Free camping and cell signal in Southwest Utah
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Southwest Utah: Zion, Bryce, Escalante & Capitol Reef, 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 Southwest Utah in the mapCan you camp for free in Southwest 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 Southwest 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 32% of Southwest Utah for AT&T, 19% of Southwest Utah for Verizon, 14% of Southwest Utah for T-Mobile, 0% of Southwest Utah for nntcwirelessllc, 0% of Southwest Utah for silverstarcommunications, 0% of Southwest Utah for smithbagleyinc, 0% of Southwest Utah for stratanetworks, 0% of Southwest 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 Southwest Utah
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Old Lady Young Group Campsite · gravel road · 16.5 km from Osiris · AT&T
- Public land near Lees Spring Wash · gravel road · 17.4 km from Greenville · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Site 14 - Group Site · gravel road · 20.1 km from Escalante · AT&T
- Public land near Left Hand Allen Creek · gravel road · 17.3 km from Escalante · AT&T
- Primitive · gravel road · 17.5 km from Paria · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Mud Spring · unpaved track · 17.3 km from Avon · AT&T
- Public land near Lower Balsam Reservoir · unpaved track · 19.7 km from Loa · AT&T
- Public land near Mud Lake · unpaved track · 17.1 km from Teasdale · Verizon
- Public land near Blackburn Reservoir · unpaved track · 19.5 km from Teasdale · Verizon
- Public land near Barney Reservoir · unpaved track · 24.2 km from Escalante · AT&T
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Southwest Utah are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Southwest 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.