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Emerald Lake with a mountain backdrop in Yoho National Park

Yoho National Park: map

8 places with verified coordinates · 1 with photo

Offers in the park · 4

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Where to stay · Campground

Kicking Horse

Campground location linked by the park authority. Check opening, site and access before you book.

Where to stay: hotels and camping in Yoho

Kicking Horse

Location and facility details are linked on the official camping page. Check the season and booking procedure for this campground before your trip.

Campgrounds: facilities and location ↗

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Where to stay · Campground

Monarch

Campground location linked by the park authority. Check opening, site and access before you book.

Where to stay: hotels and camping in Yoho

Monarch

Location and facility details are linked on the official camping page. Check the season and booking procedure for this campground before your trip.

Campgrounds: facilities and location ↗

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51.42141, -116.44334

Turquoise Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park mirroring the President Range peaks on a calm day, dense conifer forest on the right shore.
Photo: JZ85 ↗ · CC BY 3.0 ↗

Water · Mountain lake in Yoho National Park

Emerald Lake

The trail around the lake is easy. The hard part is the parking lot.

The emerald-green lake is the most searched-for place in the park. The lakeshore trail is easy; the parking lot is the bottleneck.

Lakeshore trail
5.2 km (3.2 mi) around the lake, with hardly any elevation change.
Accessible section
Level gravel path from the parking lot to the bridge at the far end of the lake.
Parking
The park authority explicitly describes parking spaces as extremely limited.
Views
Mountain peaks and glaciers, plus wildflowers in summer.
Water sports
All waters in Yoho are closed; see the separate card.

Own page

Emerald Lake

The trail around the lake is easy. The hard part is the parking lot.

Yoho National Park entry, as of 3 October 2026
Daily pass, adults (18–64)12.25 CAD
Daily pass, seniors (65+)10.75 CAD
Daily pass, family/group, up to 7 people in one vehicle24.50 CAD

Fees & costs

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51.44374, -116.53322

Arrival · Parking lot and trailhead

Emerald Lake Parking

Start of the lakeshore loop and the hikes to Emerald Basin, Hamilton Lake and the Emerald Triangle. Fills early in summer and on weekends.

Own page

Emerald Lake

The trail around the lake is easy. The hard part is the parking lot.

Fees & costs

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51.43895, -116.54119

Nature · Canoe rental

Canoe Rental

Canoes for rent, first come, first served. Private boats are banned until 31 March 2027.

Own page

Emerald Lake

The trail around the lake is easy. The hard part is the parking lot.

Fees & costs

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51.43971, -116.54130

Water · Waterfall on the Hamilton Lake trail

Hamilton Falls

At 0.8 km (0.5 mi) on the steep trail to Hamilton Lake.

Own page

Emerald Lake

The trail around the lake is easy. The hard part is the parking lot.

Fees & costs

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51.43548, -116.55021

Mountains & rock · Rock bridge on the Kicking Horse River

Natural Bridge

On Emerald Lake Road, 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Field: the river has cut its way under a natural rock bridge.

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Emerald Lake

The trail around the lake is easy. The hard part is the parking lot.

Fees & costs

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51.38181, -116.53024

Arrival · Visitor centre in Field

Yoho National Park Visitor Centre

Parks Canada information on the Trans-Canada Highway in Field, with a small Burgess Shale exhibit. Washrooms open around the clock.

Own page

Emerald Lake

The trail around the lake is easy. The hard part is the parking lot.

Fees & costs

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

51.39798, -116.49185

Locations verified from the linked original sources and OpenStreetMap. The map shows no trails or park boundaries; markers do not imply that access is permitted.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap. Elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen, AWS Open Data); 3DEP, GMTED2010 and SRTM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; EU-DEM (Copernicus, European Union); ETOPO1 (NOAA); ArcticDEM (NSF, DigitalGlobe); Geoscience Australia; Open Data Austria (DGM); Open Government Licence – Canada; INEGI; Land Information New Zealand; Kartverket; Environment Agency (UK).

Park photo: Photo: China Crisis ↗ · CC BY 2.5 ↗

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