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Free camping and cell signal in Eastern Montana

Where dispersed camping is allowed in Eastern Montana: Missouri Breaks & the Plains, 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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7Forest Service campgrounds and dispersed camping areas
110remote spots with coverage
24%with in-vehicle LTE from AT&T

Can you camp for free in Eastern 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 Eastern 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 24% of Eastern Montana for AT&T, 22% of Eastern Montana for sagebrush, 12% of Eastern Montana for T-Mobile, 12% of Eastern Montana for Verizon, 0% of Eastern Montana for custertel, 0% of Eastern Montana for uniontelephonecompany, 0% of Eastern 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 Eastern Montana

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

  1. Wickham Gulch Campground · gravel road · 10.7 km from Midland (historical) · AT&T
  2. Public land near Hogs Back · gravel road · 19.2 km from Butte Creek (historical) · outdoor coverage only
  3. Public land · gravel road · 23.3 km from Grisdella (historical) · AT&T
  4. Public land · gravel road · 15.4 km from Ahles · AT&T, Verizon
  5. Public land · gravel road · 17.3 km from Ahles · AT&T, Verizon
  6. Public land · gravel road · 17.4 km from Murray Place · outdoor coverage only
  7. Public land · gravel road · 17.3 km from Murray Place · outdoor coverage only
  8. Public land · gravel road · 21.6 km from Murray Place · outdoor coverage only
  9. Public land · gravel road · 22.7 km from Murray Place · outdoor coverage only
  10. Public land · gravel road · 13.5 km from Murray Place · outdoor coverage only

Road access and wildfires

The map shows which roads in Eastern 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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