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Free camping in the USA: how it actually works In Europe someone has to designate a spot before you can use it. On much of America's federal land the default runs the other way: camping is allowed unless the agency has closed the area. What that inversion means for a visitor flying in, cited to the agencies. Jul 20 BLM, Forest Service, NPS: who owns what and what you may do there American public land is five or six agencies with different rules, not one system. Dispersed camping is normal on BLM land, generally not the model in National Parks, and set district by district in the national forests. The alphabet soup, decoded for a non-American. Jul 20 Stay limits on US public land The 14-in-28 pattern is the BLM's own general figure, not a national statute. The agency says limits vary by state and field office and that you must then move on, often 25 to 30 miles. What the number is, what varies, and where to get the one that applies to you. Jul 20