Yaho National Park is located along the western slopes of the Continental Divide. The nearest international airport is in Calgary, Alberta, 210 km (2.5 hrs. drive) east of Field. The Park is one of four Rocky Mountain Parks jointly declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in1984. One of the major attractions of the Park is the spectacular Takakkaw Falls. Among the highest waterfalls in North America, the falls rush through a chute and spray off a rocky outcrop, dropping 380m before joining the Yoho River. Other attractions within the Park are the Natural Bridge, carved out of solid rock; and the Burgess Shale, a site of fossil deposits of worldwide significance and Lake O'Hara.

Be aware that the weather in Yaho National Park is localized and changeable even in the summer. The mean temperature between June and September is 12.5 C, with average highs of 20 C and lows of 5 C. Above 1500 metres, freezing temperatures and snow are not uncommon in the summer. A park full of wonder, Yaho National Park offers walks and day hikes in the Yoho Valley. Further up the valley the scenery changes to a more barren landscape of glaciers, moraines and imposing rock faces.

Services in the town of Fields which is located within Yoho Park include a post office, several restaurants, a general/liquor store, a pottery studio, a Greyhound bus flag stop as well as a lodge and guest houses. Additional services can be found 55 km west of Field and in Lake Louise, which is just 27 km east of Field.