Hardly "every bit". The federal government owns more than half of the land west of the Rockies [0], and most of that (e.g. US Forest Service and BLM land) is fr

Hardly "every bit". The federal government owns more than half of the land west of the Rockies [0], and most of that (e.g. US Forest Service and BLM land) is free to roam over. Much of it you can camp anywhere you want, too. [0] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/10/15/almost-half-the-west-is-federally-owned-now-some-states-want-their-land-back/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/10/15/al...