Free camping and cell signal in Southern Nevada
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Southern Nevada: Las Vegas, Red Rock & Lake Mead, 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.
Open Southern Nevada in the mapCan you camp for free in Southern Nevada?
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. Nevada is mostly federal land: state land is scarce, so BLM and national forest rules are the ones that matter. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Southern Nevada 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 33% of Southern Nevada for AT&T, 20% of Southern Nevada for Verizon, 16% of Southern Nevada for T-Mobile, 0% of Southern Nevada for worldmobilenetworksllc. 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 Southern Nevada
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Public land near Ash Tree Spring · gravel road · 12.8 km from Ashmeadow (historical) · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near White Rock Spring · gravel road · 12.7 km from Bonnie Springs · AT&T, T-Mobile
- Public land near Jones Spring · gravel road · 20.4 km from Viola (historical) · AT&T
- Public land near Knoll Pond Reservoir · unpaved track · 13.1 km from Helene · Verizon
- Public land near Browns Spring · unpaved track · 13.3 km from Manse · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Dry Lake · unpaved track · 12.9 km from Dry Lake · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Stump Spring · unpaved track · 20.3 km from Manse · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Rogers Spring · unpaved track · 13.3 km from Ashmeadow (historical) · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near McKay Wash · unpaved track · 13 km from Farrier · AT&T
- Public land near Abe Spring · gravel road · 23.2 km from Carp · AT&T
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Southern Nevada are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Southern Nevada in the mapCosmic's Camp Map puts all of this on one map with land status, cell coverage by carrier, recreation sites, wildfires, services and road reports, and saves it to your phone for use without signal. See everything the map does.