Free camping and cell signal in Restigouche, Chaleur Bay & the Acadian Peninsula
Where Crown land camping is allowed in Restigouche, Chaleur Bay & the Acadian Peninsula, 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 Restigouche, Chaleur Bay & the Acadian Peninsula in the mapCan you camp on Crown land in Restigouche, Chaleur Bay & the Acadian Peninsula?
Yes, for short stays. New Brunswick allows camping on Crown land for short periods; RVs and trailers only in remote areas without licensed campgrounds and at least 75 m from any shoreline, while tents are exempt from that setback. In Restigouche, Chaleur Bay & the Acadian Peninsula the map shows which land is Crown and which is private, plus provincial and national parks and Protected Natural Areas. Parks and protected areas here include Mount Carleton Provincial Park, Bay du Vin Island, Blue Mountain, Freeze Lakes, Gover Mountain 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 21% of Restigouche, Chaleur Bay & the Acadian Peninsula for Telus and Bell, 16% for Rogers and Fido and 0% for Freedom. Telus / Bell reaches the most of this region. The region has 119 Telus/Bell, 49 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 Restigouche, Chaleur Bay & the Acadian Peninsula
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Crown land near Flemming Brook · unpaved track · 12.9 km from Bathurst · line of sight to Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Limekiln Brook · gravel road · 13.5 km from Neguac · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Straughan Brook · gravel road · 20.3 km from Bathurst · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Ocean River RV Resort · unpaved track · 12.3 km from Neguac · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Big Eskedelloc River · gravel road · 20.2 km from Neguac · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Grog Brook · gravel road · 18.8 km from Tide Head · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Escuminac Beach & Family Park · gravel road · 24.4 km from Neguac · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Sandy Point Park Inc · paved road · 22.1 km from Neguac · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land · gravel road · 13.2 km from Loggieville · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land · gravel road · 23.2 km from Loggieville · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Logging and road access
The map shows which roads in Restigouche, Chaleur Bay & the Acadian Peninsula are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for New Brunswick is not on the map yet.
Open Restigouche, Chaleur Bay & the Acadian Peninsula in the mapCosmic's Camp Map puts all of this on one map with land status, cell coverage by carrier, recreation sites, wildfires, services and road reports, and saves it to your phone for use without signal. See everything the map does.