Free camping and cell signal in South & Central Texas
Where dispersed camping is allowed in South & Central Texas: the Hill Country & coast, 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 South & Central Texas in the mapCan you camp for free in South & Central 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 South & Central 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 56% of South & Central Texas for AT&T, 46% of South & Central Texas for Verizon, 35% of South & Central Texas for T-Mobile, 0% of South & Central Texas for crossvalliantcellularpartnership, 0% of South & Central Texas for panhandletelephone, 0% of South & Central Texas for pinecellularphones, 0% of South & Central 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 South & Central Texas
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Cozy Circle Camping Area · paved road · 4.3 km from Smithville · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite · gravel road · 5.7 km from Granger · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Primitive Campsite · unpaved track · 3.6 km from Berrys Creek · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land · unpaved track · 11.9 km from Kearny · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land · unpaved track · 11.2 km from Kearny · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Fennessey Flat · gravel road · 7.5 km from Woodsboro · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Big Hill (Historical) · unpaved track · 16.1 km from Ojo de Angua · AT&T
- Campsite near Yarbrough Lake (historical) · access unclear · 10.3 km from Crowther · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Pailing Creek · unpaved track · 2.3 km from Magers Crossing · AT&T
- Public land · unpaved track · 8.2 km from Artesia Wells · AT&T, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in South & Central Texas are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open South & Central 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.