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National park in British Columbia, Canada
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Yoho National Park is British Columbia's sister to Alberta's Banff National Park, a world heritage site, on the western side of the continental divide that separates the two provinces. It is about 2½ hours' drive west of Calgary, Alberta. Yoho is Canada's second protected area.
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From here you can see the trains exit and enter the spiral tunnels simultaneously.
At 384 m (1260 ft) this is the second highest known waterfall in Canada. Many hiking trails begin from the base.
30 metres high and 150 metres wide waterfall on the Kicking Horse River.
A beautiful glacier fed lake.
A water-carved bridge that spans the Kicking Horse River.
National Historic Site of Canada. Narrow pass with an interesting rail history.
A where impressively preserved ancient undersea creatures give hints about the nature of life. This is the best-known of a group of Burgess sites; see Paleontology#Burgess Shale..
The Shale is very well-protected, and if you want to see it, you have to be at the Fields visitor centre by 7:30AM; it's a 7-hour guided hike.
Built of hand-hewn timber and featuring massive stone fireplaces, the lodge includes an elegant dining room, quiet reading and sitting rooms, conference facilities and a games room. Lounge features an oak bar salvaged from an 1890s-era Yukon saloon. From upper and lower verandas, the vistas of surrounding mountainscapes are breathtaking.
30 sites. Dry toilets, food storage, cold water hand pump. No fires permitted.
92 sites. Hot showers, toilets, wheelchair accessible. Interpretive program. Arrive early.
46 sites. Primitive.
300 m hike in. Primitive.
Open May-October/February-April
HI Yoho National Park
Open mid-June to mid-September. Operated by Hostelling International.
Car and walking are the main ways of getting around. There is no public transport in the park but the park does offer a few shuttle buses to key locations. The highway is the only major road in the park.
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Calgary · International · YYC
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