Free camping and cell signal in Prince Edward Island
Where Crown land camping is allowed in Prince Edward Island, 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 Prince Edward Island in the mapCan you camp on Crown land in Prince Edward Island?
Mostly no. Prince Edward Island is about 90% private land, and its provincial forests and natural areas are open for day use only: camp in provincial or private campgrounds. The map shows provincial public land, private land and parks. Parks and protected areas here include East Baltic Bog Natural Area, Mt. Buchanan Coastal Cliff Natural Area, Black Pond Sand Dunes Natural Area, Basin Head Sand Dunes Natural Area, South Lake Sand Dunes Natural Area 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 67% of Prince Edward Island for Telus and Bell, 58% for Rogers and Fido and 0% for Freedom. Telus / Bell reaches the most of this region. The region has 110 Telus/Bell, 33 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 Prince Edward Island
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Northumberland Provincial Park · gravel road · 9.7 km from Murray River · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Brockton · gravel road · 10.5 km from St. Louis · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Confederation Trailside Tourist Grounds · gravel road · 7.6 km from Mount Stewart · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Bells Point · gravel road · 10.2 km from Lot 11 and Area · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near MacEwens Pond · rough road · 6.9 km from Morell · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Cabot Beach Campground · gravel road · 6.5 km from Malpeque Bay · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Leckys Pond · rough road · 4 km from Wellington · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Twin Shores Camping Area · gravel road · 5.6 km from Malpeque Bay · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Reardons Pond · rough road · 7.7 km from Hazelbrook · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Glenfinnan River · gravel road · 8.4 km from York · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
Logging and road access
The map shows which roads in Prince Edward Island are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for Prince Edward Island is not on the map yet.
Open Prince Edward Island 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.