Campground · Yoho National Park
Break the Iceline hike with a night in Little Yoho Valley.
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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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Guide
Little Yoho Campground is a designated backcountry campground in Little Yoho Valley, reached on foot from the Takakkaw Falls trailhead. It suits backpackers doing the multi-day routes, especially the Iceline via Little Yoho: 20.8 km round trip over two days, with 710 m of climbing. The Little Yoho Valley route is 18.6 km over two days with 520 m of climbing.
The Iceline route climbs to a high bench with glacier views, drops to the valley meadows, then returns past Laughing Falls. Staying here makes that a proper overnight trip instead of a long day hike, with the campground in the valley section of the route.
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
ChallengingKiwetinok Pass Trail7.6 km · 3 hr · At the trailheadAn alpine lake beneath the cliffs of Kiwetinok Pass.
ModerateYoho Lake Trail9.8 km · 3.5 hr · 6.6 km awayA steep climb leads to red chairs facing Wapta Mountain.
ChallengingIceline via Little Yoho20.3 km · 8 hr · 6.6 km awayGlacier views and tarns reward a full-day climb.
ChallengingIceline via Celeste Lake Loop17.4 km · 7 hr · 6.6 km awaySteep climb, glacier views, and a Celeste Lake descent.
ChallengingWhaleback Circuit20.5 km · 7.5 hr · 6.6 km awayTwin Falls, an alpine ridge, and a full day on foot.
ModerateTwin Falls Trail16.8 km · 5.5 hr · 6.6 km awayA long valley walk to Yoho's twin cascades and historic tea house.
ChallengingYoho Valley Circuit28.5 km · 10.5 hr · 6.6 km awayA full day linking Twin Falls, Whaleback and the Iceline
ModerateLaughing Falls Trail9 km · 3 hr · 6.6 km awayA riverside walk to Laughing Falls with two optional waterfall detours.
Lodging · 0.4 km awayStanley Mitchell HutA 1940 hut with a long mountaineering story.Sight · 3 km awayTwin FallsTwo cascades reward the long walk through a forested valley.
Sight · 3.7 km awayTwin Falls Tea House National Historic SiteAn 8.5 km hike to a log hut beside Twin Falls.
Campground · 4.1 km awayTwin Falls CampgroundA forested riverside basecamp for a two-day waterfall approach.
Sight · 4.3 km awayLaughing FallsA 100-foot plunge, earned by a 4.5 km valley walk.
Campground · 4.4 km awayLaughing Falls CampgroundA backcountry tent site a short walk from Laughing Falls.
Sight · 4.7 km awayDuchesnay LakeAdd the lake detour if you're walking to the waterfalls.
Sight · 5 km awayPoint Lace FallsA short spur reaches a lacy, 45-foot cascade.Parkwolf’s Yoho ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
