Big Fill Trail Guided Hike – Rails to Promontory

Join a park ranger for a guided hike through the landscape where railroad workers helped create one of America’s greatest engineering achievementsAllow approximately 2 hours round trip. This 1.5-mile hike follows the historic railroad grade of the Transcontinental Railr......More

Join a park ranger for a guided hike through the landscape where railroad workers helped create one of America’s greatest engineering achievementsAllow approximately 2 hours round trip. This 1.5-mile hike follows the historic railroad grade of the Transcontinental Railroad.Meet at the Visitor Center flagpole at 9:00 a.m. 

Meet at the Visitor Center flagpole

Big Fill Trail Guided Hike – Rails to Promontory

Join a park ranger for a guided hike through the landscape where railroad workers helped create one of America’s greatest engineering achievementsAllow approximately 2 hours round trip. This 1.5-mile hike follows the historic railroad grade of the Transcontinental Railr......More

Join a park ranger for a guided hike through the landscape where railroad workers helped create one of America’s greatest engineering achievementsAllow approximately 2 hours round trip. This 1.5-mile hike follows the historic railroad grade of the Transcontinental Railroad.Meet at the Visitor Center flagpole at 9:00 a.m. 

Meet at the Visitor Center flagpole

Night Sky Program

Join Park Rangers at Golden Spike National Historical Park for a Night Sky Program on August 22, 2026.Connect with the past through the skies that tie us together. Team up with Rangers, Astronomers, and other park visitors to explore stars, galaxies, and planets after d......More

Join Park Rangers at Golden Spike National Historical Park for a Night Sky Program on August 22, 2026.Connect with the past through the skies that tie us together. Team up with Rangers, Astronomers, and other park visitors to explore stars, galaxies, and planets after dark with the transcontinental railroad as a backdrop to the history of the stars.9:00 pm-9:30 pm Guided Constellation Tour Ranger Program9:30 pm-10:30 pm Telescope Viewing Event

Big Fill Trail Guided Hike – Rails to Promontory

Join a park ranger for a guided hike through the landscape where railroad workers helped create one of America’s greatest engineering achievementsAllow approximately 2 hours round trip. This 1.5-mile hike follows the historic railroad grade of the Transcontinental Railr......More

Join a park ranger for a guided hike through the landscape where railroad workers helped create one of America’s greatest engineering achievementsAllow approximately 2 hours round trip. This 1.5-mile hike follows the historic railroad grade of the Transcontinental Railroad.Meet at the Visitor Center flagpole at 9:00 a.m. 

Meet at the Visitor Center flagpole

Railroaders Festival

As summer draws to a close Golden Spike National Historical Park comes to life in celebration of the railroad's legacy and frontier culture. Join us on September 5th for a day of excitement featuring frontier games handcar rides and locomotive demonstrations. This belov......More

As summer draws to a close Golden Spike National Historical Park comes to life in celebration of the railroad's legacy and frontier culture. Join us on September 5th for a day of excitement featuring frontier games handcar rides and locomotive demonstrations. This beloved annual tradition draws locomotive enthusiasts and families from near and far to explore the park and experience the golden age of railroads in a lively unforgettable way. Schedule of Events:  9:00 am Visitor Center Opens  9:30 am Locomotive Ranger Program  11:00am Golden Spike Ceremony Reenactment  1:00 pm Locomotive Ranger Program 1:15 pm Golden Spike Ceremony Reenactment  2:00 pm Special Presentation by Park Historian Jonathan Fairchild  3:00 pm Locomotive Ranger Program  4:30 pm Locomotive Ranger Program  5:00 pm Visitor Center Closes   Special Activities occur throughout the day until 4:00 pm.  The park entrance fee is $20.00 per vehicle federal public lands Interagency Passes are accepted.