About Yoho National Park

Named using the Algonquian Cree word meaning "awe and wonder," this Canadian Rocky Mountains 507-square-mile national park in British Columbia contains amazing rock walls, tunnels, hoodoos, waterfalls, rivers and glaciers. Yoho National Park was created in 1886 and is home to the natural solid rock bridge created by the Kicking Horse River. Other park highlights include Emerald Lake, Takakkaw Falls, Wapta Falls, Mount Burgess, Hoodoo Creek Campground and Lower Spiral Tunnel Viewpoint. It is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site.