> It's too bad we don't have a right-to-roam in the US. It seems like the sort of thing that would fit in with the ostensible national ethos of freedom and independence.

That’s something I’ve never understood about the US. You came late to the “land grab” (compared with Europe), and different kinds of freedom are deeply embedded in the culture. Ought to be perfect conditions for a proper “right to roam” policy.

Here, we’ve the right to roam, you can camp almost anywhere on private and public land as long as you clean up after yourself and camp at least 150m from houses or cabins.

You’re allowed to pass by a house/cabin on you way, blocking passage is illegal.

We’ve unrestricted access to the shoreline, even next to houses and cabins. You can forage berries, etc, etc.