Free camping and cell signal in Western New York & the Finger Lakes
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Western New York & the Finger Lakes: Allegany & Tug Hill, which carrier will reach you to work or call for help, and what's on the road in. Free to use online. Offline use is paid: the Camp Map Pass saves the region to your phone for use with no signal.
Open Western New York & the Finger Lakes in the mapCan you camp for free in Western New York & the Finger Lakes?
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. New York’s Forest Preserve and state forests allow camping up to 3 nights without a permit, 150 feet from roads, trails and water. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Western New York & the Finger Lakes 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 53% of Western New York & the Finger Lakes for AT&T, 47% of Western New York & the Finger Lakes for Verizon, 26% of Western New York & the Finger Lakes for T-Mobile, 0% of Western New York & the Finger Lakes for vtelwirelessinc. 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 New York & the Finger Lakes
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Camp Scouthaven · gravel road · 2.5 km from Freedom · AT&T, Verizon
- Eagle Trail · unpaved track · 2.5 km from Orleans · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- 51 · hike-in · 3.1 km from Snyder Crossing · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Blueberry Patch Campground · paved road · 2.5 km from Logan · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Red House Horse Camp · gravel road · 5.1 km from South Carrollton · AT&T
- Allegany Mountain Resort · hike-in · 2.2 km from Plato · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Onieda Shores Park Campground · hike-in · 1.6 km from Forest Beach · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Dutch Hill · gravel road · 4.5 km from Fox · AT&T, Verizon
- Forest Lake Campground · gravel road · 3.5 km from New Boston · AT&T
- Campsite near Morgan Hill · gravel road · 3.3 km from Keeney · AT&T, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Western New York & the Finger Lakes are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Western New York & the Finger Lakes 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, with the Camp Map Pass, saves it to your phone for use without signal. See everything the map does.