Top 20 Adventure & Outdoors Influencers on Instagram (Jul 2026)

We found 943 adventure & outdoors influencers on Instagram. These creators use "adventure & outdoors" in their Instagram bio. Here are the top 20, ranked on engagement rate, audience quality and reach, not follower count alone.

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Updated July 24, 2026

  1. 1Ken Stornes Instagram profile photo

    Ken Stornes

    @kenstornes

    May you always do what you are afraid to do. 🌲 ~ Norway 🇳🇴 Viking on adventure.🌲 Infantry combat veteran @adventuresandtrolls @kendavidsaga

    MacroNorway
  2. 2Shivam Sharma Instagram profile photo

    Shivam Sharma

    @shivoryx

    📸 Traveler / Filmmaker & A Singer by profession 🍃 Adventure | Outdoors | Lifestyle 🎵 32 Million on my first song on Spotify ✨ (Link to my og's…

    MacroIndia
    Followers924K
    Engagement rate3.15%At page median
    Suspicious followers20.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays529KPer video post
  3. 4Rowan, Kyle, & Lauren Instagram profile photo

    Rowan, Kyle, & Lauren

    @roroshreds

    Raising a tiny adventure buddy. Trails, rocks, and everything in between - Utah ⛰️ - All of our gear!👇👇

    MacroUnited States
    Followers772K
    Engagement rate2.10%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers1.8%Low risk
    Average reel plays800KPer video post
  4. 5George & Crissa Prieto | Adventure Travel Couple Instagram profile photo

    George & Crissa Prieto | Adventure Travel Couple

    @georgeandcris

    🫶 Helping you plan your bucket list trips ✈️ Destinations | Itineraries | Experiences ✨ USA based | Currently in Japan 🇯🇵 💌…

    MacroUnited States
  5. 6Thasneem Thaj Instagram profile photo

    Thasneem Thaj

    @that_hungrybelly

    Get in, let’s go on a food adventure! ✉️ connectwiththas@gmail.com 📍Dubai🇦🇪

    MacroUnited Arab Emirates
  6. 7Antonin Barile Instagram profile photo

    Antonin Barile

    @lazyset_up

    Balancing Travel & Adventure 📩 Collabs & Partnerships: barile.setup@gmail.com 🌎 Sharing the world’s most beautiful places 📍 Based in Switzerland

    MacroSwitzerland
    Followers626K
    Engagement rate3.35%At page median
    Suspicious followers22.9%Elevated
    Average reel plays437KPer video post
  7. 9Charishma + Boomer | Explore with your dog Instagram profile photo

    Charishma + Boomer | Explore with your dog

    @life.with.a.landcloud

    Inspiring you to adventure & make memories Samoyeds ☁️ | Travel🌎 | Puppy life 🦖 💌 lifewithalandcloud@gmail.com📍OR

    MacroUnited States
  8. 10pepper | discovery & adventure Instagram profile photo

    pepper | discovery & adventure

    @pepper.steps

    the final form of a girl scout ☻ ⬇️ HIKING GUIDE OUT NOW ⬇️ 💌 dan@heypeppersteps.com

    MacroUnited States
    Followers551K
    Engagement rate3.55%At page median
    Suspicious followers13.8%Moderate
    Average reel plays208KPer video post
  9. 11Sharanya Iyer 🇮🇳 | Travel Instagram profile photo

    Sharanya Iyer 🇮🇳 | Travel

    @trulynomadly

    🌎 Adventure. Adrenaline. And a whole lot of “Why THERE?” 🫧 @gopro @paditv Ambassador 🏆 @forbesindia @timesofindia

    MacroIndia
  10. 12Quin Gable | Outdoor Travel + Adventure Instagram profile photo

    Quin Gable | Outdoor Travel + Adventure

    @quingable

    🚐 5+ Years Solo VanLife w/ my cat, Atlas Travel, Hiking & Camping Education Size 8 Curvy Fits 💌 quingable@neonroseagency.com

    Mid-tierUnited States
  11. 13Michelle | Raw Adventure Travel Instagram profile photo

    Michelle | Raw Adventure Travel

    @michellegoesthere

    🌏 22 year old chaotic travel storyteller ✈️ 87 near death experiences and counting ✨ walking by faith, not by sight…

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers482K
    Engagement rate3.08%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers10.9%Moderate
    Average reel plays203KPer video post
  12. 14Honey Badger Instagram profile photo

    Honey Badger

    @nickbadger

    Never corner a Honey Badger. Aussie Rugby. Travel. Adventure. On the burst! Management: @alwayshuman

    Mid-tierAustralia
    Followers450K
    Engagement rate18.12%5.0x page median
    Suspicious followers18.0%Moderate
    Average reel plays48.8KPer video post
  13. 15Timothy Dhalleine 🏔 Instagram profile photo

    Timothy Dhalleine 🏔

    @timothydhalleine

    Addicted to the wild. Award-winning Nature | Adventure | Elopement Photographer/Filmmaker. No AI. Founder of @wildness_org 🌎📽📸

    Mid-tierChile
  14. 16Jay Palfrey 🇬🇧🧿 Instagram profile photo

    Jay Palfrey 🇬🇧🧿

    @itsjaypalfrey

    ✈️ Culture & Adventure Travel 🌍 make hummus, not walls 😌 📨 jaypalfreypartnerships@gmail.com 📍🇵🇰 🎒Group Expeditions @beyondborderexpeditions

    Mid-tierPakistan
    Followers369K
    Engagement rate4.64%1.3x page median
    Suspicious followers23.8%Elevated
    Average reel plays209KPer video post
  15. 17Karissa Wampler Instagram profile photo

    Karissa Wampler

    @karissa.wampler

    Inspiring you to JUST SEND IT💄🚐🪂🌎🏔️✨ Currently: 📍San Diego COLLABS: email karissa@alorasociety.com Watch Baggage Claim: Episode 1⬇️

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers361K
    Engagement rate5.51%1.5x page median
    Suspicious followers22.4%Elevated
    Average reel plays1.5MPer video post

    Top posts

    Avg likes: 6.2K. Avg comments: 67. Audience credibility: 78%.

  16. 18Talia ✈︎ Adventure Travel & Granola Girl Instagram profile photo

    Talia ✈︎ Adventure Travel & Granola Girl

    @travelingwithtals

    nature nerd side questing around the 🌎 If you wanna feel alive: @gogranolatravel ⛺️ 📍Albania 🇦🇱 💌 work with me: influencers@optimalmanagement.us

    Mid-tierUnited States
  17. 19ABHI RAJ Instagram profile photo

    ABHI RAJ

    @ritvikjoshiofficial

    💁🏻Info About Event & Places 🌎Travel | Fashion | Food | Adventure ▶️YouTube [100k+ Subscribers] 📩Dm For Paid Collaborations & Invites

    Mid-tierIndia
  18. 20Heidi Korte | Adventure Cat Fitz Instagram profile photo

    Heidi Korte | Adventure Cat Fitz

    @fitzcapades

    🇨🇦 2 Frisky Adventure cats 🙋🏼‍♀️ Author, musician, cat mom ☀️follow for daily feel good Adventures 🛍️ Merch available - link ⬇️

    Mid-tierCanada
    Followers310K
    Engagement rate2.03%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers17.3%Moderate
    Average reel plays88.4KPer video post

Benchmarks

Top adventure & outdoors influencers: engagement and audience benchmarks

The median and ranges across this ranking, so you can tell a genuinely strong adventure & outdoors creator from an average one.

943creators indexed537Kmedian followers3.64%median engagement18.4%avg suspicious followers

The top adventure & outdoors influencers run a median engagement rate of 3.64% and average 18.4% suspicious followers. Treat 3.64% as the bar a strong adventure & outdoors creator should clear; below it, you are paying for reach, not attention.

The best adventure & outdoors influencers here span 0 nano or micro and 11 macro accounts, covering both cost-efficient gifting and broad-reach launches. Audiences concentrate in United States (50%), India (15%), Norway (5%), skewing female at 54%.

How this list is built. These are Instagram creators who describe themselves using terms like adventure & outdoors, outdoors, hiking in their own bio. 943 accounts matched. We rank them on a blend of engagement rate, suspicious-follower share and reach, then publish the top 20. Figures are a snapshot taken on Jul 2026 and are frozen between refreshes, so the order you see is the order everyone sees.

Where their audiences are

United States50%
India15%
Norway5.0%
Mexico5.0%
Australia5.0%

Follower tiers in this ranking

Nanounder 10K
0
Micro10K to 100K
0
Mid-tier100K to 500K
9
Macro500K+
11

Combined audience gender

FAQ

Adventure & Outdoors influencers on Instagram: common questions

How do I find adventure & outdoors influencers on Instagram?

Manual hashtag searching works but surfaces whoever posts most, not whoever performs best. Filtering an index is faster: Leewou holds 943 adventure & outdoors creators on Instagram and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share. The 20 listed here are the top of that set on our ranking, and the full list is in the app.

Who are the top adventure & outdoors influencers on Instagram right now?

On this ranking, Ken Stornes (@kenstornes), Shivam Sharma (@shivoryx), Hafiz Hakim Talib (@hafizhakimtalib). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. Data was last refreshed in Jul 2026.

What counts as a good engagement rate for adventure & outdoors creators?

Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these adventure & outdoors influencers, the median engagement rate is 3.64% at a median of 537K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.

Are these follower counts real?

Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 18.4% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.

Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?

Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.

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