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Free camping and cell signal in Western Newfoundland: Gros Morne & the Northern Peninsula
Where Crown land camping is allowed in Western Newfoundland: Gros Morne & the Northern Peninsula, where you'll still have signal to work or call for help, and what's on the road in: logging, surface and parking. Free to use online. Offline use is paid: the Camp Map Pass saves the region to your phone for use with no signal.
Open Western Newfoundland: Gros Morne & the Northern Peninsula in the mapCan you camp on Crown land in Western Newfoundland: Gros Morne & the Northern Peninsula?
The province has said it does not target short-term camping on Crown land; occupying it long-term without a licence breaks the Lands Act, and no day limit is published. Wilderness reserves need an entry permit. In Western Newfoundland: Gros Morne & the Northern Peninsula the map shows Crown and private land from the Canadian Forest Service's 250 m land classification, plus parks and wilderness reserves. Parks and protected areas here include Sir Richard Squires Memorial Provincial Park, J. T. Cheeseman Provincial Park, Barachois Pond Provincial Park, Grand Codroy Provincial Park, Blow Me Down Provincial 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 Western Newfoundland: Gros Morne & the Northern Peninsula for Telus and Bell, 0% for Rogers and Fido and 0% for Freedom. Telus / Bell reaches the most of this region. The region has 142 Telus/Bell, 4 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 Western Newfoundland: Gros Morne & the Northern Peninsula
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Crown land near Little Codroy River · gravel road · 23.2 km from Channel-Port aux Basques · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Meadows Brook · gravel road · 12.1 km from Corner Brook · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Campsite near Catamaran Brook · gravel road · 9 km from Badger · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Rocky Brook · gravel road · 11.4 km from Badger · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Camp Eleven Brook · unpaved track · 15.3 km from Corner Brook · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Powderhorn Brook · gravel road · 15.7 km from Badger · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near North Brook · gravel road · 12.4 km from Deer Lake · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near West Lake · gravel road · 11.4 km from Reidville · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Powderhorn Lake · gravel road · 16.9 km from Badger · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Frenchman's Brook · gravel road · 14.1 km from Grand Falls-Windsor · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Logging and road access
The map shows which roads in Western Newfoundland: Gros Morne & the Northern Peninsula are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for Newfoundland and Labrador is not on the map yet.
Open Western Newfoundland: Gros Morne & the Northern 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, with the Camp Map Pass, saves it to your phone for use without signal. See everything the map does.