A collared lizard with a turquoise body and yellow markings rests on a dark volcanic rock at Wupatki National Monument.

Prizes

From Grand Prize honors to monthly awards, discover the prizes that recognize outstanding photography on America’s public lands.

Grand Prize

One outstanding photo will earn the grand prize and a chance to be featured on the 2028 Annual Federal Recreational Lands Pass.

Mounted park rangers carrying the American and California flags overlook Yosemite Valley with granite cliffs rising in the background at Yosemite National Park.
Mounted park rangers carrying the American and California flags overlook Yosemite Valley with granite cliffs rising in the background at Yosemite National Park.

Complete grand prize package:

  • $10,000 cash prize

  • Voucher provided by Historic Hotels of America® for a two-night stay at The Lodge at the Presidio in San Francisco, CA

  • An Annual Federal Recreational Lands Pass

  • Celestron® StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ Telescope

  • Celestron® Nature DX 8x42mm Roof Binoculars

  • YETI® prize

Category Prizes

One exceptional entry in each of the four categories receives $2,000 cash, a historic hotel stay, an annual pass, and gear.

Wildlife

  • $2,000 cash prize

  • Voucher provided by Historic Hotels of America® for a two-night stay at the Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in Point Clear, AL

  • Annual Federal Recreational Lands Pass

  • Celestron® Nature DX 8x42mm Roof Binoculars

  • YETI® prize

Scenery & Seasons

  • $2,000 cash prize

  • Voucher provided by Historic Hotels of America® for a two-night stay at Boar's Head Resort and Birdwood Mansion in Charlottesville, VA

  • Annual Federal Recreational Lands Pass

  • Celestron® Nature DX 8x42mm Roof Binoculars

  • YETI® prize

History & Culture

  • $2,000 cash prize

  • Voucher provided by Historic Hotels of America® for a two-night stay at The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside, CA

  • Annual Federal Recreational Lands Pass

  • Celestron® Nature DX 8x42mm Roof Binoculars

  • YETI® prize

People & Recreation

  • $2,000 cash prize

  • Voucher provided by Historic Hotels of America® for a two-night stay at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma, CA

  • Annual Federal Recreational Lands Pass

  • Celestron® Nature DX 8x42mm Roof Binoculars

  • YETI® prize

More Chances to Win

More Chances to Win

One Honorable Mention in each category will win an Annual Federal Recreational Lands Pass. And each month, three Monthly Winners will be selected and awarded an Annual Federal Recreational Lands Pass.

One Honorable Mention in each category will win an Annual Federal Recreational Lands Pass. And each month, three Monthly Winners will be selected and awarded an Annual Federal Recreational Lands Pass.

Lightning strikes the sky beside Devils Tower as sunlight illuminates the rock formation against dark storm clouds at Devils Tower National Monument.
Lightning strikes the sky beside Devils Tower as sunlight illuminates the rock formation against dark storm clouds at Devils Tower National Monument.
Pink rhododendron blooms frame a sunset view over layered mountain ridges along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
A young red fox stands in a green grassy field looking directly at the camera in Gateway National Recreation Area.
A manatee swims near the surface of clear blue water surrounded by small yellow fish in Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.

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A man in an adaptive off-road wheelchair poses with his parents in front of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park.
A wooden cannon sits on a grassy field in front of historic barracks buildings at Fort Laramie National Historic Site.
The historic Old State House glows at night amid modern skyscrapers and streaking traffic lights along the Freedom Trail in Boston.
Two surfers carrying boards walk along a tidal beach silhouetted by sea stacks at sunset in Olympic National Park.
A bison stands among sagebrush with forested hills in the background in Yellowstone National Park.
A glowing yellow tent sits on a snow-covered ridge above a sea of clouds under a starry night sky in Mount Rainier National Park.
An adult American avocet walks beside its small chick along a muddy shoreline in Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Pink rhododendron blooms frame a sunset view over layered mountain ridges along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
A young red fox stands in a green grassy field looking directly at the camera in Gateway National Recreation Area.
A manatee swims near the surface of clear blue water surrounded by small yellow fish in Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.

Ready to Share Your Experience?

Join thousands of photographers celebrating America’s national parks and public lands. Submit your best photos by December 31.

Enter Today

How It Works

A bison stands among sagebrush with forested hills in the background in Yellowstone National Park.
A glowing yellow tent sits on a snow-covered ridge above a sea of clouds under a starry night sky in Mount Rainier National Park.
An adult American avocet walks beside its small chick along a muddy shoreline in Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Pink rhododendron blooms frame a sunset view over layered mountain ridges along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
A young red fox stands in a green grassy field looking directly at the camera in Gateway National Recreation Area.
A manatee swims near the surface of clear blue water surrounded by small yellow fish in Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.

Ready to Share Your Experience?

Join thousands of photographers celebrating America’s national parks and public lands. Submit your best photos by December 31.

Enter Today

How It Works

A man in an adaptive off-road wheelchair poses with his parents in front of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park.
A wooden cannon sits on a grassy field in front of historic barracks buildings at Fort Laramie National Historic Site.
The historic Old State House glows at night amid modern skyscrapers and streaking traffic lights along the Freedom Trail in Boston.
Two surfers carrying boards walk along a tidal beach silhouetted by sea stacks at sunset in Olympic National Park.
A bison stands among sagebrush with forested hills in the background in Yellowstone National Park.
A glowing yellow tent sits on a snow-covered ridge above a sea of clouds under a starry night sky in Mount Rainier National Park.
An adult American avocet walks beside its small chick along a muddy shoreline in Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.