Free camping and cell signal in Prince George, Nechako & Robson Valley

Where Crown land camping is allowed in Prince George, Nechako & Robson Valley, 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 Prince George, Nechako & Robson Valley in the map

196recreation sites, 988 campsites

121remote spots with signal

183licensed cell sites

3,402cut blocks with active logging

Can you camp on Crown land in Prince George, Nechako & Robson Valley?

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 Prince George, Nechako & Robson Valley 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 KISKATINAW PARK, ALEZA LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, BABINE LAKE MARINE PARK - PENDLETON BAY SITE, BEATTON PARK, BEAUMONT PARK 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 Prince George, Nechako & Robson Valley for Telus and Bell, 3% for Rogers and Fido and 0% for Freedom. Telus / Bell reaches the most of this region. The region has 126 Telus/Bell, 48 Rogers/Fido and 9 Freedom cell sites. Speed tests from other campers show where it's good enough to work from.

Remote spots with signal in Prince George, Nechako & Robson Valley

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

Cobb Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Lasalle Lakes (West) · road · 34.3 km from Dome Creek · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Kennedy Lake · gravel road · 19.9 km from Mackenzie · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Crystal Lake · gravel road · 9.4 km from Bear Lake · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Crown land near Killam Creek · gravel road · 30.7 km from Lamming Mills · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Crown land · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Crown land · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Crown land · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Crown land near Takla Landing · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Crown land near Cluculz Lake · gravel road · 30 km from Vanderhoof · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido

Logging and road access

3,402 cut blocks in Prince George, Nechako & Robson Valley 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.