50 Best National Park Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Best National Park Songs for Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a certain headspace that hits when you’re standing at the edge of a canyon or hiking through a trail that feels bigger than life. It’s not exactly peace, not quite thrill, but something that falls in the middle. You’re sweaty, maybe out of breath, staring at a horizon that looks unreal, and then the right track hits. The kind that makes the moment feel too sharp to explain. These songs catch that vibe. They work for clips of winding roads, cliff views, or even a shaky selfie in front of a park sign. Some of them were written with different scenes in mind, but they carry the same energy that fits perfectly here.

Nobody’s moving through a national park like it’s a travel commercial. It’s bug spray, sore legs, laughter that echoes weirdly in the woods, and the sound of wind that doesn’t quite get picked up on your phone mic. And then there’s the track in the background of a reel that makes the footage click. Maybe it’s Fleetwood Mac gliding in. Maybe it’s Kacey Musgraves laying it soft. Or Kendrick pulling you back down to the ground. These aren’t background fillers, they set the scene for the miles under your feet and the sky that feels too heavy to name.

Not every trip to a park feels clean or cinematic. Some are chaotic, some are fun in ways you won’t process until later. These pop, rock, country, and R&B songs hold that messy freedom and play loud enough to pull someone’s scroll to a stop. A few aren’t literally tied to trails, trees, or landscapes, but they lean into the mood that belongs out there anyway. Here are the best national park songs for Instagram reels and stories.

1. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver

2. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles

3. 'A Sky Full of Stars' by Coldplay

4. 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong

5. 'Feels Like Summer' by Childish Gambino

6. 'Go Your Own Way' by Fleetwood Mac

7. 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen

8. 'Earth Song' by Michael Jackson

9. 'Mountain Sound' by Of Monsters and Men

10. 'Ends of the Earth' by Lord Huron

11. 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

12. 'Home' by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

13. 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' by The Proclaimers

14. 'Adventure of a Lifetime' by Coldplay

15. 'Follow the Sun' by Xavier Rudd

16. 'Unwritten' by Natasha Bedingfield

17. 'Big Yellow Taxi' by Joni Mitchell

18. 'Walk This Way' by Run-D.M.C. ft. Aerosmith

19. 'Sweet Disposition' by The Temper Trap

20. 'Welcome Home' by Radical Face

21. 'Over the Rainbow' by Israel Kamakawiwoole

22. 'Life is a Highway' by Rascal Flatts

23. 'The Passenger' by Iggy Pop

24. 'Golden Hour' by JVKE

25. 'Roam' by The B-52's

26. 'Into the Wild' by LP

27. 'Dirty Paws' by Of Monsters and Men

28. 'Rivers and Roads' by The Head and the Heart

29. 'I See Fire' by Ed Sheeran

30. 'Walking on Sunshine' by Katrina & The Waves

31. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles

32. 'Rocky Mountain High' by John Denver

33. 'Born to Run' by Bruce Springsteen

34. 'This Land Is Your Land' by Woody Guthrie

35. 'The Sound of Silence' by Simon & Garfunkel

36. 'Ocean' by Martin Garrix & Khalid

37. 'Carolina' by Taylor Swift

38. 'Island in the Sun' by Weezer

39. 'Free Bird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

40. 'On the Road Again' by Willie Nelson

41. 'Vienna' by Billy Joel

42. 'Into the Mystic' by Van Morrison

43. 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman

44. 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd

45. 'I'm Still Standing' by Elton John

46. 'Brave' by Sara Bareilles

47. 'Kokomo' by The Beach Boys

48. 'The Stable Song' by Gregory Alan Isakov

49. 'Oceans' by Seafret

50. 'I Will Wait' by Mumford & Sons