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Free camping and cell signal in Southwest Montana

Where dispersed camping is allowed in Southwest Montana: Butte, Dillon & Big Hole, 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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117Forest Service campgrounds and dispersed camping areas
129remote spots with coverage
24%with in-vehicle LTE from AT&T

Can you camp for free in Southwest 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 Southwest 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 Southwest Montana for AT&T, 20% of Southwest Montana for T-Mobile, 13% of Southwest Montana for Verizon, 0% of Southwest Montana for custertel, 0% of Southwest Montana for sagebrush, 0% of Southwest Montana for uniontelephonecompany, 0% of Southwest 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 Southwest Montana

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

  1. Miner Lake Campground · road · 14.5 km from Jackson · Verizon
  2. Public land · gravel road · 15.2 km from Moosehorn (historical) · Verizon
  3. Public land near Milo Lake · gravel road · 17.2 km from Corral · T-Mobile
  4. Public land · gravel road · 17.4 km from Corral · T-Mobile
  5. Public land near George Lake · gravel road · 15.5 km from Gold Coin (historical) · AT&T
  6. Public land near Black Pine Ridge · gravel road · 15.9 km from Philipsburg · T-Mobile
  7. Public land near Pole Ridge · gravel road · 17.7 km from Maxville · T-Mobile
  8. Public land · gravel road · 12.6 km from Sula · Verizon
  9. Public land · gravel road · 14 km from Conner · Verizon
  10. Public land · gravel road · 13.8 km from Sula · Verizon

Road access and wildfires

The map shows which roads in Southwest 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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