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Free camping and cell signal in Western Montana

Where dispersed camping is allowed in Western Montana: Missoula, Bitterroot & Seeley-Swan, 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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165Forest Service campgrounds and dispersed camping areas
122remote spots with coverage
24%with in-vehicle LTE from AT&T

Can you camp for free in Western 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 Western 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 Western Montana for AT&T, 16% of Western Montana for T-Mobile, 14% of Western Montana for Verizon, 0% of Western Montana for custertel, 0% of Western Montana for sagebrush, 0% of Western Montana for uniontelephonecompany, 0% of Western 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 Western Montana

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

  1. Lakeside Campground · gravel road · 15.7 km from Seeley Lake · AT&T, T-Mobile
  2. Miner Lake Campground · road · 14.5 km from Jackson · Verizon
  3. Lake Alva Campground · unpaved track · 17.6 km from Seeley Lake · AT&T, T-Mobile
  4. Lake Inez Campground · unpaved track · 14.3 km from Seeley Lake · AT&T, T-Mobile
  5. Public land near Beaver Lake · gravel road · 18.4 km from Condon · AT&T
  6. Public land near Rainy Lake · gravel road · 21.1 km from Condon · T-Mobile
  7. Public land near Summit Lake · gravel road · 18.8 km from Condon · AT&T, T-Mobile
  8. Public land · gravel road · 16.3 km from Seeley Lake · AT&T
  9. Public land near Pierce Lake · gravel road · 15.6 km from Condon · T-Mobile
  10. Public land near Lake Inez · gravel road · 13.4 km from Seeley Lake · AT&T

Road access and wildfires

The map shows which roads in Western 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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