Free camping and cell signal in Outaouais
Where Crown land camping is allowed in Outaouais, 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 Outaouais in the mapCan you camp on public land in Outaouais?
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 Outaouais the map shows public and private land, national parks, wildlife reserves, ZECs, outfitter territories and First Nations lands. Parks and protected areas here include Lac-Malakisis Ecological Reserve, Louis-Zéphirin-Rousseau Ecological Reserve, Tapani Ecological Reserve, André-Linteau Ecological Reserve, André-Michaux 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 12% of Outaouais for Telus and Bell, 8% for Rogers and Fido and 3% for Vidéotron and Freedom. Telus / Bell reaches the most of this region. The region has 209 Telus/Bell, 109 Rogers/Fido and 70 Vidéotron/Freedom cell sites. Speed tests from other campers show where it's good enough to work from.
Remote spots with signal in Outaouais
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Camping Roland · gravel road · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Branche Gauthier · gravel road · 14.2 km from Notre-Dame-du-Nord · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Baie de Paugan · gravel road · 13.5 km from Denholm · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Freedom
- Crown land near Lac Écho · gravel road · 13.9 km from Wakefield · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Freedom
- Crown land near Plage Temkim · gravel road · 13.6 km from Tee Lake · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Crown land near Crique Gratton · gravel road · 12.8 km from Otter Lake · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- Crown land near Ruisseau du Chemin des Allemands · gravel road · 17 km from Tee Lake · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- RV Camping · gravel road · 16.1 km from Grand-Remous · line of sight to Telus / Bell, Rogers / Fido
- 37-27 · access unclear · 99999 km from · line of sight to Telus / Bell
- Camping Walker · hike-in · 11.8 km from Ferme-Neuve · line of sight to Telus / Bell
Logging and road access
The map shows which roads in Outaouais are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads. Logging data for Quebec is not on the map yet.
Open Outaouais 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 saves it to your phone for use without signal. See everything the map does.