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Free camping and cell signal in Central Montana

Where dispersed camping is allowed in Central Montana: Helena, Great Falls & the Missouri, which carrier will reach you to work or call for help, and what's on the road in. One map, saved to your phone for use with no signal.

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26Forest Service campgrounds and dispersed camping areas
106remote spots with coverage
21%with in-vehicle LTE from AT&T

Can you camp for free in Central Montana?

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. Montana state trust land is more limited: 2 nights, near a public road, with a recreational use license. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Central Montana 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 21% of Central Montana for AT&T, 20% of Central Montana for T-Mobile, 18% of Central Montana for Verizon, 2% of Central Montana for sagebrush, 0% of Central Montana for custertel, 0% of Central Montana for uniontelephonecompany, 0% of Central Montana for Inland Cellular. 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 Central Montana

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

  1. Public land near Black Reef · gravel road · 12.8 km from Split Rock Junction · AT&T
  2. Public land · gravel road · 14.4 km from Sixteen · AT&T
  3. Public land · gravel road · 12.6 km from Sixteen · AT&T
  4. Public land near May Martin Lake · gravel road · 12.8 km from Wheaton (historical) · Verizon
  5. Public land · gravel road · 14.5 km from Flatwillow Colony · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
  6. Public land · gravel road · 13.4 km from Kilby Butte Colony · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
  7. Public land · gravel road · 14.4 km from Monarch · AT&T
  8. Public land · gravel road · 16.9 km from Albright (historical) · AT&T
  9. Public land near Monument Ridge · gravel road · 15.6 km from Albright (historical) · AT&T, Verizon
  10. Public land · gravel road · 17.8 km from Box Elder (historical) · Verizon

Road access and wildfires

The map shows which roads in Central Montana 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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