Free camping and cell signal in Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc, 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 Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc in the mapCan you camp for free in Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc?
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 Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc 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 22% of Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc for Verizon, 20% of Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc for AT&T, 16% of Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc for T-Mobile, 0% of Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc 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 Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Aspen Grove Campground · unpaved track · 10.8 km from Spalding Tract · AT&T, Verizon
- Merrill Campground · hike-in · 12 km from Spalding Tract · AT&T
- Public land near Clear Lake · gravel road · 12.6 km from Cornell · T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Mud Spring · unpaved track · 12.6 km from Lookout · T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Trout Creek · gravel road · 10.3 km from Swobe · AT&T, Verizon
- Campsite near Elk Flat · gravel road · 12.4 km from Ash Creek Station (historical) · AT&T
- Roxie Peconom Campground · gravel road · 7.8 km from Goumaz (historical) · AT&T
- Blanche Lake Campground · gravel road · 19.9 km from Lakin · outdoor coverage only
- Public land near Grigsby Spring · unpaved track · 12.7 km from Omira · Verizon
- Public land near Essex Tank · unpaved track · 10.3 km from Ambrose · Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Shasta, Trinity, Lassen & Modoc 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.