Free camping and cell signal in Southcentral
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Southcentral: Anchorage, the Kenai, Mat-Su & Prince William Sound, 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 Southcentral in the mapCan you camp for free in Southcentral?
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 Southcentral 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 3% of Southcentral for AT&T, 2% of Southcentral for coppervalleywireless, 2% of Southcentral for gci, 1% of Southcentral for Verizon, 0% of Southcentral for adakeagleenterprisesllc, 0% of Southcentral for arcticslopetelephoneassociationcooperativeinc, 0% of Southcentral for cordovawirelesscommunicationsllc, 0% of Southcentral for telalaskacellularinc, 0% of Southcentral for bristolbaycellularpartnership, 0% of Southcentral for otztelecommunicationsllc, 0% of Southcentral 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 Southcentral
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Public land near Alder Pond · rough road · 14.6 km from Whittier · AT&T, , Verizon
- Campsite near Watson Lake · gravel road · 14.5 km from Naptowne · AT&T
- Cabin Lake Campground · gravel road · 9.7 km from Eyak (historical) · outdoor coverage only
- Primrose Campground · gravel road · 1.8 km from Lakeview · Verizon
- Nancy Lake Campground · gravel road · 4.9 km from Willow Lake · AT&T, , Verizon
- Public land near Dick Lake · unpaved track · 26.4 km from Paxson · AT&T,
- Childs Glacier Campground · gravel road · 19.3 km from Meakerville · outdoor coverage only
- Public land · gravel road · 15.3 km from Paxson · AT&T,
- Petersen Lake Campground · gravel road · 18 km from Naptowne · AT&T, Verizon
- Campsite near Nancy Lake · gravel road · 8.6 km from Willow Lake · AT&T, , Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Southcentral are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Southcentral 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.