These Photos From America's Public Lands Will Make You Want To Go On An Adventure

All National Parks Are Free This Weekend!

Now that spring has officially sprung, it's high time to go on an adventure.

The Department of the Interior's rapidly growing Instagram account has been featuring stellar shots of sunrises and sunsets that showcase America's natural beauty. The National Park Service, a division of the DOI, oversees more than 400 sites (you can find one to visit here) and the DOI manages 500 million acres of public lands.

The National Park Service is celebrating National Park Week starting Saturday, April 18. All national parks -- including heavyweights like Yosemite, Glacier and Acadia -- are waiving entrance fees for the weekend to encourage everyone to get out there and find their park.

Take a look at some of the stunning images below. You can follow along throughout the year @usinterior.

Crater Lake National Park
Greg Nyquist (www.sharetheexperience.org) via @usinterior Instagram
Warner Wetlands
Roman Iacobucci, BLM (@mypubliclands) via @usinterior Instagram
Big Bend National Park
Carol Hutchison (www.sharetheexperience.org) via @usinterior Instagram
Glacier National Park
Matt Simons (www.sharetheexperience.org) via @usinterior Instagram
White Sands National Monument
Donna Schneider (www.sharetheexperience.org) via @usinterior Instagram
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Sylvia Zarco via @usinterior Instagram
Canyonlands National Park
Rowena Trapp (www.sharetheexperience.org) via @usinterior Instagram
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Ben Sumrell via @usinterior Instagram
Glacier National Park
Shan Lin (www.sharetheexperience.org) via @usinterior Instagram
Grand Canyon National Park
Randy Langstraat (www.sharetheexperience.org) via @usinterior Instagram
Joshua Tree National Park
Manish Mamtani (www.sharetheexperience.org) via @usinterior Instagram
Mount Rainier National Park
JD Hascup via @usinterior Instagram
Shenandoah National Park
National Park Service via @usinterior Instagram
The Tidal Basin, Washington D.C.
Andrew S. Geraci (@drewgiggity) via @usinterior Instagram

Before You Go

Douglas Croft via @usinterior Instagram
Yosemite National Park
Ed Cooper via @usinterior Instagram
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Andy Porter via @usinterior Instagram
Olympic National Park
Mary Gretchen Kaplan via @usinterior Instagram
Lake Clark National Park
Austin Leih via @usinterior Instagram
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area
Phillip Abrams via @usinterior Instagram
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bud Walley via @usinterior Instagram
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Katherine Hawkins via @usinterior Instagram
Lake Powell
Adam Chandio via @usinterior Instagram
Canyonlands National Park

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