Free camping and cell signal in Vermont
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Vermont: Green Mountain NF & the Northeast Kingdom, 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 Vermont in the mapCan you camp for free in Vermont?
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. Vermont state lands allow primitive camping only in designated areas, up to 3 nights; the Green Mountain National Forest allows dispersed camping. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Vermont 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 30% of Vermont for AT&T, 29% of Vermont for Verizon, 13% of Vermont for T-Mobile, 13% of Vermont for vtelwirelessinc. 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 Vermont
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Campsite near Spectacle Pond · gravel road · 2.7 km from Island Pond · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Roaring Brook Campsite · gravel road · 1.7 km from Ely · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Adams Reservoir · gravel road · 3.6 km from Woodford · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Hazen's Notch Campground · gravel road · 4.4 km from Lowell · AT&T, Verizon
- Campsite near Silver Lake · rough road · 2.1 km from Satans Kingdom · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Deer Lick Brook · gravel road · 3.4 km from Somerset · AT&T
- Campsite near Halfmoon Lake · gravel road · 3.4 km from Hubbardton · AT&T
- Scouts Point · hike-in · 1.8 km from Pages Corner · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Eagle Camp Inc · paved road · 2.2 km from Keeler Bay · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Campsite near Woodford · gravel road · 2.3 km from Woodford · AT&T, Verizon
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Vermont are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Vermont 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.