Free camping and cell signal in Northern Arizona
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Northern Arizona: Grand Canyon, Flagstaff & Sedona, 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 Northern Arizona in the mapCan you camp for free in Northern 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 Northern 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 27% of Northern Arizona for AT&T, 17% of Northern Arizona for Verizon, 13% of Northern Arizona for T-Mobile, 3% of Northern 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 Northern Arizona
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Campsite near Twin Lakes · gravel road · 16.1 km from Tusayan · T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Tank Six · gravel road · 16.5 km from Elden Pueblo · T-Mobile
- Campsite near Prime Lake · unpaved track · 12.5 km from Mountainaire · AT&T
- Public land near Red Butte Tank · unpaved track · 15.3 km from Woodin · T-Mobile
- Public land near Mokaac Reservoir · gravel road · 31.7 km from Rock Crossing · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Webster Tank · gravel road · 12.8 km from Pumpkin Center · AT&T
- Wild camp with bear bin · gravel road · 19.3 km from Pumpkin Center · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Bear Jaw Canyon · gravel road · 18.3 km from Elden Pueblo · T-Mobile
- Campsite near New Years Cabin Spring · gravel road · 20.7 km from Getz · AT&T, T-Mobile
- Public land near Babbitt Lake · gravel road · 18.1 km from Pumpkin Center · AT&T, T-Mobile
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Northern Arizona are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Northern 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.