Free camping and cell signal in South Florida
Where dispersed camping is allowed in South Florida: Big Cypress, the Everglades & the Keys, 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 South Florida in the mapCan you camp for free in South Florida?
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. State trust land rules vary: check the managing agency. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In South Florida 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 66% of South Florida for AT&T, 60% of South Florida for Verizon, 40% of South Florida for T-Mobile, 0% of South Florida for southernlinc, 0% of South Florida for tampnet. 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 South Florida
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Ernest Coe · gravel road · 20.7 km from Gateway West · AT&T
- RV Site 23 · gravel road · 16.1 km from Vaughn · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Jim Creek · unpaved track · 11.2 km from Christmas · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Youth Camp 1 · gravel road · 6.5 km from South Clermont · AT&T, Verizon
- Campground Host · paved road · 17.9 km from Gateway West · AT&T, Verizon
- Family Campground · gravel road · 11.5 km from Fort Kissimmee · AT&T, Verizon
- Panther Camp · unpaved track · 12.6 km from Wagon Wheel · AT&T
- Public land · unpaved track · 25.7 km from Harker · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land · unpaved track · 25.4 km from Harker · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Clump Pond · gravel road · 10.8 km from Deer Park · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in South Florida are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open South Florida 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.