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Le Relais Day Shelter in Yoho National Park

Food · Yoho National Park

Le Relais Day Shelter

A warm trail stop for advice, hot drinks and carrot cake.

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Overview

About Le Relais Day Shelter

Why stop

  • A practical source of trail and wildlife updates at the start of the Lake O’Hara visit.

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Where it is

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FoodLe Relais Day Shelter51.35719, -116.33925
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Before you go

5 active Yoho alerts

  • ClosureYoho Valley Road closed for avalanche seasonYoho Valley Road is closed to vehicles from mid-October to mid-June because of avalanche risk. - Parks Canada’s current trail report lists no vehicle access to trails in the Yoho Valley.Official details
  • CautionWatercraft and angling prohibited in YohoWatercraft use and angling are prohibited on all waterbodies in Yoho National Park until March 31, 2027, to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species, including whirling disease.Official details
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More about Le Relais Day Shelter

A stop on the Lake O’Hara roadLe Relais is a timber day-use shelter near the far end of Lake O’Hara’s 11 km access road.

Le Relais is a timber day-use shelter near the far end of Lake O’Hara’s 11 km access road. It makes a useful pause before choosing a hike: the seasonal shuttle stops here, and the Lake O’Hara Trails Club is a first stop for trail-condition and wildlife-sighting updates.

Plan the approach, then warm upPrivate vehicles and bicycles are not permitted on the access road.

Private vehicles and bicycles are not permitted on the access road. Reserve the seasonal shuttle in advance, or plan for a 22 km walk out and back from the parking lot before any additional hiking. Shuttle and shelter operation is seasonal, generally from mid-June into early October; exact dates vary year to year.

Inside, visitors can warm up, check trail maps and buy light snacks or hot and cold drinks. Carrot cake is a recurring favorite, but counter offerings are seasonal. Bring cash: the counter is cash-only.

Built around the trail networkArchitect Dale Windle designed Le Relais, which opened in September 1989.

Architect Dale Windle designed Le Relais, which opened in September 1989. The Lake O’Hara Trails Club operates the shelter in cooperation with Lake O’Hara Lodge, and profits support maintenance and improvements across the area’s trails.

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Wildlife

Wildlife in Yoho

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Grizzly Bear21 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapMountain Goat55 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapBlack Bear61 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapElk66 sightingsElkMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapMoose26 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapBald Eagle10 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map

Sighting maps show where each species has been reported across Yoho. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

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Near Le Relais Day Shelter

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Trails nearby

ChallengingLake O’Hara Alpine Circuit11.1 km · 6 hr · At the trailheadExposed ledges, high lakes, and a full circuit above Lake O’Hara.ModerateBig Larches and Schäffer Lake Loop3.2 km · 1.8 hr · At the trailheadA short alpine loop through larches to a clear mountain lake.ModerateLake McArthur Circuit8 km · 3.5 hr · At the trailheadA proper alpine loop to a bright lake ringed by steep peaks.ModerateLake Oesa Trail6.4 km · 2.5 hr · At the trailheadStone steps, copper cliffs and a turquoise lake in its rock basin.ChallengingWiwaxy Gap / Huber Ledges Loop to Lake Oesa7.2 km · 5 hr · At the trailheadA steep alpine loop over Wiwaxy Gap to Lake Oesa.ChallengingYukness Ledges Loop8.6 km · 5 hr · At the trailheadAn 8.6 km alpine loop linking Lake Oesa, Yukness and Opabin.EasyLake O’Hara Shoreline Trail2.8 km · 1 hr · At the trailheadA short lakeside loop to pink quartzite and Seven Veils Falls.ModerateCrystal Caves Trail3.4 km · 1.3 hr · At the trailheadA cave mouth frames Lake O’Hara on this short shore detour.

More stops nearby

Sight · At the trailheadLake O’HaraAlpine lake and hanging valleys, with a trail network to match.Lodging · 0.2 km awayLake O’Hara LodgeA historic lakeshore base at the head of an alpine trail network.Lodging · 0.4 km awayElizabeth Parker HutA bookable hut base for Lake O’Hara’s alpine trails.Campground · 0.6 km awayLake O’Hara CampgroundA 30-site backcountry base for Lake O’Hara hikes.Sight · 1.1 km awaySeven Veils FallsA waterfall beneath pink quartzite earns a stop on the lakeshore loop.Sight · 1.1 km awayOpabin ProspectA short spur opens onto the cliffs above Lake O’Hara.Sight · 2.5 km awayLake OesaA high alpine lake beneath layered quartzite cliffs.Sight · 2.7 km awayOpabin LakeA high alpine lake after a steep climb into a hanging valley.

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