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Golden Spike National Historical Park to Host 44th Annual Railroader Festival
October 15, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free
Reenactors at Golden Spike (NPS)
It’s back! Golden Spike National Historical Park invites the public to the 44th Annual Railroader Festival on October 15th, 2022. Celebrate railroad and frontier culture with locomotive ranger programs, hand car rides, motor car rides, locomotive cab tours, a vintage photo booth, and a self-guided ghost town tour. Locomotive demonstration runs will take place at 10:00 am,1:00 pm, and 4:30 pm.
”October is a great time to visit the Golden Spike,” said Ranger Lucas Hugie, “pack a picnic lunch and come enjoy the cool weather and all the family friendly activities as we step back in time to days of the old wild west.”
This event is open to the public and our normal $20 per vehicle fee applies. For additional information, please call the visitor center at (435) 471-2209 ext. 429 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m,,visit the park’s Facebook page or www.nps.gov/GOSP