National Park System Photos

24 photographs featuring National Park System

A stunning golden-hour landscape photograph captures Pemetic Mountain in Acadia National Park at sunset, where textured granite rocks and tufts of amber grasses in the foreground are bathed in warm orange light, while the vast panorama beyond reveals a tranquil patchwork of islands, bays, and distant hills dissolving into a soft pastel horizon where land meets sky.
Calm pond with ice-capped rocks in the foreground and two rounded mountains reflected in the still water at sunset.
A photo of the mountains of Acadia National Park rising above the calm waters of Jordan Pond at sunset.
A photo of the sun rising over a field of lupine wildflowers and a Cape Cod salt marsh.
A photo of colorful pink and white rosa rugosa flowers blooming in the sand dunes above the Atlantic Ocean in the Cape Cod National Seashore.
A photo of a twisted and worn wooden beach fence in the sand dunes of Coast Guard Beach in the Cape Cod National Seashore
A winding dirt path curves through a dense deciduous forest during peak autumn in Acadia National Park, with a brilliant canopy of golden-yellow leaves creating a natural tunnel overhead. The forest floor is carpeted with fallen autumn leaves in amber and rust tones, scattered among moss-covered granite boulders and exposed bedrock typical of Maine's landscape. Slender birch and maple trunks create vertical lines throughout the scene, while soft, diffused lighting filters through the luminous foliage, casting a warm glow over this intimate woodland trail that disappears deeper into the forest, capturing the serene beauty of New England's fall foliage season.
A photo of a waterfall in Acadia National Park at sunset covered in bright red leaves
A photo of golden afternoon light illuminating the dense forest over a boardwalk on the Red Maple Swamp Trail in the Cape Cod National Seashore
A photo of a rainbow arcing through the sky over a field of purple lupine wildflowers at Fort Hill in the Cape Cod National Seashore
A photo of a waterfall in front of the towering rock walls of Zion National Park in Utah.
A photo of the hoodoo rock towers at Bryce Canyon National Park lit up bright orange at sunrise
A photo of the sun rising over the the pink granite of the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, Maine.
A panorama photo of the sun rising over the calm waters of Frenchman Bay, the coastal town of Bar Harbor, and the wildflowers at the granite summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park
A photo of the sun rising over the calm waters of Frenchman Bay and lighthing up the cracked granite slopes of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine.
A photo of the waves crashing on the multicolored smooth round boulders on the shores of Acadia National Park in Maine
A photo of the tide waters of the ocean rising through the channels of the salt marsh at Fort Hill in the Cape Cod National Seashore
A photo of a narrow waterfall cascading over a rocky ledge into a narrow slot canyon in Glacier National Park
A photo of sunset behind Long Point Lighthouse on the beach in the Cape Cod National Seashore
A photo of a bull moose standing in a field in front of the snow covered peaks of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park
A black and white photo of storm clouds gathering over the snowy high peaks of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park, WY.
A photo of the colorful hot springs of Grand Prismatic Sping in Yellowstone National Park seen from above on a nearby ridgeline.
The rocky peaks of the Teton Range glow orange behind Moulton Barn in Grand Teton National Park.
Four elk walk through a snowy landscape at sunset in Yellowstone National Park.