Free camping and cell signal in Northern Arkansas
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Northern Arkansas: Ozark NF & the Buffalo River, 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 Northern Arkansas in the mapCan you camp for free in Northern Arkansas?
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. State trust land rules vary: check the managing agency. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Northern Arkansas 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 49% of Northern Arkansas for AT&T, 47% of Northern Arkansas for Verizon, 24% of Northern Arkansas for T-Mobile, 0% of Northern Arkansas for crossvalliantcellularpartnership, 0% of Northern Arkansas for pinecellularphones, 0% of Northern Arkansas for cspirewireless. 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 Northern Arkansas
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- West Fork Point Remove Creek Site Eight Reservoir · unpaved track · 2.4 km from Appleton · Verizon
- Campsite near Lake Bailey · paved road · 1.8 km from West (historical) · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near West Fork Point Remove Creek Site Five Reservoir · unpaved track · 4.1 km from Gobblers Point · Verizon
- Public land near Twomile Creek · rough road · 5.8 km from Pittinger · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near East Fork Point Remove Creek · unpaved track · 4.4 km from Hickory Hill · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Lockard Mountain · gravel road · 6.5 km from Anna (historical) · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Smith Lake Two · unpaved track · 3.4 km from Keeler Corner · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Partee Spring · unpaved track · 4.1 km from Mount Olive · Verizon
- Public land near Mallard Lake · gravel road · 3.7 km from Roseland · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Birmingham Hollow · unpaved track · 5 km from Jonesdale (historical) · T-Mobile, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Northern Arkansas are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Northern Arkansas 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.