Lake O’Hara Travel Guide
The Lake O’Hara Travel Guide describes everything you need to know about visiting Lake O’Hara in British Columbia’s Yoho National Park.
Within a five-kilometre radius of Lake O’Hara, there are 25 named lakes, numerous high, rugged mountains, and one of the most extensive and well-maintained trail systems in the mountain parks. The trails, built over a period of nearly 50 summers by Dr. George Link, Carson Simpson and Lawrence Grassi, radiate from Lake O’Hara like spokes from a hub.
O’Hara’s scenery is dominated by the same peaks that form the impressive backdrop for Lake Louise—the continental divide summits of Mounts Lefroy (3,423 metres) and Victoria (3,464 metres). The two mountains also rise above one of the area’s four distinct hiking areas—the Lake Oesa cirque. A second area is the Opabin Plateau, located between Yukness Mountain (2,847 metres) and Mount Schäffer (2,693 metres). Lake McArthur, set between Schäffer Ridge and Park Mountain makes a third. And the Duchesnay Basin, which cradles Linda, Morning Glory, Cathedral and Odaray Lakes is the fourth.
These Lake O’Hara Travel Guide pages describe Lake O’Hara’s natural wonders, the best hiking, and everything you need to know to plan your trip.
HIKING
LODGE
CAMPING AND HUT
BUS
INFORMATION
MAPS
WEATHER
STORIES FROM LAKE O’HARA
Lake O’Hara Fishing
Like high-elevation lakes throughout the Canadian Rockies, Lake O'Hara fishing is not renowned, but cutthroat trout do inhabit the cold and clear waters of the lake. Named for a bright red dash of colour that runs from below the mouth almost to the gills, the...
Lake O’Hara History
Lake O’Hara History Recorded Lake O’Hara history begins when the region was first spotted from the summit of Mount Stephen by J.J. McArthur, a government surveyor working along the CPR line in 1887. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert O’Hara, an Irishman who heard about the...
Lake O’Hara Bus Schedule 2023
Lake O’Hara Bus Schedule 2023 12 APRIL 2023 UPDATE: All seats on the Lake O'Hara bus for day trippers have been filled. The reservation system opened at 8am and by 8:15am there were no seats available. By our calculations, unless your number in line was under 2,000,...