Free camping and cell signal in Kenora, Rainy River & Red Lake
Where Crown land camping is allowed in Kenora, Rainy River & Red Lake, 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 Kenora, Rainy River & Red Lake in the mapCan you camp on Crown land in Kenora, Rainy River & Red Lake?
Yes, on most of it. Canadian residents can camp free on Ontario's Crown land for up to 21 days at any one site in a calendar year; non-residents need a Crown land camping permit north of the French and Mattawa rivers. In Kenora, Rainy River & Red Lake the map shows which land is Crown (unpatented) and which is patented private land, plus provincial parks, conservation reserves and First Nation reserves, so you can tell a legal campsite from someone's property. Parks and protected areas here include LITTLE GREENWATER LAKE , WOODLAND CARIBOU , TIDE LAKE , BONHEUR RIVER KAME , TROUT LAKE 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 8% of Kenora, Rainy River & Red Lake for Telus and Bell, 7% for Rogers and Fido and 0% for Freedom. Telus / Bell reaches the most of this region. The region has 106 Telus/Bell, 104 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 Kenora, Rainy River & Red Lake
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Crown land near Milton Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Bundy Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Worthy Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Gill Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Cabin Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Lang Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Worthy Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Inwood Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Hay Lake · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Tomlinson Lake · gravel road · 40.2 km from Quetico · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Logging and road access
The map shows which roads in Kenora, Rainy River & Red Lake are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for Ontario is not on the map yet.
Towns in this region include DRYDEN, ATIKOKAN, FORT FRANCES, RAINY RIVER, KENORA.
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