Free camping and cell signal in Maryland
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Maryland: Green Ridge, Savage River & the Eastern Shore, 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 Maryland in the mapCan you camp for free in Maryland?
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 Maryland 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 67% of Maryland for AT&T, 52% of Maryland for Verizon, 47% of Maryland for T-Mobile. 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 Maryland
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Group Site 1 · gravel road · 4.9 km from Pratt · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Group Site G2 · gravel road · 6.3 km from Town Creek (historical) · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Flint Ridge · unpaved track · 1.8 km from Flintville (historical) · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Houston Branch · unpaved track · 3.4 km from Bloomery · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Twiford Meadow Ditch · unpaved track · 3.2 km from Federalsburg · AT&T, Verizon
- Camp ESPA · hike-in · 1.7 km from Brookview · AT&T, Verizon
- Campsite near Cow Hollow · gravel road · 3.5 km from Pratt · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Goose Bay Campground · access unclear · 1.7 km from Brentland · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Barred Owl · gravel road · 2.9 km from Castle Haven Estates · AT&T, Verizon
- Campsite near Deep Run · gravel road · 6 km from Pratt · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Maryland are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Maryland 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.