Free camping and cell signal in Kitikmeot: Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk & Gjoa Haven
Where Crown land camping is allowed in Kitikmeot: Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk & Gjoa Haven, 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 Kitikmeot: Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk & Gjoa Haven in the mapCan you camp on Crown land in Kitikmeot: Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk & Gjoa Haven?
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 Kitikmeot: Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk & Gjoa Haven 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 Ovayok Territorial Park, Kugluk Territorial Park, Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary, Ahiak 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 Kitikmeot: Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk & Gjoa Haven 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 Kitikmeot: Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk & Gjoa Haven
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Annana's Camp · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Iqaluktuuttiaq · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Kangiqhuk · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Kangiqhuk · unpaved track · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Flagstaff Point · unpaved track · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Kangiqhuk · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Iqaluktuuttiaq · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Logging and road access
The map shows which roads in Kitikmeot: Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk & Gjoa Haven are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for Nunavut is not on the map yet.
Open Kitikmeot: Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk & Gjoa Haven 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.