Free camping and cell signal in Central Colorado
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Central Colorado: Summit, the Collegiate Peaks & Arkansas Valley, which carrier will reach you to work or call for help, and what's on the road in. Free to use online. Offline use is paid: the Camp Map Pass saves the region to your phone for use with no signal.
Open Central Colorado in the mapCan you camp for free in Central Colorado?
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. Colorado state trust land is closed to the public except parcels leased for hunting and fishing access, so national forest and BLM land are where to camp. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Central Colorado 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 Colorado for AT&T, 28% of Central Colorado for Verizon, 22% of Central Colorado for T-Mobile, 1% of Central Colorado for viaerowireless, 0% of Central Colorado for nntcwirelessllc, 0% of Central Colorado for panhandletelephone, 0% of Central Colorado for smithbagleyinc, 0% of Central Colorado for stratanetworks, 0% of Central Colorado for unitedwirelesscommunicationsinc, 0% of Central Colorado for uniontelephonecompany, 0% of Central Colorado for nextechwireless. 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 Colorado
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Blue River Campground · paved road · 7 km from Slate Creek · AT&T
- Campsite near Cross Creek · rough road · 11.7 km from Glentivar · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Balm of Gilead Creek · gravel road · 15.5 km from Lake George · AT&T, Verizon
- Buffalo Springs Campground · gravel road · 9.2 km from Haver · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Willow Creek · gravel road · 7.8 km from Abbeyville · AT&T, Verizon
- Tent Camping · paved road · 3.1 km from Silverthorne · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Roaring Judy Creek · gravel road · 9.4 km from Almont · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Los Lagos Reservoirs Number Three · gravel road · 1.7 km from Rollinsville · AT&T
- Public land near Association Spring · gravel road · 11.7 km from Garo · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Beaver Creek · gravel road · 7.8 km from Almont · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Central Colorado are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Central Colorado 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, with the Camp Map Pass, saves it to your phone for use without signal. See everything the map does.