Free Jungle Backgrounds: 23 Photos of Rainforest, Giant Trees and Jungle Rivers
23 free jungle backgrounds and rainforest pictures from the BigFoto library, all real photos from our travels: palms, ferns and treetops green from edge to edge, giant trees, a strangler fig and vines, jungle rivers and a waterfall, and the rainforest canopy seen from the Kuranda Skyrail near Cairns. A few come from Ghana, Malaysia and Thailand. The first group works best behind text. They also work as a jungle wallpaper on a laptop or tablet, and the upright ones on a phone, if you don’t mind a slightly soft picture: the originals are about 1200 pixels on the long side.
How to download: click a photo to see it large, then use Download. The originals are about 1200 × 800 pixels: right for blog posts, slides, social media, school projects and video call backgrounds.
Dense green jungle backgrounds
Palms, ferns and treetops in the rainforest around Kuranda in Queensland. Green from edge to edge, they work well behind text.
Giant trees, vines and jungle paths
Giant trees and a strangler fig in Ghana, tall rainforest trees in Malaysia, and straight and twisted trunks and vines in the Queensland rainforest. A wooden boardwalk leads through the rainforest, and a shady path crosses the jungle of Phi Phi Leh in Thailand.
Rivers and waterfalls in the rainforest
The Barron River seen from the Skyrail and with trees hanging over it, and a waterfall over mossy rocks near Kuranda.
Wide views of the rainforest
The canopy of the Barron Gorge National Park and the hills near Kuranda seen from the Skyrail, forest stretching to the Atherton Tableland and the slopes of the Macalister Range, all in Queensland. Further afield is a jungle-covered island shore in Thailand.
More free photos
- Free tropical backgrounds
- Free forest pictures
- Free palm tree pictures
- Free green backgrounds
- Free river and waterfall pictures
- Kuranda Skyrail pictures
Questions about these jungle backgrounds
Can I use these jungle backgrounds for free?
Yes, for personal and commercial projects. All we ask is a link back to BigFoto.com; the box at the top of the page has a credit link you can copy.
Where were these jungle and rainforest pictures taken?
Most come from the rainforest around Kuranda and the Kuranda Skyrail near Cairns in Queensland, Australia, including the Barron Gorge National Park, the Barron River and forest stretching to the Atherton Tableland. The others come from Ghana, Malaysia and Thailand.
Can I use them behind text or as a wallpaper?
Yes. The dense green photos in the first group are green from edge to edge, so text sits well on them, and the wide views have calm sky or treetops where a title fits. The originals are about 1200 pixels on the long side: enough for slides, web pages, social posts and video calls, but they look soft as a full-screen wallpaper on a large monitor.
