Golden Spike National Historical Park

06/12/2026

Rare Opportunity!

Join Golden Spike NHP as a Career-Seasonal Park Guide—See announcement for all the details.

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/872812000

05/22/2026

🚂 Big Fill Trail Guided Hike – Rails to Promontory

Step back in time and explore the historic Transcontinental Railroad grade with a park ranger on the Big Fill Trail.

📍 Meet at the Visitor Center flagpole

🕘 9:00 a.m.

📅 June 5 & June 26

🥾 1.5-mile hike | Approximately 2 hours round trip

💲 Free | No reservations required

👧 Ages 6+ welcome

Please bring water, sunscreen, sunglasses, a wide-brimmed hat, and salty snacks. No shade or facilities are available along the trail.

05/05/2026

🚂 All aboard—Golden Spike’s biggest celebration of the year is almost here! 🎉

Join us at Golden Spike National Historical Park for TWO unforgettable days of history, steam, and celebration!

📅 May 9 – National Train Day
📅 May 10 – Commemoration of the completion of America’s first transcontinental railroad

Step into the past with thrilling locomotive demonstrations, powerful reenactments, inspiring special speakers, live musical tributes, and so much more! Experience the wide-open landscape where history was made and discover how this monumental achievement from over 150 years ago continues to inspire us today.

Event details: nps.gov/gosp/special-events.htm

✨ Admission is FREE !



NPS Photo

04/29/2026

All Aboard for an Exciting Season at Golden Spike!

May 1st officially kicks off the locomotive run season and the summer schedule (see below).

The replica steam locomotives Jupiter and No. 119 are back in all their Victorian glory!

After a winter of extensive preparations and maintenance, they'll steam into the former Promontory Station and complete the historic setting by parking nose to nose at the Last Spike Site, where the country was united by rail.

Summer Schedule:
Golden Spike National Historical Park Visitor Center is open 7 days a week, 9 AM – 5 PM.

Daily Locomotive Schedule**
10:00 AM – Jupiter arrives
10:30 AM – No. 119 arrives
1:00 PM – Daily Locomotive Demonstration
4:00 PM – No. 119 departs
4:30 PM – Jupiter departs

** See summer boiler wash schedule for modified run days at: https://tinyurl.com/Boiler-Wash-Schedule

All outdoor historic features and associated amenities are open seven day a week, from sunup to sundown. This includes the Big Fill Trail, Historic Last Spike Site, East Auto Tour, and Visitor Center restrooms and picnic areas.

Shameless plug:
Join us at Golden Spike National Historical Park for TWO unforgettable days of history, steam, and celebration!

📅 May 9 – National Train Day
📅 May 10 – Commemoration of the completion of America’s first transcontinental railroad

Details can be found at: https://www.nps.gov/gosp/special-events.htm


NPS Photo

04/02/2026

Join Golden Spike NHP as a Seasonal Park Guide this summer—local hiring authority applies (must live within 75 miles). See announcement for all the details.

Park Guides greet visitors to educate and inform them in our National Parks. Work can include providing information on natural, cultural, or historical resources. Likely entry on duty: May - June 2026. Open to the first 75 applicants or until 04/03/2026 w...