10 Stunning Photos of America's National Parks

Wallace Stegner has described our national parks as "the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst." The National Park Service (NPS) is turning 100 next year and to celebrate the agency launched a campaign last month with the help of Michelle Obama, Bill Nye and others to encourage everyone, especially young people, to get out and enjoy our parks. This week is National Park Week and to celebrate we have gathered 10 of the best photos of the past week from the Department of the Interior's Instagram.

Enjoy!

Yellowstone National Park

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Apr 17, 2015 at 3:49pm PDT

 Sequoia National Park

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Apr 21, 2015 at 3:45pm PDT

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Apr 19, 2015 at 8:49am PDT

Crater Lake National Park

  A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Apr 16, 2015 at 8:28am PDT

 Arches National Park

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Apr 18, 2015 at 8:27am PDT

Canyonlands National Park

 

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Apr 16, 2015 at 3:51pm PDT

 Denali National Park

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Apr 17, 2015 at 8:23am PDT

Everglades National Park

 

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Apr 22, 2015 at 4:07pm PDT

 Colorado National Monument

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Apr 20, 2015 at 8:27am PDT

Glacier National Park

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on Apr 20, 2015 at 3:51pm PDT

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