Field - human settlement in British Columbia, Canada

Field is a cozy mountain village located in Yoho National Park within the Canadian Rockies in Canada. The town served as a base for workers on the Canadian Pacific Railway in its early days, and now hosts a small community of about 170, in addition to hosting the Yoho Park administration building and a number of quaint gift shops, restaurants, and small accommodations.

Get in

By car

Field is a 2½-hour drive west of Calgary along Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) through Banff National Park, passing Banff and Lake Louise along the way. Field can also be reached along the Highway 1 from Vancouver to the west.

Get around

See

• Spiral Tunnel - about 10 minutes from the small town of Field. Catch the Trans-Canada train spiralling through the mountain around 2PM.
• Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley Road (east of Field). The second tallest waterfall in Canada, 45 minutes from Field in Yoho National Park. The falls are a short walk from the carpark. 2020-05-12

Do

• Enjoy Yoho National Park

Buy

• The Velvet Antler Pottery Shop, 314 Stephen Ave, +1 250 343-6456, info@velvetantlerpottery.com. Artist-owned gallery and atelier of pottery. Handmade stoneware and porcelain.

Eat

• Truffle Pigs Cafe, 100 Centre St. Daily 8AM-11PM, no food service after 9PM.
• Kicking Horse Lodge Restaurant.
• Cathedral Mountain Lodge.
• Mount Burgess Dining Room & Cilantro's, 1 Emerald Lake Road, +1 250-343-6321. Dining room open year-round (7AM-11AM, 6PM-8:30PM - F Sa until 9:30PM). Cilantro's Bistro in summer only (11AM-9PM). 2018-05-21
• Chercher La Vache Cafe, 316 Steven Ave, +1-250-343-6336. 8AM-late, kitchen closes at 9PM. A great little cafe with amazing food. Some nights have live music. Has free wireless Internet and a patio. Doubles as the coffee shop, corner store, liquor store and souvenir shop. Many of the staff speak French.

Drink

Have a drink in the sunshine on the patio at the Truffle Pigs Cafe or Kicking Horse Lodge (Su–Th 11AM–10PM, F Sa 11AM–11PM).

Sleep

Further options are within Yoho National Park

• Kicking Horse Lodge, 100 Centre St, +1 250 343-6303, khlodge@telus.net.
• Alpine Guesthouse, 313 2nd Ave, +1 250 343-6878.
• The Bear's Den Guesthouse, +1 250 343-6439.
• The Old Church Guesthouse, +1 250 343-6345.
• Canadian Rockies Inn, 308 Stephen Ave, +1 250 343-6046. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: 11AM. Low season $131.25, high season $194.25

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