Overview
Brigham City is a city in Utah known for its peaches. It holds an annual celebration called Peach Days on the second weekend in September. It is a good base for visiting the Golden Spike National Historic Park where the American transcontinental railroad was completed. It is an important center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons).
5 sights · 3 things to do · 2 places to eat · 1 bars & cafés · 3 places to stay
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Best things about Brigham City
Brigham City Museum
An art and history museum that has 6-8 temporary exhibitions each year. The museum features a permanent exhibition on the history of Brigham City that includes an interactive area geared to children. Historic collections…
Golden Spike National Historic Park
A May 10, 1869 last spike joined the Union and Central Pacific railroads here, uniting a nation by rail from coast to coast.
Spiral Jetty
Robert Smithson's 1970 earthwork sculpture forms a coil 1,500 feet long and 15 feet wide; over 6000 tons of black basalt rocks and earth winds counterclockwise off the shore into the water. The water level in the lake fl…
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Brigham City Welcome Center
Box Elder Museum
Northern Utah's natural history museum. Exhibits include fossils, minerals, and information about the mining history of Box Elder County.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Jun, Sep–Oct. Summer highs reach about 91°F; winter lows dip to about 21°F. Very hot (Jul) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Cold months (Jan, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: May and Apr. (climate data from nearby Ogden)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- OGD Ogden Hinckley Airport, Ogden — 22 mi away. Directions
- SLC Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City — 50 mi away (major hub). Directions
The nearest major airport is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) in Salt Lake City. For visitors with the means to charter their own flight, Brigham City Airport is only a short distance north from the center of town.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
- Places to stay listed here: about $79–$79 a night (typical $103), from 2 listed prices.
- Estimated daily budget per person (room, two meals, local transport and an activity): budget ~$120, mid-range ~$180, comfortable ~$240.
See the Sleep guide ↓ for places to stay.
Sample 2-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Brigham City Welcome Center, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Brigham City Museum
- Lunch Idle Isle Café
- Afternoon Box Elder Museum, Eagle Mountain Golf Course
- Dinner Firehouse Pizzeria
- Evening Mim's Bar and Grill
Day 2
- Morning Golden Spike National Historic Park
- Afternoon Spiral Jetty
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
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Understand
The city is named for Brigham Young, an important figure in Mormon history of the 19th century.
The transcontinental railroad was completed not far from here in 1869 just four years after the end of the Civil War.
In 2018, it had a population of about 19,000 people.
Visitor information
Get in
The nearest major airport is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) in Salt Lake City. For visitors with the means to charter their own flight, Brigham City Airport is only a short distance north from the center of town.
UTA offers bus service, and there are also plans to extend the FrontRunner commuter train to Brigham City at some point in the future.
See
Do
Do Peach Days
On the second weekend in September, much of Main Street is closed off to cars, and the festival is celebrated by a parade, a car show, a carnival, and other activities.
Eat
Eat Idle Isle Café
Old-fashioned diner with original diner counter and booths from 1921.
Drink
Drink Mim's Bar and Grill
Corinne. Just outside Brigham City to the west in Corinne.
Sleep
Go next
- To get to Bear River City follow route 13 to Corinne and continue north.
- To the south, the closest town is the very small town of Perry.
- To the east, Mantua is known for its large reservoir.
Nearby
Promontory Summit
Thirty miles to the west, you'll find Promontory Summit and the symbolic last spike which completed the Trans-Continental Railroad and joined East to West in 1869. The trip around the world overland described in Around the World in Eighty Days in 1872 passed through this point when crossing the United States of America. By 1904, Promontory Summit had been bypassed; the original tracks were removed in 1942.
See Spiral Jetty
Robert Smithson's 1970 earthwork sculpture forms a coil 1,500 feet long and 15 feet wide; over 6000 tons of black basalt rocks and earth winds counterclockwise off the shore into the water. The water level in the lake fluctuates, so at times the sculpture is submerged and not easily visible.
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