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Last updated on December 15, 2020 By Dave Briggs Leave a Comment

Outdoor Quotes That Inspire Wanderlust and Adventure In Everyone

Our collection of outdoor quotes is guaranteed to inspire wanderlust and adventure! Timeless wisdom and modern sayings combine for perfect travel inspiration.
Inspiring Outdoor Quotes

Inspirational Outdoor Quotes

Our selection of the best quotes about the outdoors draws inspiration from philosophers, writers, and even physicists!

Matched with beautiful images from nature, these outdoor quotes are inspiring and motivating. Just what you need when planning a vacation or travel adventure!


– Leigh Hunt

“Colors are the smiles of nature.”

Outdoor Quotes - Colors are the smiles of nature.


 – Robin Williams

Spring is nature's way of saying, ‘Let's party!'

Best outdoor quotes: Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!"


– Alex Trebek

“If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you.”

Nature and Outdoor Quotes: If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you.


 – Laura Ingalls Wilder

“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.”

Nature Quotes - If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.


 – Gerard De Nerval

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”

Nature and Outdoor Quotes - Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.


– John Muir

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”

Outdoor Captions and Slogans: In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.


 – Anthony J. D'Angelo

“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.”

Quotes about being outdoors: Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine


 – Hans Christian Andersen

“Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”

Quotes about living well: Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.


 – Albert Einstein

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”

Inspiring quotes about nature: Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.


– Vincent van Gogh

“…and then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?”

Van Gogh Quote - …and then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?


 

Quotes about the Outdoors

– Frank Lloyd Wright

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.”

Outdoor quotations: Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.


 – Theodore Roethke

“Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.”

Outdoor and Mountain Quotes - Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.


– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.”

Nature and outdoor inspirational quotes - Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.


– Aristotle

“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”

Great Outdoors Quotes - In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.


– Aldo Leopold

“I am glad I will not be young in a future without wilderness.”

Outdoor and Wilderness Quote - I am glad I will not be young in a future without wilderness.


– Henry David Thoreau

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”

Quotes about the great outdoors - Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.


– Steve Maraboli

“Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature”

Laws of Nature Quotes: Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature


– Alice Walker

“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.”

Beautiful nature and outdoor quotes: In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.


– Rachel Carson

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.”

Outdoor Captions: Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.


– Haruki Murakami

“Not just beautiful, though—the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me.”

Quotes about being outdoor in the stars:Not just beautiful, though—the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me.


Quotes about the Outdoors and Nature

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– Edmund Gibbon

“The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigator.” 

Wind and Waves quotes - The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigator.


– Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.”

Beauty of the Great Outdoors Quotes - Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.


– Claude Monet

“My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature.”

Quotes about living in nature - My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature.


– Ernest Hemingway

“A man is never lost at sea.” 

Outdoor adventure quotes - A man is never lost at sea.


– JRR Tolkien

“Not all who wander are lost.” 

Adventure and Exploring quotes - Not all who wander are lost.


– Nicholas Monsarrat

“Sailors, with their built-in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.” 

Sailing quotes - Sailors, with their built-in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.


– Pete Culler

“To be successful at sea we must keep things simple.” 

Outdoor and Sea Quotes - To be successful at sea we must keep things simple.


– Yoda

“Do or do not. There is no try.” 

Get outdoors quotes - Do or do not. There is no try.


– Pete Goss

“If you are going to do something, do it now. Tomorrow is too late.” 

Inspiring Quotes - If you are going to do something, do it now. Tomorrow is too late.


– Bernard Moitessier

“A sailor’s joys are as simple as a child’s.” 

Inspiring quotes - A sailor’s joys are as simple as a child’s.


Inspiring Outdoor and Nature Quotes

– Lao Tzu

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

Outdoor journey quotes - The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.


“The best view comes after the hardest climb.”

Outdoors and climbing quote - "The best view comes after the hardest climb."


– Mary Davis

“To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.”

Walking quotes - “To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.”


– Sir Martin Conway

“Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.”

Motivational Quotes - “Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.”


– Terri Guillemets

“You need special shoes for hiking—and a bit of a special soul as well.”

Hiking outdoors quotes - “You need special shoes for hiking—and a bit of a special soul as well.”


– Carl Sagan

“Deep down, at the molecular heart of life, the trees and we are essentially identical.”

Carl Sagan Quote - “Deep down, at the molecular heart of life, the trees and we are essentially identical.”


“If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.”

Motivation Quotes - “If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain."


– Sir Edmund Hillary

“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”

Mountaineering Quotes - “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."


Outdoor Quotes and Captions

– John Muir

“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”

Great Outdoors Quotes - "Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt."

 


– John Muir

“Between every two pines there is a doorway to a new world.”

Forest quotes - “Between every two pines there is a doorway to a new world.”


– Greg Child

“Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.””

Outdoor quotes - “Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.”"


– John Burroughs

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”

Quotes about soothing nature - "I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."


“For hiking is one of those things that you can only do when you have the determination in you.”

Quotes about hiking outdoors - “For hiking is one of those things that you can only do when you have the determination in you."


– Gary Snyder

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”

Quotes about nature - “Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”


– Dr. Seuss

“You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.””

Great adventure quotes - “You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.”"


– Andy Rooney

“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you are climbing it.”

Mountain quote - “Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you are climbing it.”


– Mary Davis

“A walk in nature walks the soul back home.”

Great quotes - “A walk in nature walks the soul back home.”

 

What are the best Outdoor Quotes?

Here's some other inspiring nature quotes to make you want to go outside:

  • “The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.” Henry Ward Beecher.
  • “The earth has music for those who listen.” William Shakespeare.
  • “Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” Jimmy Carter.

What are some funny outdoor quotes?

  • “I don't need therapy I just need to go hiking.”
  • “When life gives you mountains, put those boots and start hiking.”
  • “And into the forest, I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.”
  •  “Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”
  •  “Always hike with someone in worse shape than you.

What are the best nature captions for Instagram?

  • The Earth has music for those who listen.
  • Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.
  • To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.
  • The Earth laughs in flowers.
  • Nature is the art of God.
  • Lightning is incredible.

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Inspiring outdoor quotes for getting outdoors and enjoying nature.

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