Through erosion, nature has carved some of the most dramatic landscapes in the country. See the Hoodoos, immense boulders balanced atop tall pillars of glacial till. Total distance between the two gates is about 30 miles 48 km. About 1. Yoho National Park is open year round. All major travel routes are maintained throughout the year, although temporary closures may come into effect in the event of adverse weather conditions. The peak season in the park is during July and August. If you are planning a trip to Yoho National Park during these months, be sure to book your accommodation in advance.
The Parks Canada administration office in Field is open year-round, except holidays, from Monday to Friday, a. Kicking Horse Campground , located 3 miles 5 km west of Field and handy to hiking trails and the Takakkaw Falls, could be considered the main site, with its playground, amphitheatre, and nearby grocery store.
Open from May to October; amenities are the same as Hoodoo Creek campground with the addition of hot showers, a wheelchair accessible washroom with shower. In July and August plan to arrive early as the campground is usually full before noon. Effective immediately, all users of the Kicking Horse Campground are required to boil their drinking water. Monarch Campground is situated within walking distance of Kicking Horse campground.
Open from mid May 1 to September 5, Monarch offers a different camping experience. The 46 sites are located in a big meadow. Well water with pump, pump out toilets, shelter, recycle shed, food storage, a smoke-free area. Hoodoo Creek Campground is in a heavily wooded area and is near several trailheads. Open from mid July to mid September, services include flush toilets, piped hot and cold water, kitchen shelters, fire rings and firewood, playground, campfire interpretive program, walking trails, recycling bins, food storage, sanitation station.
This site has a great view of the 2,foot m falls and affords access to many of the trails in the Yoho Valley. Open from mid June 23 to September 29, please note road closed October 1. The campground is a tent walk-in campground only but a cart is provided for moving gear.
Vehicles towing another unit cannot make it up the switchbacks on the Yoho Valley road to Takakkaw Falls. There is an unbeatable view from most of the 35 sites. Well water with pump, pump out toilets, kitchen shelter with stove, fire rings and firewood, recycle shed, food storage.
Park staff at the Field Information Centre are available to help you plan your backcountry trip. As more and more sediment was added, the bottom of the sea continued to sink, creating layers of sediment thousands of metres deep. About 75 million years ago, forces within the Earth pushed the sediment above sea level, compressing the rocks so that they folded, buckled and broke, forming the Rocky Mountain System.
Erosion, from forces such as rain, running water and glaciers, continued to shape the mountains into their current formations.
Burgess Shale is an area of layered rock featuring fossils from the Cambrian period — million years ago. The fossils in Burgess Shale capture the end of the Cambrian Explosion, when, over millions of years, most major animal groups appeared in the fossil record.
While there are sites around the world that feature fossils from the Cambrian period, these sites mainly include hard-bodied organisms such as shellfish. These organisms lived in the sea that once covered the location of the Rocky Mountains. Sediment flowing into the sea buried both dead and living animals. As more and more sediment accumulated, the organisms were compressed and fossilized.
As this process was repeated the layers of fossils now found in the Burgess Shale were created. Yoho National Park is home to many alpine and subalpine plants. Several species of coniferous trees are common: whitebark and lodgepole pine , white and Engelmann spruce , and Douglas and subalpine fir. Shrubs include white rhododendron , dwarf birch and alpine bearberry. The park is also home to white-tailed and mule deer , moose , and wapiti.
These meadows make prime grizzly bear habitat, where a diet of flowers is plentiful and evidence of grizzly digs in search of marmot burrows may be found. Yoho's valley bottoms are home to the greatest diversity of plant and animal species. Unique ecosystems exist in areas of the montane zone where soil, sunlight, and moisture levels differ.
Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, white spruce, and trembling aspen are most numerous, with a peppering of birch and poplar. Wet slopes may be covered with mosses, fungi, and wild berries, while drier areas of the montane zone are more likely to be populated by juniper, grasses.
Wildlife has a tendency to congregate around water, and Yoho's Leanchoil Marsh is no exception. Slow moving waters, sedimentation, and flooding combine to create a nutrient-rich environment that is abundant with vegetation, which attracts the attention of some of the park's larger animals, such as moose and elk.
The water flow of the marsh is constantly being managed by the industrious beaver, who builds dams visible above water and a network of underwater trenches below. The great blue heron, red-winged blackbird, and belted kingfisher are among the birds dwelling in the wetland environment. By mid-July the higher trail passes are snow free, and later in the month the alpine wildflowers reach their peak.
In late September, subalpine larch rewards visitors with a showy band of gold at the tree line. Winter in Yoho, which lasts from November to March, offers Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, ski touring, and world-renowned waterfall ice climbing. Give yourself a full day to take in the roadside views and enjoy some easy walking. Emerald Lake makes a fine morning destination, with a stop at Natural Bridge en route. Have a stroll at the lake, then head back to Trans-Canada 1, catch some lunch in Field, and keep going east to the Yoho Valley Road for a drive to jaw-dropping Takakkaw Falls, at its best in the late afternoon.
All rights reserved. How to Get There From Calgary the closest airport , follow Trans-Canada 1 west for miles to the small community of Field, near the center of the park. When to Go Yoho is accessible and enjoyable year-round. Share Tweet Email.
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