Free camping and cell signal in Arctic
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Arctic: the Brooks Range, Dalton Highway & North Slope, which carrier will reach you to work or call for help, and what's on the road in. Free to use online. Offline use is paid: the Camp Map Pass saves the region to your phone for use with no signal.
Open Arctic in the mapCan you camp for free in Arctic?
On most national forest and Bureau of Land Management land, yes: dispersed camping is allowed outside developed sites, usually for up to 14 days, unless an area is posted closed. Alaska state land allows camping for up to 14 days at one site too, and most refuges, preserves and parks allow backcountry camping; much of the rest is Alaska Native corporation land, where you need permission. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Arctic the map shows who manages every piece of public land, wilderness boundaries and the land with no public record, which you should treat as private.
Where will I have cell signal?
From the carriers' own coverage filings with the FCC, strong (in-vehicle) LTE covers about 1% of Arctic for arcticslopetelephoneassociationcooperativeinc, 1% of Arctic for gci, 1% of Arctic for otztelecommunicationsllc, 0% of Arctic for adakeagleenterprisesllc, 0% of Arctic for AT&T, 0% of Arctic for coppervalleywireless, 0% of Arctic for cordovawirelesscommunicationsllc, 0% of Arctic for telalaskacellularinc, 0% of Arctic for Verizon, 0% of Arctic for bristolbaycellularpartnership, 0% of Arctic for optimera. Carriers model their coverage optimistically in the mountains, so the map also collects speed tests from other campers. Canadian phones usually roam on AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon here: check which one your plan uses.
Remote spots with coverage in Arctic
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Public land near Placid Et Al State Number 1 · unpaved track · 12.8 km from Deadhorse · ,
- Public land · gravel road · 99999 km from · outdoor coverage only
- Public land · unpaved track · 99999 km from · ,
- Public land · gravel road · 99999 km from · outdoor coverage only
- Public land · gravel road · 99999 km from · outdoor coverage only
- Public land · gravel road · 99999 km from · outdoor coverage only
- Marion Creek Campground · gravel road · 6.8 km from Coldfoot · outdoor coverage only
- Public land near Kuparuk Mound · unpaved track · 20.1 km from Prudhoe Bay · outdoor coverage only
- Public land · unpaved track · 99999 km from · outdoor coverage only
- Public land near Oksrukuyik Creek · unpaved track · 99999 km from · outdoor coverage only
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Arctic are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Arctic 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.