Free camping and cell signal in South Georgia
Where dispersed camping is allowed in South Georgia: Oconee NF, the Okefenokee & the coast, 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 Georgia in the mapCan you camp for free in South Georgia?
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. Georgia wildlife management areas allow camping unless posted, with a hunting or fishing license or an Outdoor Recreation Pass. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In South Georgia 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 46% of South Georgia for AT&T, 37% of South Georgia for Verizon, 21% of South Georgia for T-Mobile, 16% of South Georgia for southernlinc. 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 Georgia
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Public land near Troup Lake · unpaved track · 6 km from Catlin · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Steiner Branch · unpaved track · 8 km from Hatchers Store · Verizon
- Campsite near Cedar Branch · gravel road · 1.7 km from Cackle Corner · Verizon
- Campsite near Big Branch · unpaved track · 3.3 km from Eubank (historical) · AT&T, T-Mobile, , Verizon
- Black Creek Scout Reservation · unpaved track · 2.5 km from White Hill · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Alligator Creek · unpaved track · 5 km from Lumber City · AT&T, , Verizon
- Public land near Big Mud Lake · unpaved track · 5 km from Harding · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Falling Creek · unpaved track · 3.4 km from Rose Hill · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Coleoatchee Creek · gravel road · 6.6 km from Ypsilanti · AT&T, Verizon
- Concord Campground · gravel road · 4.3 km from Smiths Mill (historical) · AT&T, , Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in South Georgia are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open South Georgia 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.