Free camping and cell signal in Eastern Virginia
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Eastern Virginia: the Piedmont, Tidewater & Eastern Shore, 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 Eastern Virginia in the mapCan you camp for free in Eastern Virginia?
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. Virginia wildlife management areas allow primitive camping with free authorization, up to 14 nights in 28. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Eastern Virginia 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 45% of Eastern Virginia for AT&T, 45% of Eastern Virginia for Verizon, 31% of Eastern Virginia for T-Mobile, 0% of Eastern Virginia for appalachianwireless, 0% of Eastern Virginia for carolinawestwireless. 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 Eastern Virginia
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Campsite near Powells Creek · gravel road · 1.9 km from Cherry Hill · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Group camping area G-1 · gravel road · 1.6 km from Crowells Corner · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- The Cove Campground · gravel road · 1.5 km from Rock Enon Springs · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Signal Knob · rough road · 4.1 km from Strasburg · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Sun Outdoors Cape Charles · hike-in · 2 km from Cherrystone · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Mount Bernard Lake · gravel road · 1.6 km from River Cliff · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Cold Spring Gap · gravel road · 5.2 km from Gravel Springs · AT&T, T-Mobile
- Monroe Bay Campground · access unclear · 1.8 km from Colonial Beach · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Smith Ridge · unpaved track · 7.7 km from Arbuckle Landing · AT&T, Verizon
- Campground site #133 · gravel road · 2.9 km from Wiley · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Eastern Virginia are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Eastern Virginia 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.