Nature Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 17, 2026

Nature is the oldest coloring subject there is, and still the most forgiving. A mountain does not mind if its shadow comes out violet, a lake will take any blue you own, and a forest looks right in October orange, in spring green and in the plain grey of a single pencil. These nature coloring pages are landscapes rather than close-ups: mountains and lakes, forests and meadows, beaches, tide pools, swamps and salt flats, each drawn as a full scene with a sky, a middle distance and something worth lingering on in the foreground. Some are modeled on real places, and the captions say which.

Every scene is a single black-and-white line drawing with clean outlines and generous open areas. Click a picture to open the PDF in a new tab, then print it or save it. The files are set up for US Letter paper and fit A4 without any scaling. The line work is bold enough for crayons and markers, while the skies, water and tree crowns have enough room for blending if you prefer pencils or watercolor.

A small piece of landscape advice before you begin: decide where the light comes from and keep to it. Pick the sun side of every peak, trunk and boulder, color it a shade lighter, and the whole scene will click into place even if everything else is loose. Far hills want cooler, paler colors than near rocks. Water borrows the color of the sky above it. That is almost the entire theory of landscape painting, and it fits on a sticky note.

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Nature Coloring Pages - An oak this wide was standing here before the hills got names. The glade around it stays empty, as if the younger trees agreed to keep a respectful distance. Try three greens in the crown: light on top, deep underneath. — An oak this wide was standing here before the hills got names. The glade around it stays empty, as if the younger trees agreed to keep a respectful distance. Try three greens in the crown: light on top, deep underneath.

Nature Coloring Pages - Edelweiss grows where almost nothing else bothers to, and here it has claimed the sunniest rock on the pass. Snowfields streak the peaks, and the saddle dips like a hammock. Leave the petals untouched and shade the felt pale grey. — Edelweiss grows where almost nothing else bothers to, and here it has claimed the sunniest rock on the pass. Snowfields streak the peaks, and the saddle dips like a hammock. Leave the petals untouched and shade the felt pale grey.

Nature Coloring Pages - A rocky creek bed winds through chestnut oaks, and a pair of fallen leaves up close are the size of the trees beyond, because that is how near you are standing. Detailed, with many trunks and stones. Autumn browns and rust suit it. — A rocky creek bed winds through chestnut oaks, and a pair of fallen leaves up close are the size of the trees beyond, because that is how near you are standing. Detailed, with many trunks and stones. Autumn browns and rust suit it.

Nature Coloring Pages - Aspens on a slope share one root system, so this whole hillside may be a single tree wearing many trunks. A river threads the valley below. Color the bark cream with dark eyes and go full gold on the leaves. — Aspens on a slope share one root system, so this whole hillside may be a single tree wearing many trunks. A river threads the valley below. Color the bark cream with dark eyes and go full gold on the leaves.

Nature Coloring Pages - Four birches, papery and striped, frame a meadow that runs toward soft slopes, with ferns taking the front row. Keep the bark chalk-pale with charcoal dashes, then let the ferns be the brightest green on the page. — Four birches, papery and striped, frame a meadow that runs toward soft slopes, with ferns taking the front row. Keep the bark chalk-pale with charcoal dashes, then let the ferns be the brightest green on the page.

Nature Coloring Pages - Someone left a boulder the size of a car on this beach, and the surf keeps trying to move it. Maple leaves blew down from the forest behind and landed among the pebbles. Wet sand is darker than dry: shade the foam line accordingly. — Someone left a boulder the size of a car on this beach, and the surf keeps trying to move it. Maple leaves blew down from the forest behind and landed among the pebbles. Wet sand is darker than dry: shade the foam line accordingly.

Nature Coloring Pages - From a cliff edge in the Cascades, two snow-capped volcanoes float above a valley of fir. Subalpine wildflowers crowd the rock in front, tall spikes beside small daisies. The far peaks should be the palest thing on the page, nearly paper. — From a cliff edge in the Cascades, two snow-capped volcanoes float above a valley of fir. Subalpine wildflowers crowd the rock in front, tall spikes beside small daisies. The far peaks should be the palest thing on the page, nearly paper.

Nature Coloring Pages - Crater Lake fills the shell of a collapsed volcano, and the cone of Wizard Island rises from it like a hat left floating. Firs line the rim and azaleas bloom at your feet. It is famous for one impossible blue: use your deepest. — Crater Lake fills the shell of a collapsed volcano, and the cone of Wizard Island rises from it like a hat left floating. Firs line the rim and azaleas bloom at your feet. It is famous for one impossible blue: use your deepest.

Nature Coloring Pages - A beach bends in a perfect crescent between two headlands, and a scallop washed up at the near end to prove the tide was here. Sand takes warm cream, the shallows light turquoise, and the open sea a notch darker. — A beach bends in a perfect crescent between two headlands, and a scallop washed up at the near end to prove the tide was here. Sand takes warm cream, the shallows light turquoise, and the open sea a notch darker.

Nature Coloring Pages - Bald cypresses stand knee-deep in a southern swamp, trunks flared at the base, branches hung with Spanish moss. The pointed stumps in the water are cypress knees, and they belong to the tree. Tea-brown water and silver moss, if you want it true. — Bald cypresses stand knee-deep in a southern swamp, trunks flared at the base, branches hung with Spanish moss. The pointed stumps in the water are cypress knees, and they belong to the tree. Tea-brown water and silver moss, if you want it true.

Nature Coloring Pages - A weeping willow leans over the lake while the sun settles behind the hills. Cattails stand on one side, a water lily floats among its pads on the other. Grade the sky from peach at the horizon to cool violet overhead. — A weeping willow leans over the lake while the sun settles behind the hills. Cattails stand on one side, a water lily floats among its pads on the other. Grade the sky from peach at the horizon to cool violet overhead.

Nature Coloring Pages - Mountains built from facets, a river bending in clean curves, and firs that are almost triangles. Every face of every peak is a separate shape, which makes this the easiest landscape here to color boldly. Give the facets different values and the range turns solid. — Mountains built from facets, a river bending in clean curves, and firs that are almost triangles. Every face of every peak is a separate shape, which makes this the easiest landscape here to color boldly. Give the facets different values and the range turns solid.

Nature Coloring Pages - The great granite dome of Yosemite, sheared on one side, with the valley and its river laid out far below. A lone pine clings to the rocks; ferns fill the corner. Detailed, and granite is a dozen quiet greys, warm and cool, so mix several. — The great granite dome of Yosemite, sheared on one side, with the valley and its river laid out far below. A lone pine clings to the rocks; ferns fill the corner. Detailed, and granite is a dozen quiet greys, warm and cool, so mix several.

Nature Coloring Pages - Ridge after ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains recede toward a low sun, each one paler than the last. Catawba rhododendrons bloom in front, stamens curling up from wide petals. Detailed, with many petals to fill; purple-pink flowers, hazy indigo ridges. — Ridge after ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains recede toward a low sun, each one paler than the last. Catawba rhododendrons bloom in front, stamens curling up from wide petals. Detailed, with many petals to fill; purple-pink flowers, hazy indigo ridges.

Nature Coloring Pages - Two sacred lotus flowers open above a quiet lagoon, the flat seed pod showing at the center of each. Round pads crowd the surface and low hills close the view. Blush pink fading to white at the base is how the real plant does it. — Two sacred lotus flowers open above a quiet lagoon, the flat seed pod showing at the center of each. Round pads crowd the surface and low hills close the view. Blush pink fading to white at the base is how the real plant does it.

Nature Coloring Pages - Smooth boulders, rounded by a few thousand winters of surf, rest on the shore of a small inlet below fir-topped cliffs, with a sea stack standing offshore. Water-worn stone has bands: follow the lines already drawn and alternate warm and cool greys. — Smooth boulders, rounded by a few thousand winters of surf, rest on the shore of a small inlet below fir-topped cliffs, with a sea stack standing offshore. Water-worn stone has bands: follow the lines already drawn and alternate warm and cool greys.

Nature Coloring Pages - One palm, one shell, one island on the horizon, and a tide that has drawn its lines across the sand. This is the shore everyone pictures when they close their eyes in February. Big areas, few details, a quick and satisfying page. — One palm, one shell, one island on the horizon, and a tide that has drawn its lines across the sand. This is the shore everyone pictures when they close their eyes in February. Big areas, few details, a quick and satisfying page.

Nature Coloring Pages - A salt flat stretches to a mirror-still lake, with a distant island hovering where it meets the sky. Weathered boulders sit on the cracked white crust. Nearly everything here is pale: bone, chalk and the faintest tint, with the rocks as the only dark note. — A salt flat stretches to a mirror-still lake, with a distant island hovering where it meets the sky. Weathered boulders sit on the cracked white crust. Nearly everything here is pale: bone, chalk and the faintest tint, with the rocks as the only dark note.

Nature Coloring Pages - Trees arch over a footpath that disappears into the woods, and spotted mushrooms have sprouted by the roadside, the kind that always mean something in a fairy tale. Red caps with white dots are traditional and hard to resist. — Trees arch over a footpath that disappears into the woods, and spotted mushrooms have sprouted by the roadside, the kind that always mean something in a fairy tale. Red caps with white dots are traditional and hard to resist.

Nature Coloring Pages - Low tide left a staircase of rock pools between the shore and the sea, every one holding a stone and a patch of cloud. A scallop shell and a frond of kelp mark the near corner. Make the pools slightly different blue-greens; none are alike. — Low tide left a staircase of rock pools between the shore and the sea, every one holding a stone and a patch of cloud. A scallop shell and a frond of kelp mark the near corner. Make the pools slightly different blue-greens; none are alike.

Nature Coloring Pages - Balanced Rock in the Utah desert has been about to fall for ages and still will not commit. Yucca spikes guard the ledge in front, with a mesa flat on the horizon. Sandstone wants rust, apricot and a thin violet shadow. — Balanced Rock in the Utah desert has been about to fall for ages and still will not commit. Yucca spikes guard the ledge in front, with a mesa flat on the horizon. Sandstone wants rust, apricot and a thin violet shadow.

Nature Coloring Pages - Columns of basalt line this shore like organ pipes, which is what cooling lava does when nobody is watching. A distant volcano and a curve of surf fill the gap, and fallen leaves lie in the corner. Charcoal columns against a bright sea. — Columns of basalt line this shore like organ pipes, which is what cooling lava does when nobody is watching. A distant volcano and a curve of surf fill the gap, and fallen leaves lie in the corner. Charcoal columns against a bright sea.

Nature Coloring Pages - The river splits around its own gravel bars and rejoins further down, the way braided channels do below melting glaciers. Wild irises bloom on the bank and a snowy summit closes the view. Purple-blue petals, pale green water with grey stones. — The river splits around its own gravel bars and rejoins further down, the way braided channels do below melting glaciers. Wild irises bloom on the bank and a snowy summit closes the view. Purple-blue petals, pale green water with grey stones.

Nature Coloring Pages - Running water carved a horseshoe so tight the land in the middle is nearly an island, and yucca stalks hang their bells over the rim. Many cliff layers to fill: Detailed. Alternate warm red bands with cream for the stripes of a desert canyon. — Running water carved a horseshoe so tight the land in the middle is nearly an island, and yucca stalks hang their bells over the rim. Many cliff layers to fill: Detailed. Alternate warm red bands with cream for the stripes of a desert canyon.

Nature Coloring Pages - Fan palms crowd a slot canyon where a spring runs between the walls, exactly the kind of place a desert keeps secret. Sun overhead, rocks at the bottom. Keep the palm fronds a deep saturated green so they glow against the bleached walls. — Fan palms crowd a slot canyon where a spring runs between the walls, exactly the kind of place a desert keeps secret. Sun overhead, rocks at the bottom. Keep the palm fronds a deep saturated green so they glow against the bleached walls.

Nature Coloring Pages - White chalk cliffs run along the coast under a round sun, and daisies lean out from the clifftop grass as if to check the view. Leave the cliff faces the color of the paper and build the scene around them in blues and greens. — White chalk cliffs run along the coast under a round sun, and daisies lean out from the clifftop grass as if to check the view. Leave the cliff faces the color of the paper and build the scene around them in blues and greens.

Nature Coloring Pages - Not every waterfall ends in a river; this one drops straight onto a beach and the tide takes it from there. Firs stand on the headland and wet rocks catch the spray. Go light on the falling water and let the dark cliff define it. — Not every waterfall ends in a river; this one drops straight onto a beach and the tide takes it from there. Firs stand on the headland and wet rocks catch the spray. Go light on the falling water and let the dark cliff define it.

Nature Coloring Pages - A wide curtain of water pours over a ledge while maples drop their leaves into the mist. The river below is already full of autumn. Use orange and crimson for the trees, then keep the curtain almost uncolored for contrast. — A wide curtain of water pours over a ledge while maples drop their leaves into the mist. The river below is already full of autumn. Use orange and crimson for the trees, then keep the curtain almost uncolored for contrast.

Nature Coloring Pages - Oxeye daisies claim a whole hillside in early summer and this slope surrendered completely. Mountains and clouds sit at the back, politely out of the way. Yellow centers, untouched petals, and every green you have for the rest. — Oxeye daisies claim a whole hillside in early summer and this slope surrendered completely. Mountains and clouds sit at the back, politely out of the way. Yellow centers, untouched petals, and every green you have for the rest.

Nature Coloring Pages - One palm leans over a pool where the dunes dip, and the sand ripples away toward the sun. Big shapes, few details, a calm page to color fast. Shade each dune darker on its far side and the scene turns three-dimensional. — One palm leans over a pool where the dunes dip, and the sand ripples away toward the sun. Big shapes, few details, a calm page to color fast. Shade each dune darker on its far side and the scene turns three-dimensional.

Nature Coloring Pages - The water spreads into a fan as it slides down a stepped rock face, with spruce above and rhododendrons blooming at the pool. Detailed in the falls, open everywhere else. Soft pinks for the flowers, blue-grey where the water lies in shadow. — The water spreads into a fan as it slides down a stepped rock face, with spruce above and rhododendrons blooming at the pool. Detailed in the falls, open everywhere else. Soft pinks for the flowers, blue-grey where the water lies in shadow.

Nature Coloring Pages - Coneflower seed heads wear little caps of snow in a winter meadow, and bare trees wait at the edge for spring. This page is mostly white space on purpose. Pale blue shadows on the drifts and brown stems are enough to finish it. — Coneflower seed heads wear little caps of snow in a winter meadow, and bare trees wait at the edge for spring. This page is mostly white space on purpose. Pale blue shadows on the drifts and brown stems are enough to finish it.

Nature Coloring Pages - A Joshua tree, which is a yucca that decided to be a tree, spreads its fists above the Mojave. Prickly pear pads sit at its foot and a mesa rests on the skyline. Olive for the spiky leaves and warm sand for everything below. — A Joshua tree, which is a yucca that decided to be a tree, spreads its fists above the Mojave. Prickly pear pads sit at its foot and a mesa rests on the skyline. Olive for the spiky leaves and warm sand for everything below.

Nature Coloring Pages - Rows of lavender stripe the hills, with four stalks up close so you can see the tiny flowers stacked along each one. Purple in every row, left paler in the distance, and the hills behind in soft summer gold. — Rows of lavender stripe the hills, with four stalks up close so you can see the tiny flowers stacked along each one. Purple in every row, left paler in the distance, and the hills behind in soft summer gold.

Nature Coloring Pages - Looping around a wooded island, the stream nearly meets itself: the first step toward an oxbow lake. Maple leaves frame the near corner and low hills roll beyond. Try a muddy olive for slow current instead of blue; that is what lowland rivers look like. — Looping around a wooded island, the stream nearly meets itself: the first step toward an oxbow lake. Maple leaves frame the near corner and low hills roll beyond. Try a muddy olive for slow current instead of blue; that is what lowland rivers look like.

Nature Coloring Pages - Flat-topped mesas line the horizon of a dry salt basin, and a sagebrush found the one damp spot and settled in. Mostly open ground, quick to finish. Silver-sage for the bush, bone white for the pan, red for the mesas. — Flat-topped mesas line the horizon of a dry salt basin, and a sagebrush found the one damp spot and settled in. Mostly open ground, quick to finish. Silver-sage for the bush, bone white for the pan, red for the mesas.

Nature Coloring Pages - The sea has punched a doorway through this headland and will keep widening it until the roof falls in, several centuries from now. A scallop shell rests among the boulders in front. Cool grey stone, warm sand, a bright strip of sky through the opening. — The sea has punched a doorway through this headland and will keep widening it until the roof falls in, several centuries from now. A scallop shell rests among the boulders in front. Cool grey stone, warm sand, a bright strip of sky through the opening.

Nature Coloring Pages - Snowdrops are the first flowers to push through in late winter, which is why they hang their heads: it is cold up there. Bare trees and soft hills behind. White petals with a tiny green mark on each inner one, as the real flower has. — Snowdrops are the first flowers to push through in late winter, which is why they hang their heads: it is cold up there. Bare trees and soft hills behind. White petals with a tiny green mark on each inner one, as the real flower has.

Nature Coloring Pages - Early summer in the high country: the peak still holds snow, the current runs fast and milky with it, and a single spruce stands guard on the near bank. Boulders, firs and open sky. Glacier melt is pale turquoise, never plain blue. — Early summer in the high country: the peak still holds snow, the current runs fast and milky with it, and a single spruce stands guard on the near bank. Boulders, firs and open sky. Glacier melt is pale turquoise, never plain blue.

Nature Coloring Pages - Two falls drop side by side from the same ledge into one pool, and a fern in the corner grew enormous on the spray. Mixed woodland on top. Color the pair with slightly different blues so they read as separate streams. — Two falls drop side by side from the same ledge into one pool, and a fern in the corner grew enormous on the spray. Mixed woodland on top. Color the pair with slightly different blues so they read as separate streams.

Nature Coloring Pages - Seen from a high point, an atoll is a ring of green islets around a lagoon, with the open ocean waiting outside. A monstera leaf and a conch shell take the near corner. Lagoon turquoise inside the ring, deep navy outside. — Seen from a high point, an atoll is a ring of green islets around a lagoon, with the open ocean waiting outside. A monstera leaf and a conch shell take the near corner. Lagoon turquoise inside the ring, deep navy outside.

Nature Coloring Pages - A lone maple in full leaf stands above a valley of rolling fields and far hills, the kind of tree people drive out to photograph every October. Big open shapes, soon finished. Scarlet and orange on the maple, muted gold for the fields. — A lone maple in full leaf stands above a valley of rolling fields and far hills, the kind of tree people drive out to photograph every October. Big open shapes, soon finished. Scarlet and orange on the maple, muted gold for the fields.

Nature Coloring Pages - Cherry blossom lasts about a week, which is why the tree gets the whole page to itself while it can. A brook runs past its roots and fir slopes close the valley. Pale pink petals with a darker pink at the base of each flower. — Cherry blossom lasts about a week, which is why the tree gets the whole page to itself while it can. A brook runs past its roots and fir slopes close the valley. Pale pink petals with a darker pink at the base of each flower.

Nature Coloring Pages - A whole tree washed up here years ago and the sea has polished it to silver, knots and all. Maple leaves lie around it on the stones and cliffs line the bay. Driftwood is silver with warm streaks: alternate the two along the grain. — A whole tree washed up here years ago and the sea has polished it to silver, knots and all. Maple leaves lie around it on the stones and cliffs line the bay. Driftwood is silver with warm streaks: alternate the two along the grain.

Nature Coloring Pages - Ferns the size of armchairs crowd a stream in a wooded ravine, with the canopy closing overhead. Detailed, nearly every inch has a leaf in it. Vary the fronds from yellow-green on the young ones to deep forest shade on the old. — Ferns the size of armchairs crowd a stream in a wooded ravine, with the canopy closing overhead. Detailed, nearly every inch has a leaf in it. Vary the fronds from yellow-green on the young ones to deep forest shade on the old.

Nature Coloring Pages - Beach grass holds these dunes together underground, and a sandy path threads between the clumps down to the water. Very open, good for a quick session. Straw-colored grass, cream sand and a thin strip of sea at the back. — Beach grass holds these dunes together underground, and a sandy path threads between the clumps down to the water. Very open, good for a quick session. Straw-colored grass, cream sand and a thin strip of sea at the back.

Nature Coloring Pages - A glacier spills down from a rock wall in frozen stripes and ends above a milky lake. A low shrub grows between the boulders in front. Glacial ice is faintly blue in its cracks and white everywhere else; the lake wants a chalky turquoise. — A glacier spills down from a rock wall in frozen stripes and ends above a milky lake. A low shrub grows between the boulders in front. Glacial ice is faintly blue in its cracks and white everywhere else; the lake wants a chalky turquoise.

Nature Coloring Pages - Three palms share an islet barely larger than their shadows, and hibiscus blooms crowd the shore in front with their stamens sticking straight out. Red or coral hibiscus against still water is the classic choice; it is classic for a reason. — Three palms share an islet barely larger than their shadows, and hibiscus blooms crowd the shore in front with their stamens sticking straight out. Red or coral hibiscus against still water is the classic choice; it is classic for a reason.

Nature Coloring Pages - Mangroves stand on stilt roots in the shallows, holding the shoreline in place as the tide comes and goes beneath them. Palms show on the far point. Dark olive foliage, tan roots and shallows the color of weak tea. — Mangroves stand on stilt roots in the shallows, holding the shoreline in place as the tide comes and goes beneath them. Palms show on the far point. Dark olive foliage, tan roots and shallows the color of weak tea.

Nature Coloring Pages - Maples line a shallow stream that runs over flat stones, and a pair of fallen leaves rests on the near bank. Full crowns and a hint of hills. Mid-autumn colors, when the leaves have turned but not yet dropped, give this page its warmth. — Maples line a shallow stream that runs over flat stones, and a pair of fallen leaves rests on the near bank. Full crowns and a hint of hills. Mid-autumn colors, when the leaves have turned but not yet dropped, give this page its warmth.

Nature Coloring Pages - Redwood trunks run straight out of the page at the top, because a redwood does not fit on any sheet. A young fir and a fallen log sit in the gap, ferns below. Rust-red bark, and the far trunks a little paler for depth. — Redwood trunks run straight out of the page at the top, because a redwood does not fit on any sheet. A young fir and a fallen log sit in the gap, ferns below. Rust-red bark, and the far trunks a little paler for depth.

Nature Coloring Pages - A gorge opens onto a wide river with a mountain showing through the gap, and rhododendrons bloom at the near bank. Lots of cliff and canopy to fill: Detailed. Make the far mountain the lightest tone so the gorge frames it. — A gorge opens onto a wide river with a mountain showing through the gap, and rhododendrons bloom at the near bank. Lots of cliff and canopy to fill: Detailed. Make the far mountain the lightest tone so the gorge frames it.

Nature Coloring Pages - A granite islet wears a handful of pines like a hat, and the lake around it lies still enough for lily pads. Cattails rise on the near shore. Grey-pink granite, dark pine needles, and sky reflected in the lake. — A granite islet wears a handful of pines like a hat, and the lake around it lies still enough for lily pads. Cattails rise on the near shore. Grey-pink granite, dark pine needles, and sky reflected in the lake.

Nature Coloring Pages - Snow lies deep in a bowl between two peaks, with firs climbing the slopes and a boulder wearing a drift like a cap. Almost nothing here needs coloring at all. Pale blue in the drift shadows and warm stone tones on the boulder is enough. — Snow lies deep in a bowl between two peaks, with firs climbing the slopes and a boulder wearing a drift like a cap. Almost nothing here needs coloring at all. Pale blue in the drift shadows and warm stone tones on the boulder is enough.

Nature Coloring Pages - Spruces stand heavy with snow, and a low sun sits on the ridge behind. Big, simple shapes and plenty of bare paper. Keep the snow on the branches untouched and color only the sky, the sun and the dark needles underneath. — Spruces stand heavy with snow, and a low sun sits on the ridge behind. Big, simple shapes and plenty of bare paper. Keep the snow on the branches untouched and color only the sky, the sun and the dark needles underneath.

Nature Coloring Pages - Snow on a beach is rare enough to stop and look at, and here it caps the boulders while the tide keeps the sand clear. Firs top the cliff and a pale sun hangs over the bay. Cold colors throughout: steel blue, white, silver-grey. — Snow on a beach is rare enough to stop and look at, and here it caps the boulders while the tide keeps the sand clear. Firs top the cliff and a pale sun hangs over the bay. Cold colors throughout: steel blue, white, silver-grey.

Nature Coloring Pages - Grassy terraces step down a valley toward the mountains, and wild roses bloom on both sides of the path. Detailed in the flowers, loose everywhere else. Five pink petals and a yellow center is all a wild rose asks for. — Grassy terraces step down a valley toward the mountains, and wild roses bloom on both sides of the path. Detailed in the flowers, loose everywhere else. Five pink petals and a yellow center is all a wild rose asks for.

Nature Coloring Pages - A volcano with a flat crater top rises over a plain where a river winds past a low mesa, and an agave spreads its blades in front. Charcoal for the cone with lighter streaks, grey-green agave, and sand for the plain. — A volcano with a flat crater top rises over a plain where a river winds past a low mesa, and an agave spreads its blades in front. Charcoal for the cone with lighter streaks, grey-green agave, and sand for the plain.

Nature Coloring Pages - An island with a small cone at its heart sits across a curved bay, and a hibiscus leans into the picture from the clifftop. Tropical greens on the island, a slightly darker sea than the bay, and the flower in whatever color you like best. — An island with a small cone at its heart sits across a curved bay, and a hibiscus leans into the picture from the clifftop. Tropical greens on the island, a slightly darker sea than the bay, and the flower in whatever color you like best.

Nature Coloring Pages - Edelweiss and mountain blooms crowd a high meadow, with a snowy peak and a trail stretching beyond. Detailed. The star-shaped edelweiss stays white; give its felted leaves a soft grey-green and the peak a clean blue shadow side. — Edelweiss and mountain blooms crowd a high meadow, with a snowy peak and a trail stretching beyond. Detailed. The star-shaped edelweiss stays white; give its felted leaves a soft grey-green and the peak a clean blue shadow side.

Nature Coloring Pages - Cattails have gone brown and fuzzy along a quiet lake, which means the year is nearly done and the reeds know it. Woods ring the shore under a mild sun. Rust and tan for the reeds, with the surface holding a cooler sky. — Cattails have gone brown and fuzzy along a quiet lake, which means the year is nearly done and the reeds know it. Woods ring the shore under a mild sun. Rust and tan for the reeds, with the surface holding a cooler sky.

Nature Coloring Pages - Buttercups fill the front of a grassy basin ringed by trees, and a brook slips in from one side to feed it. Every petal is glossy in life, so leave a tiny bare highlight on each and go bright yellow around it. — Buttercups fill the front of a grassy basin ringed by trees, and a brook slips in from one side to feed it. Every petal is glossy in life, so leave a tiny bare highlight on each and go bright yellow around it.

Nature Coloring Pages - Red clover heads stand on a round knoll, each a tight bundle of tiny florets, and the leaves below come in threes. Four-leaf ones are not drawn in; add one yourself if you feel lucky. Mauve-pink flowers, a fresh meadow tint for the hill. — Red clover heads stand on a round knoll, each a tight bundle of tiny florets, and the leaves below come in threes. Four-leaf ones are not drawn in; add one yourself if you feel lucky. Mauve-pink flowers, a fresh meadow tint for the hill.

Nature Coloring Pages - Where a river meets the sea it loses its nerve and splits into a dozen channels, each one fanning across the mud toward the tide. A simple page with long calm lines. Silty brown channels, sandy bars, and a steel-grey sea at the top. — Where a river meets the sea it loses its nerve and splits into a dozen channels, each one fanning across the mud toward the tide. A simple page with long calm lines. Silty brown channels, sandy bars, and a steel-grey sea at the top.

Nature Coloring Pages - A freestanding sandstone arch, the kind Utah is famous for, frames a sun and a pair of distant mesas. Agaves spread their blades on the slope below. Burnt orange for the arch, lilac shadows underneath, and a sky that goes almost white near the sun. — A freestanding sandstone arch, the kind Utah is famous for, frames a sun and a pair of distant mesas. Agaves spread their blades on the slope below. Burnt orange for the arch, lilac shadows underneath, and a sky that goes almost white near the sun.

Nature Coloring Pages - Desert poppies open on a sand dune after the one rain of the year, which is the only reason they bother. Rolling dunes and a few tufts of grass behind. Yellow or apricot petals with inky centers; the sand around them stays nearly bare. — Desert poppies open on a sand dune after the one rain of the year, which is the only reason they bother. Rolling dunes and a few tufts of grass behind. Yellow or apricot petals with inky centers; the sand around them stays nearly bare.

Nature Coloring Pages - A river divides around a long wooded island on its floodplain, and irises stand on the near bank. Mild hills under a cloudy sky. Spring foliage on the island and a current that reflects more cloud than blue. — A river divides around a long wooded island on its floodplain, and irises stand on the near bank. Mild hills under a cloudy sky. Spring foliage on the island and a current that reflects more cloud than blue.

Nature Coloring Pages - A stream drops down the forest in three steps, each ledge a small waterfall with its own pool, and a leafy shrub watches from the corner. Detailed, with plenty of rock faces. Try warm browns on the ledges so the white water stands out. — A stream drops down the forest in three steps, each ledge a small waterfall with its own pool, and a leafy shrub watches from the corner. Detailed, with plenty of rock faces. Try warm browns on the ledges so the white water stands out.

Nature Coloring Pages - In deep winter the waterfall stops mid-fall and hangs there in columns of ice until spring lets it go. Snow caps the boulders and firs stand on the rim. Palest blue and lilac in the ice, with the plunge basin the only dark note. — In deep winter the waterfall stops mid-fall and hangs there in columns of ice until spring lets it go. Snow caps the boulders and firs stand on the rim. Palest blue and lilac in the ice, with the plunge basin the only dark note.

Nature Coloring Pages - Glacier meets tarn here: the tongue of ice ends in a mountain lake where a few slabs still drift. Boulders in front, a peak behind, firs on both slopes. Milky turquoise is right for meltwater; it looks wrong until you see one. — Glacier meets tarn here: the tongue of ice ends in a mountain lake where a few slabs still drift. Boulders in front, a peak behind, firs on both slopes. Milky turquoise is right for meltwater; it looks wrong until you see one.

Nature Coloring Pages - Ice has crept out from the shores of a mountain lake and left only a ribbon of open water down the middle. A snow-laden spruce leans in from the left. Nearly all white: a touch of blue on the open channel and grey-green needles. — Ice has crept out from the shores of a mountain lake and left only a ribbon of open water down the middle. A snow-laden spruce leans in from the left. Nearly all white: a touch of blue on the open channel and grey-green needles.

Nature Coloring Pages - A waterfall drops into a rock-walled grotto that the forest above does not know about, with a fern unfurling on the near bank. Detailed in the cliff bands. Cool shadow in the grotto, bright light on the trees along the top edge. — A waterfall drops into a rock-walled grotto that the forest above does not know about, with a fern unfurling on the near bank. Detailed in the cliff bands. Cool shadow in the grotto, bright light on the trees along the top edge.

Nature Coloring Pages - The whole river goes off the edge in one wide horseshoe curve, raising a wall of mist from the plunge pool, and ferns lean out toward it. Keep the mist untouched, tint the falling water a soft green, and let the far forest fade. — The whole river goes off the edge in one wide horseshoe curve, raising a wall of mist from the plunge pool, and ferns lean out toward it. Keep the mist untouched, tint the falling water a soft green, and let the far forest fade.

Nature Coloring Pages - A saguaro cactus lifts its arms above a desert of agaves and sage, with flat mesas marking the horizon. Simple shapes, wide gaps between them. Sage for the cactus, dusty teal for the agaves, and red-brown mesas in the distance. — A saguaro cactus lifts its arms above a desert of agaves and sage, with flat mesas marking the horizon. Simple shapes, wide gaps between them. Sage for the cactus, dusty teal for the agaves, and red-brown mesas in the distance.

Nature Coloring Pages - The Painted Hills of Oregon are striped with bands of red, gold and black clay laid down over millions of years, and sagebrush grows at their feet. Follow the drawn bands and alternate rust, ochre and charcoal for the real effect. — The Painted Hills of Oregon are striped with bands of red, gold and black clay laid down over millions of years, and sagebrush grows at their feet. Follow the drawn bands and alternate rust, ochre and charcoal for the real effect.

Nature Coloring Pages - Poppies line a dirt track that wanders between gentle hills, petals thin as tissue and centers dark. Quick to finish. Scarlet is traditional, but orange California poppies work just as well on this hillside. — Poppies line a dirt track that wanders between gentle hills, petals thin as tissue and centers dark. Quick to finish. Scarlet is traditional, but orange California poppies work just as well on this hillside.

Nature Coloring Pages - Step by step a brook comes down over flat rocks from basin to basin, every little drop making its own splash, and a single wildflower blooms by the lowest one. Many stones to fill: Detailed. Give the basins slightly different clear blue-greens. — Step by step a brook comes down over flat rocks from basin to basin, every little drop making its own splash, and a single wildflower blooms by the lowest one. Many stones to fill: Detailed. Give the basins slightly different clear blue-greens.

Nature Coloring Pages - A water lily opens on its pad in the foreground while a round wooded island floats behind it on a still lake. Mountains and a low sun close the scene. White or pale pink for the lily; the pads take a flat bottle green. — A water lily opens on its pad in the foreground while a round wooded island floats behind it on a still lake. Mountains and a low sun close the scene. White or pale pink for the lily; the pads take a flat bottle green.

Nature Coloring Pages - Sunflowers turn to follow the sun across the sky while they are young, and these three have found it. A lake and a line of trees sit beyond. Deep yellow petals, dark brown centers, and large leaves in an honest leaf color. — Sunflowers turn to follow the sun across the sky while they are young, and these three have found it. A lake and a line of trees sit beyond. Deep yellow petals, dark brown centers, and large leaves in an honest leaf color.

Nature Coloring Pages - A willow trails its branches over a river bend, each leaf a thin pointed stroke, with hills and a tree line beyond. Loose and airy. Spring yellow-green on the willow, and a river one shade darker than the sky above it. — A willow trails its branches over a river bend, each leaf a thin pointed stroke, with hills and a tree line beyond. Loose and airy. Spring yellow-green on the willow, and a river one shade darker than the sky above it.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

Watercolor skies first – before coloring the land, lay a wet wash of pale blue or sunset orange across the sky area only, let it dry completely, then do the rest in pencil. The soft sky behind sharp pencil lines looks like a finished painting.
Seasons set – print the same scene four times and color it as spring, summer, autumn and winter. Hang them in a row. Changing only the greens, the sky and the ground tells the whole story of a year.
Postcard crop – cut a four-by-six-inch window from card stock, slide it over a finished page until you find the best view, trace and cut it out. Write a note on the back and mail a real postcard from a place you have never been.
Field-guide labels – look up the trees, flowers and landforms named in the captions, write their names in small neat letters along the bottom margin, and the coloring page becomes a nature study sheet.
Light-source practice – mark a tiny sun in one corner with a pencil before you start. Every peak, trunk and boulder gets its lighter side toward that mark and its darker side away from it. One rule, and the scene turns solid.
Pressed-leaf frame – glue real pressed leaves or ferns around the edges of the finished page, then slip it into a frame. The flat drawing and the real texture play off each other.
Limited palette challenge – choose three pencils only, say one blue, one brown and one green, and color an entire landscape with them. Pressing lighter and harder makes all the shades you need, and the result looks unified.
Map the hike – on a blank sheet, draw a simple trail map connecting several finished landscapes as if they were stops along one route, with a start, a lunch spot and a summit. Pin the map in the middle and the pages around it.

More Coloring Pages

Mushroom Coloring Pages - One portobello the size of a dinner plate, alone at the edge of the woods. It is simply a cremini that was allowed to grow up, hence the flat open cap and exposed gills. Dark brown gills under a tan cap is the classic look.

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Whale Coloring Pages - Those enormous flippers are the longest of any whale, close to a third of the body, and every bump on the head holds a single hair. Males sing songs that change with the season across an entire ocean. Pale throat pleats, near-black back.

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Zoo Coloring Pages - Through the gate and straight to the map. The boy is plotting a route, his sister has spotted something ahead, and the carved giraffe, elephant, lion and flamingo on the columns hint at what waits inside. Paint the ZOO letters in one bold color.

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Pizza Coloring Pages - One slice pulled free and the cheese stretching after it, refusing to let go. A tomato, a sprig of basil and a mushroom sit beside the pie like ingredients that got left out. Big topping shapes and a thick crust ring - a relaxed start.

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