natural wonder
Emerald Lake
A green-tinted lake in Yoho National Park at the end of a short paved access road, with a lakeshore loop trail and parking.
34 km · about 40 min drive
British Columbia, Canada · North America
Golden sits on the route: 1 hours from Revelstoke, 34km from Emerald Lake.
Golden is a town located in British Columbia, Canada. With a population of 4,038, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Golden sits in Canada, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Edmonton time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Golden to your route.
Golden is a town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, 262 kilometres (163 mi) west of Calgary, Alberta, and 713 kilometres (443 mi) east of Vancouver.
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Golden is located in British Columbia, Canada, North America. The coordinates are 51.3000 latitude, -116.9689 longitude.
Golden has a population of approximately 4,038 people, making it a town in Canada.
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natural wonder
A green-tinted lake in Yoho National Park at the end of a short paved access road, with a lakeshore loop trail and parking.
34 km · about 40 min drive
national park
A park of towering rockwalls, thundering waterfalls, and the stunning turquoise Emerald Lake on the western slopes of the Canadian Rockies.
35 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Trans-Canada Highway summit at 1,330 m in Glacier National Park, threading avalanche snowsheds beneath glacier-draped peaks. A National Historic Site and one of Canada's great mountain drives.
38 km · about 45 min drive
waterfall
One of Canada's tallest waterfalls in Yoho National Park, reached by a switchbacked spur road off the Trans-Canada Highway.
41 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
Continental Divide crossing at 1,627 m on the Trans-Canada between Lake Louise and Yoho, where highway and famous Spiral Tunnels railway share a dramatic National Historic Site corridor.
50 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
A glacially fed lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks whose vivid blue-green waters once graced the Canadian twenty-dollar bill.
54 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Vivid blue lake right beside the Icefields Parkway beneath Crowfoot Glacier and Bow Summit, with the red-roofed Num-Ti-Jah Lodge on its shore: one of the parkway's easiest and most beautiful stops.
54 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A glacial lake in the Canadian Rockies famous for its wolf-head shape and unearthly turquoise colour, viewed from Bow Summit.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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