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Free camping and cell signal in South-central Montana

Where dispersed camping is allowed in South-central Montana: Bozeman, Beartooths & Absarokas, 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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109Forest Service campgrounds and dispersed camping areas
115remote spots with coverage
25%with in-vehicle LTE from AT&T

Can you camp for free in South-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 South-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 25% of South-central Montana for AT&T, 25% of South-central Montana for T-Mobile, 16% of South-central Montana for Verizon, 7% of South-central Montana for sagebrush, 0% of South-central Montana for custertel, 0% of South-central Montana for uniontelephonecompany, 0% of South-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 South-central Montana

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

  1. Public land near Lillian Lake · gravel road · 22.4 km from Lakeview · Verizon
  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 · gravel road · 18.8 km from Hillsboro · AT&T
  5. Public land · gravel road · 16.5 km from Hillsboro · AT&T
  6. Public land · gravel road · 15 km from Hillsboro · T-Mobile
  7. Public land · gravel road · 14 km from Hillsboro · T-Mobile
  8. Public land · gravel road · 14.5 km from Hillsboro · AT&T
  9. Public land · gravel road · 16.3 km from Warren · T-Mobile
  10. Public land · gravel road · 13.7 km from Warren · T-Mobile

Road access and wildfires

The map shows which roads in South-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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