New Brunswick
Crown land camping in New Brunswick, mapped
Nearly half of New Brunswick is Crown land, and you can camp on it. This map shows where it is, today's burn status for the county, the forest roads that get you there, and whether your phone will have signal when you arrive. Until now, seeing all of that together meant buying a backroad atlas.
What it shows
Every Crown land parcel from the province's records, with parks, Protected Natural Areas and private land marked. Tap anywhere for the answer and the rules.
Tap a spot and see the county's category for today: no burn, restricted (8 PM to 8 AM) or permitted, straight from the province's burn map.
Signal per carrier (Bell and Telus, Rogers) from licensed cell sites and the terrain, plus speed tests from other campers.
93,000 km of roads the province doesn't maintain, plus field reports from other users: washouts, gates, clearance and room to turn around.
Campsites, road ends and Crown land pull-offs scored for signal, flat ground, water and quiet, with the reasons for each.
Save a part of the province to your phone, or all five, and the map, the land status and the signal estimates work with no service.
Camping on Crown land: the rules
The Province of New Brunswick allows camping on Crown land for short periods, without a permit. The province does not set a fixed number of days.
- RVs and trailers only in remote areas where there's no licensed campground, and at least 75 m from the shoreline of a waterway. Tents are exempt from the setback.
- No wastewater on the land or into a waterway.
- Don't cut trees or clear vegetation without a permit. Leave the site as you found it.
- Posted closures win. In high wildfire danger the province can close Crown land to all use, as it did in August 2025.
Summary of the province's Camping on Crown lands guidance. Check it before you go.
Campfires: today's burn categories
The province sets a category for each county every day at 2 PM in fire season. The map shows it in every tap card and keeps the last one on your phone for when you're out of signal. Towns can have their own rules. Official source: the New Brunswick burn map.
Hunting in New Brunswick
Switch to the hunting view for Wildlife Management Zones, wildlife refuges (no hunting), cut blocks coloured by age from the province's replanting records, and whether a cellular trail camera will connect on that ridge. Seasons and limits change every year, so the map links to the official regulations instead of copying them. More about the hunting view.
Pick a part of the province
- Fundy coast & southern New Brunswick
- Saint John River valley & western New Brunswick
- Central highlands & the Miramichi
- Restigouche, Chaleur Bay & the Acadian Peninsula
- Moncton, Kouchibouguac & the Northumberland Strait
Price
The map is free to use online. The Camp Map Pass (CA$55 a year, or CA$7 a month) saves regions for offline use and adds the full scouting list and the hunting view. No subscription is needed to see where you can camp.