Free camping and cell signal in Estrie, Montérégie & Montréal
Where Crown land camping is allowed in Estrie, Montérégie & Montréal, 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 Estrie, Montérégie & Montréal in the mapCan you camp on public land in Estrie, Montérégie & Montréal?
Yes. On Quebec public land (terres du domaine de l'État) you can camp without a permit, with temporary equipment, for a stay of up to 7 months; ZECs and wildlife reserves charge fees, and some regional municipalities require a camping permit. In Estrie, Montérégie & Montréal the map shows public and private land, national parks, wildlife reserves, ZECs, outfitter territories and First Nations lands. Parks and protected areas here include Marcel-Léger Ecological Reserve, Jackrabbit Ecological Reserve, Micocoulier Ecological Reserve, Marcel-Raymond Ecological Reserve, Pin-Rigide Ecological 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 75% of Estrie, Montérégie & Montréal for Telus and Bell, 64% for Rogers and Fido and 55% for Vidéotron and Freedom. Telus / Bell reaches the most of this region. The region has 3,640 Telus/Bell, 1,642 Rogers/Fido and 1,054 Vidéotron/Freedom cell sites. Speed tests from other campers show where it's good enough to work from.
Remote spots with signal in Estrie, Montérégie & Montréal
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Campsite near Rivière du Nord · gravel road · 12.1 km from Saint-Côme · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Freedom
- Crown land near Lac Sainte-Sophie · gravel road · 11.4 km from Chertsey · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Freedom
- Campsite near Rivière aux Sables · gravel road · 7.9 km from Nicolet · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido, Freedom
- Crown land near Petit lac Perreault · unpaved track · 8.8 km from Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Freedom
- Camping du Lac du Castor · unpaved track · 7.8 km from Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Camping Lac Massawippi · gravel road · 6 km from Hatley · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido, Freedom
- Crown land near Lac Café · gravel road · 6.7 km from Rawdon · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido, Freedom
- Crown land near Lac Lafrenière · unpaved track · 8.2 km from Saint-Donat · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Camping Les Mousquetaires · gravel road · 7.2 km from Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf · line of sight to Rogers / Fido
- Camping du lac Stukely · gravel road · 7.1 km from Bonsecours · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Logging and road access
The map shows which roads in Estrie, Montérégie & Montréal are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for Quebec is not on the map yet.
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