Free camping and cell signal in Western Slope
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Western Slope: Grand Junction, the Flat Tops & Grand Mesa, 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 Western Slope in the mapCan you camp for free in Western Slope?
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 Western Slope 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 Western Slope for AT&T, 13% of Western Slope for Verizon, 9% of Western Slope for T-Mobile, 2% of Western Slope for nntcwirelessllc, 1% of Western Slope for uniontelephonecompany, 0% of Western Slope for viaerowireless, 0% of Western Slope for panhandletelephone, 0% of Western Slope for smithbagleyinc, 0% of Western Slope for stratanetworks, 0% of Western Slope for unitedwirelesscommunicationsinc, 0% of Western Slope 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 Western Slope
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Public land near Cy Orr Spring · gravel road · 13.5 km from Norwood · AT&T
- Williams Creek Campground · gravel road · 11.6 km from Henson · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Campbell Lake · rough road · 18.3 km from Uravan · AT&T,
- Public land near Roaring Judy Creek · gravel road · 9.4 km from Almont · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land · gravel road · 12.6 km from Loma · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Coal Gulch · gravel road · 13.9 km from Mack · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Trail Canyon · gravel road · 23.5 km from Angora · Verizon
- Campsite near Bent Creek · gravel road · 12.7 km from Henson · AT&T
- Campsite near Coal Gulch · gravel road · 17 km from Loma · AT&T
- Public land near Edds Reservoir · gravel road · 11.3 km from Broughton · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Western Slope are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Western Slope 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.