Free camping and cell signal in East Texas
Where dispersed camping is allowed in East Texas: Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, Angelina & Sabine NFs, 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 East Texas in the mapCan you camp for free in East Texas?
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. State trust land rules vary: check the managing agency. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In East Texas 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 60% of East Texas for AT&T, 54% of East Texas for Verizon, 42% of East Texas for T-Mobile, 0% of East Texas for crossvalliantcellularpartnership, 0% of East Texas for panhandletelephone, 0% of East Texas for pinecellularphones, 0% of East Texas for tampnet. 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 East Texas
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- East Four Notch Hiker Camp · gravel road · 9 km from Pine Valley · Verizon
- Boykin Springs: (936) 897-1068 · road · 7.3 km from Parker Point · Verizon
- Public land near Cobb Branch · unpaved track · 7 km from Stringtown · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Mamie Bayou · gravel road · 5.9 km from North Seadrift · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Post Oak Point · gravel road · 4.2 km from Shady Oaks · AT&T, Verizon
- Little Lake Creek Wilderness Camp · gravel road · 8.3 km from Dacus · Verizon
- Public land near Hidden Forest Lake · unpaved track · 10.6 km from Montgomery · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Cozy Circle Camping Area · paved road · 4.3 km from Smithville · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Hurricane Creek · gravel road · 5.1 km from Scrapping Valley · Verizon
- Public land near Eastham Reservoir · unpaved track · 11.4 km from Weldon · AT&T, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in East Texas are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open East Texas 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.