LAKE , ARROW LAKE , OUIMET CANYON , KASHABOWIE , KOPKA RIVER 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 6% of Thunder Bay, Nipigon & Lake of the Woods east for Telus and Bell, 8% for Rogers and Fido and 0% for Freedom. Rogers / Fido reaches the most of this region. The region has 105 Telus/Bell, 147 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 Thunder Bay, Nipigon & Lake of the Woods east

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

Crown land near Margo Lake · gravel road · 14.9 km from Longlac · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Crown land near Seagram Bay · gravel road · 15.1 km from Longlac · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Crown land near Garfinkle Hole · gravel road · 19.1 km from Caramat · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Crown land near Margo Lake · gravel road · 12.6 km from Longlac · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Crown land near Lena Lake · gravel road · 14.9 km from Longlac · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Crown land near Garfinkle Hole · gravel road · 19.1 km from Longlac · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Crown land near Pamela Lake · gravel road · 15 km from Longlac · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Crown land near Lukinto Lake · gravel road · 17.6 km from Longlac · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Crown land near Wilf Lake · gravel road · 20 km from Caramat · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Crown land near Pasha Lake · gravel road · 12.8 km from Jellicoe · line of sight to Rogers / Fido

Logging and road access

The map shows which roads in Thunder Bay, Nipigon & Lake of the Woods east are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for Ontario is not on the map yet.