Free camping and cell signal in North Coast & the Redwoods
Where dispersed camping is allowed in North Coast & the Redwoods, 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 North Coast & the Redwoods in the mapCan you camp for free in North Coast & the Redwoods?
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. California state parks and wildlife areas are not open for dispersed camping, and a free campfire permit is needed on public land. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In North Coast & the Redwoods 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 15% of North Coast & the Redwoods for AT&T, 15% of North Coast & the Redwoods for Verizon, 11% of North Coast & the Redwoods for T-Mobile, 0% of North Coast & the Redwoods for worldmobilenetworksllc. 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 North Coast & the Redwoods
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Public land near Bear Wallow · gravel road · 11.6 km from Idlewild · T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Granite Creek · gravel road · 21 km from Happy Camp · Verizon
- Buckhorn Campground · unpaved track · 13.5 km from Flournoy · Verizon
- Public land near Phipps Creek · unpaved track · 7.5 km from Clearlake · Verizon
- Public land near Willow Creek · gravel road · 9.5 km from Saratoga Springs · AT&T
- Public land near Hurdygurdy Butte · gravel road · 11.2 km from Lawyers Bar (historical) · Verizon
- Campsite near Gumboot Lake · gravel road · 18.2 km from Castella · outdoor coverage only
- Public land near Tom Gray Gulch · gravel road · 15.5 km from Happy Camp · Verizon
- Public land near Monkey Creek Ridge · gravel road · 10.7 km from Idlewild · T-Mobile
- Public land near East Fork Indian Creek · unpaved track · 9.9 km from Happy Camp · Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in North Coast & the Redwoods are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open North Coast & the Redwoods 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.