An European who comes to US to hike appalachian trail has similar administrative obstacles. Visa (explaining that I will be hiking for 4 months, not working), all sort of insurances, camping permits...
Bureaucracy is white noise no matter what language is used.
None of the things mentioned in the article are remotely comparable to just wanting to vacation in the US for a few months.
Having done both of these activities a few times (vacation in the US, hiking around Hungary) I can say with great confidence that they are a lot more similar than you might think - but then again, you might have a smoother time with ICE and America's border histrionics than many.
Camping permits are about capacity limits and funding, not bureaucracy.