Celebrate National Parks and Win a $50 Gift Card!

Did you know this month is the National Park Service Centennial? On August 25th, the National Park Service turns 100 and is commemorating the occasion with the Find Your Park movement, which encourages visitors to explore the country’s 407 national parks.

To celebrate, we are giving away four $50 gift cards.

To enter, follow @easternmntnsports on Instagram and share your favorite National Park image(s) with the hashtag #goEast. Unlimited entries apply, the winners will be announced at the end of the month. Good luck!

A friend here on Instagram told us about this jumping rock on the far end of Phelps Lake in Wyoming — and we’re sure glad she did! The hike to get here was fairly easy; gathering the nerve to jump into the cold waters of a lake in the Grand Tetons, not so much. | 📷: @walasavagephoto, jumping: @carrieoutdoors. #traveltuesday #exploremore #NPS100

A photo posted by Eastern Mountain Sports (@easternmntnsports) on Jul 12, 2016 at 9:06am PDT

Only one third of all the people that enter @denalinps get to see our continent’s high point at all. Here she is from the Muldrow Glacier on a bluebird day. 🏔 | 📷: employee @adksherpa #NationalParkWeek #NPS100 #FindYourPark #Alaska

A photo posted by Eastern Mountain Sports (@easternmntnsports) on Apr 22, 2016 at 4:28pm PDT

Heart Lake located off in a sub-alpine meadow of the 7 Lakes Basin. Hosting some of the most sought after campsites of Olympic National Park, accessed by the 18.2 mile High Divide Loo. 📷: employee @cyclejunkie78| #NationalParksWeek #NPS100 #FindYourPark #NationalParks

A photo posted by Eastern Mountain Sports (@easternmntnsports) on Apr 23, 2016 at 5:29pm PDT

An early climb to watch the sunrise from this view at North Marshall Mountain, @shenandoahnp. #flashbackfriday 📷: @thewildoutsiders | #NationalParksWeek #NPS100 #FindYourPark #Virginia

A photo posted by Eastern Mountain Sports (@easternmntnsports) on Apr 22, 2016 at 4:09am PDT

A beautiful shot of Bass Harbor Lighthouse — the only #lighthouse on Mount Desert Island in @acadianps (open from 9 a.m. until sunset each day). | 📷: @laducb #NationalParksWeek #NPS100 #FindYourPark #Maine

A photo posted by Eastern Mountain Sports (@easternmntnsports) on Apr 20, 2016 at 8:40am PDT

Hiking for #sunrise at delicate arch, @archesnps | 📷: @adventureinpearls | #NationalParksWeek #NPS100 #FindYourPark #Utah

A photo posted by Eastern Mountain Sports (@easternmntnsports) on Apr 21, 2016 at 4:22am PDT

Ryan Wichelns

Ryan was goEast's only editor from its launch in 2016 until 2023. Now, he's the founding editor of Trails Magazine, the only print publication for backpackers and people who sleep in the dirt. When he's not wordsmithing, he's skiing, hiking, mountain biking, trail running, and more in Colorado's San Juan Mountains and beyond.

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