Restaurant · Yoho National Park
A lakeside patio lunch with Emerald Lake and peaks beside you.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Yoho Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Yoho National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Emerald Lake: Shore, Colour and Lunch“You're approaching Emerald Lake, where a short, level walk to the bridge brings you to the blue-green water and its mountain backdrop. Stop even if you haven't got time for a hike.”
Plays as you drive up to Cilantro on the Lake in the Parkwolf Yoho Tour Guide.
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Guide
Cilantro on the Lake is the seasonal restaurant at Emerald Lake Lodge, with patio tables at the water’s edge and the peaks across the lake. It fits naturally after a lakeside walk or paddle; walk-ins are welcome, so you can decide while you’re there. Come for a scenic sit-down stop. If you want something quick, The Window is the easier fit.
The restaurant serves casual, share-friendly plates, including pizza and handhelds, with wine and cocktails. The adjacent Window has sandwiches, house-baked pastries, trail snacks, coffee, tea and cold drinks. It’s part of the same lakeside stop, not a separate place to plan around.
Wildlife
21 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
55 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
61 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
66 sightingsElkMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
26 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
10 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Yoho. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyEmerald Lakeshore Trail5.2 km · 2 hr · 0.1 km awayGlacier views from a nearly level loop beside turquoise water.
ModerateEmerald Basin Trail9.6 km · 3.5 hr · 0.1 km awayA rocky basin rewards the steep climb beyond Emerald Lake.
ChallengingEmerald Triangle18.8 km · 8 hr · 0.1 km awayAn alpine day loop with Emerald Lake views from the highline.
EasyHamilton Falls Trail1.6 km · 45 min · 0.1 km awayA short climb to a waterfall tucked in a narrow canyon.
ModerateEmerald River Trail9 km · 3.5 hr · 0.1 km awayA shaded river walk ending at a natural stone bridge
ChallengingHamilton Lake Trail10.2 km · 5.5 hr · 0.2 km awayA steep climb for an alpine tarn beneath the high peaks.
ChallengingSouth Burgess Pass Trail12.7 km · 6.5 hr · 5.6 km awayA steep climb from Field to a high pass above town.
ChallengingMount Stephen Guided Fossil Hike8 km · 7.5 hr · 5.7 km awayA steep guided climb to Yoho’s restricted trilobite beds.Sight · 0.1 km awayEmerald LakeTurquoise water, mountain reflections, and a gentle lakeshore loop.
Lodging · 0.1 km awayEmerald Lake LodgeLakeside lodge with a Yukon saloon bar and TV-free rooms.
Sight · 0.8 km awayHamilton FallsA small cascade 0.8 km up the steep Hamilton Lake trail
Sight · 3.2 km awayHamilton LakeCliff-ringed water at the end of a steep, steady climb.
Sight · 4.7 km awayWalcott QuarryA full-day guided hike to fossils older than half a billion years.
Campground · 5.4 km awayYoho Lake CampgroundBackcountry camping beside Yoho Lake, reached by a steep hike.Sight · 5.4 km awayYoho LakeRed chairs and a Wapta reflection reward the uphill hike.
Gas station · 5.7 km awayYoho Brothers Trading PostField’s practical stop for fuel and a few essentials.Parkwolf’s Yoho ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
