Best time to go
This is a seasonal campground, usually open in summer and early fall. Operating dates and reservation windows change, so check the current schedule before heading up Yoho Valley Road.
Overview
About Takakkaw Falls Campground
Why stop
- Tent camping beneath Takakkaw Falls, with several major hikes starting nearby.
Heads up
- Carry gear about 300 m from parking; there is no vehicle camping or food service.
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Before you go
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- ClosureWalcott Quarry and Mount Stephen access restrictedMentions Walcott Quarry, referenced in this guideWalcott Quarry and Mount Stephen are closed to visitors except on scheduled guided hikes or with a research permit, to protect these historically and scientifically significant sites.Official details
- 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
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Yoho Tour Guide
Your drive to Takakkaw Falls Campground, narrated.
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.
See the Yoho audio tourRecorded for this place
Takakkaw Falls: A Short Walk to the Spray0:00 / 0:27
“Takakkaw Falls is coming up at the end of Yoho Valley Road, and you don't need a long hike to get close to this one. Follow the short, mostly level paved path toward the falls for the roar and cold spray.”
Plays as you drive up to Takakkaw Falls Campground in the Parkwolf Yoho Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Mountain Goat, Black Bear, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 54 trails, 58 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Guide
More about Takakkaw Falls Campground
Camp beneath the fallsTakakkaw Falls Campground is a 35-site, walk-in tent campground at the end of Yoho Valley Road,…
Takakkaw Falls Campground is a 35-site, walk-in tent campground at the end of Yoho Valley Road, set in a subalpine valley beneath the roar of Takakkaw Falls. The campsites are about 300 m from the road-end parking, and Wheelbarrows are available to move gear. You cannot drive to a site or camp in an RV here.
Pack for an unserviced staySites are unserviced, with dry toilets, a communal kitchen shelter, food storage, and a shared…
Sites are unserviced, with dry toilets, a communal kitchen shelter, food storage, and a shared firepit with firewood. There is no food service, so bring your meals. Water is reported on site, but its potability is not clear; confirm before relying on it.
A base for longer daysThe campground is a main trailhead for the Little Yoho Valley, including routes to Laughing…
The campground is a main trailhead for the Little Yoho Valley, including routes to Laughing Falls, Twin Falls, the Iceline and Whaleback. It also gives access to Yoho Glacier. Walcott Quarry is a restricted Burgess Shale fossil hike that requires a guided visit.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Yoho
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.
