government lands
State-owned real estate
Government lands are territories owned and managed by federal, state, or local authorities rather than private entities.
The term encompasses national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, military installations, and undeveloped public domain.
In the American West especially, vast tracts remain government lands: The ranch bordered government lands on three sides.
Access and use are regulated by various agencies.
- federal agencyNational-level administrative body
- recreation areaLand designated for leisure
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- national parkProtected land for conservation
- state parkPublic conservation land
hiking trail · forest reserve · National Park Service · zoning law · treaty obligations · open range · wilderness area · back country · camping site · fire lookout · nature preserve · carbon sink · wildlife refuge · Forest Service · eminent domain · right of way · Department of Defense · mineral rights
- Great Mahele
- Hawaiian Landnative rights
- Hawaiian lawskapu system, royal decrees, royal edicts
government landsprivate property
Individually owned assets
private lands · private estates · homesteads · gated communities · tribal lands
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