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Free camping and cell signal in Northumberland Shore & the Cobequid Hills
Where Crown land camping is allowed in Northumberland Shore & the Cobequid Hills, 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, and with the Camp Map Pass it saves to your phone for use with no signal.
Open Northumberland Shore & the Cobequid Hills in the mapCan you camp on Crown land in Northumberland Shore & the Cobequid Hills?
Generally yes. Nova Scotia allows overnight camping on Crown land with no posted day limit; no permanent structures, and wilderness areas allow backcountry camping with vehicles kept to designated roads. In high wildfire danger the province can close the woods. In Northumberland Shore & the Cobequid Hills the map shows which land is Crown and which is private, plus parks, nature reserves and wilderness areas. Parks and protected areas here include River Inhabitants Nature Reserve, Roman Valley Nature Reserve, Cape Chignecto Provincial Park, Lyons Marsh Nature Reserve, Economy Point Nature Reserve 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 30% of Northumberland Shore & the Cobequid Hills for Telus and Bell, 34% for Rogers and Fido and 0% for Freedom. Rogers / Fido reaches the most of this region. The region has 110 Telus/Bell, 138 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 Northumberland Shore & the Cobequid Hills
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Crown land near Slatterys Pond · gravel road · 4.9 km from Indian Harbour Lake · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Silica Lake · gravel road · 4.6 km from Castlereagh · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Black Lake · gravel road · 5.5 km from Sunny Brae · line of sight to Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near McMullin Lake · gravel road · 4.4 km from Borneo · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Cranberry Lake · gravel road · 7 km from West Side Country Harbour · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near MacElmons Pond · gravel road · 3.5 km from Masstown · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Sucker Lake · gravel road · 3.2 km from Rocky Mountain · line of sight to Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Pot Lake · gravel road · 5.3 km from Willowdale · line of sight to Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Maple Lake · gravel road · 5.2 km from St. Pauls · line of sight to Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near McIntosh Lake · gravel road · 6.6 km from Cameron Settlement · line of sight to Rogers / Fido
Logging and road access
The map shows which roads in Northumberland Shore & the Cobequid Hills are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for Nova Scotia is not on the map yet.
Open Northumberland Shore & the Cobequid Hills 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.