TrailScout / coverage / Nebraska
Best-signal federal campgrounds in Nebraska
9 federal campgrounds, showing mobile coverage across all carriers. 9 reach at least one carrier on-site, 4 have 5G-fast on at least one carrier, 4 have showers.
On-site signal by carrier: T-Mobile 6 · Verizon 9 · AT&T 5 · UScellular 2 · Dish/Boost 0
Coverage is each carrier's own FCC filing — a comprehensive baseline (every site, every carrier), but carrier-filed and often optimistic. Treat it as a screen, not a promise: real signal can be worse, so confirm before you rely on it. Facility-level, refreshed quarterly.
| Campground | Agency / area | Sites | Max rig | Amenities | T-Mobile | Verizon | AT&T | UScellular | Dish/Boost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavins Point Overlook Day Use Shelter | US Army Corps of Engineers · Lewis and Clark Lake | 1 | — | 🔌 electric ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | 5G fast | 5G fast | 5G fast | — | — |
| BESSEY RECREATION COMPLEX | USDA Forest Service · Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands | 51 | 50 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup 💧 drinking water | 5G fast | 5G fast | LTE | — | — |
| NEBRASKA TAILWATERS | US Army Corps of Engineers · Lewis and Clark Lake | 37 | 84 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | 5G fast | LTE | 5G fast | — | — |
| METHODIST COVE | US Army Corps of Engineers · Harlan County Lake | 99 | 120 ft | 🔌 50A 🛠️ full hookup 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | 5G fast | LTE | 5G basic* | 5G basic | — |
| HUNTER COVE | US Army Corps of Engineers · Harlan County Lake | 133 | 85 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | LTE | LTE | LTE* | 5G basic | — |
| RED CLOUD (NE) NEBRASKA NF | USDA Forest Service · Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands | 4 | — | 💧 drinking water (nearby) | 5G basic | LTE | LTE | — | — |
| TOADSTOOL (NE) NEBRASKA NF | USDA Forest Service · Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands | 16 | — | 💧 drinking water (nearby) | — | LTE | LTE | — | — |
| ROBERTS TRACT (NE) NEBRASKA NF | USDA Forest Service · Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands | 4 | — | 💧 drinking water (nearby) | 5G basic* | LTE | LTE* | — | — |
| SOLDIER CREEK (NE) NEBRASKA NF | USDA Forest Service · Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands | 4 | — | 💧 drinking water | — | LTE | LTE* | — | — |
* signal filed just outside the campground (antenna-plausible). The order is carrier-neutral — best on-site coverage across any carrier floats to the top.