Free camping and cell signal in High Arctic: Resolute & Grise Fiord
Where Crown land camping is allowed in High Arctic: Resolute & Grise Fiord, 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 High Arctic: Resolute & Grise Fiord in the mapCan you camp on Crown land in High Arctic: Resolute & Grise Fiord?
On Crown land, yes; no day limit is published. On Inuit Owned Lands, non-Inuit need the Regional Inuit Association's consent to enter or camp, and the 30 m strip along coasts and navigable water is for travel, not a general right to camp. In High Arctic: Resolute & Grise Fiord the map shows Inuit Owned Lands from Natural Resources Canada's land survey records, plus national and territorial parks. Parks and protected areas here include Qausuittuq National Park Of Canada, Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area, Nirjutiqarvik National Wildlife Area, Nanuit Itillinga National Wildlife Area, Akpaqarvik Migratory Bird Sanctuary; 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, almost none of High Arctic: Resolute & Grise Fiord has a clear line of sight to a cell site: expect signal only in and near the few communities, and carry a satellite messenger. The region has 2 Telus/Bell, 1 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 High Arctic: Resolute & Grise Fiord
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Crown land near Mecham River · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Resolute Creek · unpaved track · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land · unpaved track · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Char lake · access unclear · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Meretta Lake · unpaved track · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Ruins Lake · unpaved track · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Strip Lake · unpaved track · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Logging and road access
The map shows which roads in High Arctic: Resolute & Grise Fiord are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for Nunavut is not on the map yet.
Open High Arctic: Resolute & Grise Fiord 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.