Field, British Columbia
Field is a town (~300 people) located in southeastern
British Columbia,
Canada within the confines of
Yoho National Park. Field was established in
1885 during the building of the
Canadian Pacific Railway. Field is 27
km west of
Lake Louise along the
Trans-Canada Highway, the only access to Field. The visitor centre for Yoho NP is located in Field where those wishing to visit the area around Lake O'Hara can obtain a camping permit.
There are many hiking opportunities near the town including:
- Burgess Pass - 6.6 km one way, provides views of Emerald Lake and the Wapta Icefields.
- Emerald Lake - 11 km from Field on a paved road. A 5 km lakeshore trail circles the entire lake.
- Sherbrooke Lake - 3.1 km one way
- Twin Falls - 9th highest waterfall in Canada
- Wapta Falls - a short 2.4 km round trip trail to the waterfall that produces the largest volume of water in Yoho NP.
Sherbrooke Lake from Paget Peak
Scrambling options include: Mount Burgess (2599m), Mount Field (2635m), Mount Stephen (3199m) and Paget Peak (2560m).
There are several points of interests nearby including:
- Takakkaw Falls - second highest waterfall in Canada
- Burgess Shale - fossil beds (restricted access)
- Natural Bridge - Kicking Horse River has carved a natural bridge through solid rock.
- Spiral Tunnels Exhibit - railway tunnel carved through Cathedral Mountain.