Free camping and cell signal in Central Arizona
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Central Arizona: Phoenix, Prescott & the Mogollon Rim, which carrier will reach you to work or call for help, and what's on the road in. One map, saved to your phone for use with no signal.
Open Central Arizona in the mapCan you camp for free in Central Arizona?
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. Arizona State Trust land is not public land: it needs a state recreational permit, and camping is limited to 14 days a year. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Central Arizona 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 39% of Central Arizona for AT&T, 27% of Central Arizona for T-Mobile, 25% of Central Arizona for Verizon, 0% of Central Arizona for smithbagleyinc. 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 Central Arizona
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Public land near Chediski Tank · gravel road · 12.6 km from Forest Lakes Estates · AT&T
- Public land near Summit Tank · gravel road · 12.9 km from Dagger · AT&T
- Public land near Big Pond Tank · gravel road · 13.8 km from Radium · AT&T
- Black Canyon Rim Campground · gravel road · 6.3 km from Forest Lakes Estates · AT&T
- Public land near Walts Tank · unpaved track · 14.3 km from Strawberry · AT&T, T-Mobile
- Public land near Eight Tank · unpaved track · 13.1 km from Aguila · AT&T
- Public land near Rock Creek · unpaved track · 15.3 km from Sunflower · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Lower Poquette Tank · unpaved track · 25.2 km from Tonopah · AT&T
- Larry Forbis Group Site · road · 12.9 km from Youngberg · AT&T
- Public land near Twin Tanks · gravel road · 25.8 km from Ambrosia Mill · AT&T
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Central Arizona are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Central Arizona 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.