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Free camping and cell signal in North Maine Woods

Where dispersed camping is allowed in North Maine Woods: Baxter, the Allagash & Moosehead, 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.

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0Forest Service campgrounds and dispersed camping areas
14remote spots with coverage
6%with in-vehicle LTE from Verizon

Can you camp for free in North Maine Woods?

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. Maine public reserved lands allow camping up to 14 days in 45; much of northern Maine is private timberland reached through the North Maine Woods checkpoints. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In North Maine Woods 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 6% of North Maine Woods for Verizon, 5% of North Maine Woods for AT&T, 4% of North Maine Woods 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 North Maine Woods

Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.

  1. C3 · gravel road · 11.4 km from Norcross · AT&T
  2. Horseshoe Pond Campsite · hike-in · 12.3 km from Morkill · outdoor coverage only
  3. Bear Brook Group Area · gravel road · 12.2 km from New City · outdoor coverage only
  4. Casey's Spencer Bay Camps · access unclear · 9.2 km from Lily Bay · T-Mobile
  5. Chimney Pond Campground · hike-in · 8.3 km from New City · outdoor coverage only
  6. Campsite near Spencer Stream · hike-in · 9.9 km from Kokadjo · outdoor coverage only
  7. Omaha · rough road · 8 km from Stephensons Landing · outdoor coverage only
  8. Cowen Cove Campground · gravel road · 5.1 km from Rockwood · outdoor coverage only
  9. Campsite near Rum Pond · hike-in · 4.7 km from Morkill · T-Mobile, Verizon
  10. Campsite near Church Pond · gravel road · 6.9 km from Stephensons Landing · outdoor coverage only

Road access and wildfires

The map shows which roads in North Maine Woods are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.

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Cosmic'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.

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