75 Nature Captions and Quotes for Your Next Instagram Post

Whether you're heading out into nature for a scenic hike or going camping in the middle of nowhere for an entire week, the goal is probably to put your phone away and spend some time unplugged. But it's hard to stay offline entirely when the scenes are so perfectly Instagrammable. While we can't help you with the weak Wi-Fi signal or that steep uphill hike, we can help you find the perfect nature captions and quotes for every snap you take during your outdoor adventure. Your followers will love these inspirational, relatable, and funny nature captions — so pick one for your next post and watch the likes roll in.

Scroll through some of our best ideas below, so you can spend more time exploring our nation's amazing national parks or chasing fleeting natural wonders — and spend less time brainstorming. That way, when the Wi-Fi signal picks up again, you can thank us for your most-liked nature posts ever.

Best Nature Captions

Chasing waterfalls

Good clean fun in the dirt

Every mountain high, every valley low *insert mountain emoji*

Another day, another sunrise

Psithurism: the sound of wind in trees *insert wind and falling leaves emoji*

The view from the top *insert mountain emoji*

Call of the wild!

As free as a bird *insert bird emoji*

Where the wild things are

(For your picnic) Dining al fresco

Over the moon!

When life gives you mountains, put on your boots and hike *insert mountain emoji*

A rolling stone gathers no moss

Forest bathing *insert tree and bathtub emoji*

The early bird catches the worm

The best view comes after the hardest climb

Young and wild and free

Starry skies and fireflies

The great, wild somewhere

Find me beneath the trees *insert tree emoji*

(For autumn) Fall breeze and autumn leaves

Child of nature

Funny Nature Captions for Instagram

Branching out *insert tree emoji*

Feeling good-natured

On cloud nine *insert cloud emoji*

Camping hair, don't care

Real jungle > concrete jungle

Going back to my roots *insert tree emoji*

Letting nature take its course

Planting myself here for a while *insert seedling emoji*

Glamping is my favorite sport

Heading for the hills

Tree-t yo'self *insert tree emoji*

The birds and the bees *insert bee emoji*

(For fall foliage) Free falling *insert falling leaves emoji*

Trails before ales, pines before wines *insert beer and wine emoji*

Flower power

Sun kissed *insert sun and lips emoji*

Got lost in nature and found myself

You grow, girl *insert flower emojis*

(For scenic overlooks or rock climbing) Living on the edge

Nature Captions About Beauty

From sea to shining sea

It's always worth taking the scenic route

Heaven on Earth

Purple mountain majesty *insert mountain emoji*

Sky above, Earth below *insert world emoji*

Sunshine and roses

Just another day in paradise

Beautiful beyond be-leaf *insert leaf emoji*

Taking the long way home

(For your star photos) Friday night lights *insert star emoji*

#Nofilter needed

Turns out the grass isn't always greener on the other side *insert seedling emoji*

The poetry of Earth is never dead

There's no time to be bored in a world as beautiful as this

Best Nature Quotes

"From California to the New York Island, this land was made for you and me." ― Woody Guthrie

"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, rejoice, for your soul is alive." ― Eleanora Duse

"Spring is nature's way of saying 'let's party!'" ― Robin Williams

"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." ― Jacques-Yves Cousteau

"I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery — air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, 'This is what it is to be happy.'" ― Sylvia Plath

"The mountains are calling, and I must go." ― John Muir

"Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms, you would never see the true beauty of their carvings." ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

"There is no exquisite beauty…without some strangeness in the proportion." ― Edgar Allen Poe

"All the trees are losing their leaves, and not one of them is worried." — Donald Miller

"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt."― Margaret Atwood

"I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it." ― William Shakespeare

"The earth laughs in flowers." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"By discovering nature, you discover yourself." — Maxime Lagacé

"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." — Henry David Thoreau

"Leave the roads; take the trails." — Pythagoras

"The Earth is what we all have in common." — Wendell Berry

"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." — Vincent Van Gogh

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"All good things are wild and free." — Henry David Thoreau