Free camping and cell signal in Southern Missouri
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Southern Missouri: Mark Twain NF & the Ozark rivers, 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 Southern Missouri in the mapCan you camp for free in Southern Missouri?
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 Southern Missouri 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 52% of Southern Missouri for AT&T, 34% of Southern Missouri for Verizon, 28% of Southern Missouri for T-Mobile, 0% of Southern Missouri for viaerowireless. 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 Southern Missouri
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Campsite near Sterett Creek · unpaved track · 6.2 km from Warsaw · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Honey Creek · gravel road · 3.2 km from Honey Creek · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Grassy Hollow · unpaved track · 6.6 km from Halloran · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- 7 & 8 · gravel road · 7 km from Hogan · AT&T
- Public land near Kelly Bay · gravel road · 6.2 km from Tucker · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Rattlesnake Spring · gravel road · 4.3 km from Grimmet · T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Siloam Spring Hollow · unpaved track · 6.5 km from Flat Creek (historical) · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Hassell Ridge · gravel road · 7.7 km from Chilton (historical) · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Rock Spring · rough road · 4.8 km from Longrun · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Indian Springs Campground · unpaved track · 2.2 km from Scott Ford · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Southern Missouri are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Southern Missouri 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.