• Promontory Summit, UT Last Spike Site

    Golden Spike

    National Historic Site Utah

  • GPS Units

    Visitors relying on GPS Units, in order to direct them to our site, need to be cautious once they turn off State Highway 83. Several different GPS systems have misdirected visitors headed to our site. Road signs are more reliable as you approach the site. More »

The Joining of a Nation

May 10, 1869 the Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory and forged the destiny of a nation. Golden Spike National Historic Site shares the stories of the people and settings that define the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad.

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Features

  • Replica locomotives of the Central Pacific Jupiter and Union Pacific 119

    Locomotive Operations

    While exploring the history surrounding the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, come take the opportunity to view the replica locomotives.

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  • Volunteers and Golden Spike staff dressed in period costumes reenact the famous

    May 10th Celebration

    Golden Spike National Historic Site will be celebrating its 143rd anniversary of the "Joining of the Rails" celebration on May 10th, 2012!

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  • Golden Spike National Historic Site Visitor Center (construction completed 1969)

    Golden Spike Visitor Center

    The visitor center at Golden Spike National Historic Site was completed in 1969 for the centennial anniversary of "the Driving of the Last Spike".

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  • Western National Parks Association is a non-profit organization that supports the National Park Service.

    Western National Park Association Bookstore

    Western National Parks Association operates the visitor center bookstore, focusing on railroading history and the resources surrounding this site.

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Did You Know?

Iron spike driven

There was actually a Golden Spike ceremony followed by a Last Spike ceremony, when a regular iron spike was driven.