Free camping and cell signal in Central Utah
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Central Utah: San Rafael Swell, Fishlake & the West Desert, 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 Central Utah in the mapCan you camp for free in Central Utah?
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. Utah trust lands are generally open for dispersed camping too, for up to 14 days. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Central Utah 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 36% of Central Utah for AT&T, 19% of Central Utah for T-Mobile, 18% of Central Utah for Verizon, 4% of Central Utah for stratanetworks, 0% of Central Utah for nntcwirelessllc, 0% of Central Utah for silverstarcommunications, 0% of Central Utah for smithbagleyinc, 0% of Central Utah for uniontelephonecompany. 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 Central Utah
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Avintaquin Campground · gravel road · 15.8 km from Kyune · AT&T,
- Public land near Styler Reservoir · gravel road · 25.9 km from Iron Basin · AT&T
- Public land near Saleratus Reservoir · gravel road · 15 km from Woodside · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Drought Relief Reservoir · gravel road · 20.8 km from Lawrence · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Desert Mountain Reservoir · gravel road · 25.5 km from Champlin · AT&T
- Campsite near Soldier Creek · unpaved track · 16.9 km from Fruitland · AT&T, T-Mobile, , Verizon
- Cold Springs CUA Dispersed Camping · gravel road · 22.9 km from Fremont Junction · AT&T
- Public land near Andersons Reservoir · unpaved track · 14.6 km from Wellington · AT&T
- Public land near CCC Reservoir · unpaved track · 14.9 km from Sugarville · AT&T, T-Mobile
- Public land near Rain Lake · unpaved track · 17.2 km from Sugarville · AT&T
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Central Utah are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Central Utah 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.