Join us this National Public Lands Day in our Birding BioBlitz! Volunteers will go throughout the park to identify and report the birds that they see and hear. This will help the park better understand the distribution of common wildlife and their relationship with the overall ecosystem.

Volunteers for this event will ideally:

1. Have an interest in and be excited about birding and wildlife identification
2. Be available to volunteer on National Public Lands Day, September 27, 2025
3. Be ready to follow safety guidelines provided by the park

Our Park

Golden Spike National Historical Park commemorates one of the most transformative events in America's history, the completion of the nation's first Transcontinental Railroad. Its location at Promontory Summit features the spot where the last spike was driven on May 10, 1869. At nearly 5000 feet in elevation, Golden Spike is located within a summit valley of the Promontory Range. The arid landscape is a sagebrush steppe, featuring grassland covered mountains punctuated with sagebrush and juniper.