The Feds own most of the land.
See chart "Federal Land as a Percentage of Total State Land Area"
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2014/04/the-ugly-facts-...
See chart "Federal Land as a Percentage of Total State Land Area"
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2014/04/the-ugly-facts-...
EDIT: In fact living in a world where such a simple act is not possible isn't a bad definition of hell in my opinion.
Personally I just walk out my door - I have 80 acres of rolling hills, trees, occasional waterways, deer, pheasant and miscellaneous critters. Bought by selling my quarter-acre in San Jose and relocating.