Free camping and cell signal in Northeast
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Northeast: Navajo Nation, Petrified Forest & White Mountains, 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 Northeast in the mapCan you camp for free in Northeast?
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 Northeast 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 Northeast for AT&T, 19% of Northeast for smithbagleyinc, 16% of Northeast for Verizon, 6% of Northeast for T-Mobile. 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 Northeast
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Public land near Fence Tank · gravel road · 12.8 km from Northwoods · , Verizon
- Public land near Chediski Tank · gravel road · 12.6 km from Forest Lakes Estates · AT&T
- Public land near Sheep Camp Spring · gravel road · 9.2 km from Northwoods · Verizon
- Black Canyon Rim Campground · gravel road · 6.3 km from Forest Lakes Estates · AT&T
- Public land near Dry Tank · unpaved track · 12.8 km from Northwoods · , Verizon
- Public land near CC Tank Number Three · unpaved track · 12.4 km from Los Burros · outdoor coverage only
- Public land near Pipeline Spring · gravel road · 16.5 km from Vernon · Verizon
- Public land near North Fork Trick Tank · gravel road · 10.4 km from Heber · AT&T
- Public land near Bitumul Tank · unpaved track · 11.6 km from Heber · AT&T
- Public land near Udall Draw Spring Number 1 · rough road · 15.8 km from Northwoods · , Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Northeast are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Northeast 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.