Field is a cozy mountain village located in Yoho National Park within the Canadian Rockies in Canada.

Mount Field

The town served as a base for workers on the Canadian Pacific Railway in its early days, and now hosts a small community of about 170, in addition to hosting the Yoho Park administration building and a number of quaint gift shops, restaurants, and small accommodations.

Get in

By car

Field is a 2.5 hour drive west of Calgary along Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) through Banff National Park, passing Banff and Lake Louise along the way. Field can also be reached along the Highway 1 from Vancouver to the west.

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Spiral Tunnels. About 10 minutes from the small town of Field. Catch the Trans-Canada train spiralling through the mountain around 2PM from the viewpoint alongside Highway 1. (updated May 2023)
Takakkaw Falls
  • 🌍 Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley Road (east of Field). The second tallest waterfall in Canada, 45 minutes from Field in Yoho National Park. The falls are a short walk from the carpark. (updated May 2020)

Do

Buy

Eat

View from the footbridge at Yoho

Drink

  • Truffle Pigs Cafe, 100 Center St, ☏ +1 250-343-6303. Daily 11AM-11PM, no food service after 9PM. Have a drink in the sunshine on the patio. See listing under Eat. (updated May 2023)

Sleep

Further options are within Yoho National Park

Go next

Routes through Field
Kamloops ← Golden ←  W  E  → Lake Louise (in Banff NP) → Banff


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