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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Highway 1. Road Map 2 C4.
n Park Info Centre, Field. Tel (250)
343-6783. Open daily, check
website for times. 7 0 - =
 ∑ pc.gc.ca/yoho
Transport
@ to Field.

Takakkaw Falls
Takakkaw means “it is wonderful”
in the language of the local First
Nations people, and these, with a
drop of 833 ft (254 m), are among
the most impressive falls in Canada.
The falls can be accessed along the
Yoho Valley Road.

Yoho River
Calgary, Banff
National Park

Field
•

Kicking Horse River
This wild river rushes through Yoho
alongside the original 1880s railroad.
Today the tracks carry freight and the
Rocky Mountaineer® tourist train (see p324).

Hanbury Glacier

0 kilometers 3
0 miles 3
Key Lake O’Hara
Shadowed by the majestic peaks of Mounts Victoria and Lefroy,
Highway
Lake O’Hara is astonishingly beautiful. Visitors wishing to use
Major road the area’s excellent hiking trails must book in advance, as access
River is limited in order to protect this fragile environment.
For keys to symbols see back flap

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