Free camping and cell signal in Central & Southern Wisconsin
Where dispersed camping is allowed in Central & Southern Wisconsin: Black River, the Driftless & Door County, 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 Central & Southern Wisconsin in the mapCan you camp for free in Central & Southern Wisconsin?
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. Wisconsin state forests allow camping only at campgrounds or designated remote sites, usually with a free permit; county forests set their own rules. National and state parks, wildlife refuges, tribal land and private timberland are not. In Central & Southern Wisconsin 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 40% of Central & Southern Wisconsin for AT&T, 35% of Central & Southern Wisconsin for Verizon, 31% of Central & Southern Wisconsin for T-Mobile, 14% of Central & Southern Wisconsin for nsighttelservices. 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 & Southern Wisconsin
Ranked by distance from town and signal. Tap one to open it on the map.
- Old Veterans State Camp Ground · unpaved track · 11.7 km from Athelstane · AT&T, T-Mobile,
- Public land near Woods Lake · rough road · 14.1 km from Athelstane · AT&T, T-Mobile,
- Pine View Campground · gravel road · 7.3 km from Spring Bank Park · AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Public land near Gilkey Lake · gravel road · 12.3 km from Mountain · T-Mobile,
- Public land near Peshtigo River · gravel road · 11.5 km from Peshtigo · AT&T,
- Public land near Balsam Lake · gravel road · 15 km from Athelstane · AT&T, T-Mobile,
- Public land near Kiss Lake · gravel road · 14.9 km from Middle Inlet · AT&T, T-Mobile,
- Campsite near North Shattuck Lake · gravel road · 11.2 km from Island Lake · AT&T, Verizon
- Public land near Lackawanna Lake · gravel road · 17.3 km from Lakewood · AT&T
- Camp New Wood County Park Campground · rough road · 8 km from Otis · AT&T, T-Mobile
Road access and wildfires
The map shows which roads in Central & Southern Wisconsin are paved, gravel, rough or unpaved tracks, plus parking lots and trailheads, and live wildfire hotspots and perimeters while you're online.
Open Central & Southern Wisconsin 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.