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Yoho Brothers Trading Post in Yoho National Park

Gas station · Yoho National Park

Yoho Brothers Trading Post

Field’s practical stop for fuel and a few essentials.

Type
Gas station
Nearest trail
0.1 km
Audio stories
5 nearby
  • Store
  • Restrooms
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Yoho Visitor Centre: Fossils and a Useful Break

Overview

About Yoho Brothers Trading Post

Why stop

  • Handy fuel and basic-grocery stop at Field.

Heads up

  • Only basic groceries; a larger shop means leaving Field.

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Where it is

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Gas stationYoho Brothers Trading Post51.39858, -116.49076
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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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Yoho Visitor Centre: Fossils and a Useful Break
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“You're approaching the Yoho Visitor Centre at Field, a useful stop for park advice and a quick look at real Burgess Shale fossils.”

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Guide

More about Yoho Brothers Trading Post

Fuel and basicsThis is a roadside gas station and convenience shop on Highway 1 at Field.

This is a roadside gas station and convenience shop on Highway 1 at Field. If you’re driving through Yoho, it’s a practical stop for gasoline, diesel and a few grocery essentials; it isn’t a sightseeing detour.

Keep expectations smallThink fuel and a top-up, not a full grocery run.

Think fuel and a top-up, not a full grocery run. Field has separate cafés and restaurants, while Golden, the nearest full-service town, is 58 km west.

A toilet is marked hereA toilet is marked on the park map, but public access isn’t specified.

A toilet is marked on the park map, but public access isn’t specified. Ask inside before relying on it.

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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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Trails nearby

ChallengingMount Stephen Guided Fossil Hike8 km · 7.5 hr · 0.1 km awayA steep guided climb to Yoho’s restricted trilobite beds.ChallengingSouth Burgess Pass Trail12.7 km · 6.5 hr · 0.9 km awayA steep climb from Field to a high pass above town.ModerateTally-Ho Trail6.4 km · 2 hr · 3.3 km awayA 6.4 km out-and-back from Natural Bridge.ChallengingTocher Ridge Trail35.8 km · 14 hr · 3.3 km awayA very long riverside approach climbs steeply to a former ridge lookout.ChallengingAmiskwi Pass Trail72.2 km · 1.3 days · 3.3 km awayA remote valley trek with three river fords and a high pass.EasyKicking Horse Fire Road13.8 km · 4 hr · 3.3 km awayGentle riverside road with a picnic stop and old bridge.EasyCentennial Trail2 km · 45 min · 4.6 km awayA shaded river walk with wildflowers and mountain views.ChallengingHamilton Lake Trail10.2 km · 5.5 hr · 5.6 km awayA steep climb for an alpine tarn beneath the high peaks.

More stops nearby

Visitor center · 0.1 km awayYoho National Park Visitor CentreA useful stop for park advice, fossils, and year-round washrooms.Sight · 0.1 km awayMount Stephen Trilobite BedsA guided fossil hike with big trilobites and a bigger climb.Store · 0.4 km awayYoho Corner StoreA café for a meal and grocery basics in Field.Restaurant · 0.5 km awayTruffle Pigs Bistro + LodgeA bistro lodge known for its beet-and-yam Purple Burger.Sight · 3.3 km awayNatural BridgeSee the Kicking Horse River squeeze beneath a limestone ledge.Campground · 4.1 km awayMonarch CampgroundAn unserviced mountain base beneath the historic Kicking Horse mine shafts.Sight · 4.6 km awayWalcott QuarryA full-day guided hike to fossils older than half a billion years.Lodging · 4.7 km awayCathedral Mountain LodgeCabin stays beside the Kicking Horse, with mountain views.

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