Yoho National Park - Definition and Overview

Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. Yoho NP is bordered by Kootenay National Park on the southern side and Banff National Park on the eastern side. The name Yoho comes from a Cree word expressing amazement.

Natural Bridge

Yoho covers 1,313 km² and is the smallest of the four contiguous national parks (NP). Yoho, together with Jasper NP, Kootenay NP and Banff NP, along with three British Columbia provincial parks:

• Hamber Provincial Park
• Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
• Mount Robson Provincial Park

form the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site.

The park's administrative offices and visitor centre are located in the town of Field, British Columbia, beside the Trans-Canada Highway.

The Kicking Horse River, a Canadian Heritage river, originates in the Wapta and Waputik icefields in the park. This mighty river has created a Natural Bridge through solid rock. This formation is located 3 km west of Field, accessible from the road to Emerald Lake.

The Burgess Shale deposits were discovered in this area.

See also: Takakkaw Falls, Twin Falls

External links

• Park's Canada web site (http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/yoho/) (bilingual)
• Yoho National Park on Bivouac.com (http://bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=2024)