Get Involved: Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Campground Office Assistant

This volunteer position is for our Reverend's Ridge Campground office. The responsibilities consist of selling passes, giving out park information, and general customer service. Light cleaning as well as a flexible schedule are required. Ideally, volunteers are able to fill in when needed and even help out with campfire programs and spur of the moment interpretative programs for families in the campground. The focus will be on pass sales as well as reservation check in's.

This is not a host position. A camping spot is NOT provided for this position.

Park Maintenance & Construction Volunteers assist park staff with a wide variety of projects and tasks related to enhancing the park's facilities, grounds, trails, equipment, and infrastructure. Volunteers with construction, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, cleaning, painting, trail maintenance, and landscaping skills are encouraged to apply.

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Present park interpretive program, such ass: campfire talks, nature walks, multi-media shows, living history programs, evening programs and others. Lead school group programs on-site. Visit local students in their classrooms or other groups and conduct interpretive programs off-site. Conduct public workshops or classes. Conduct roving interpretive patrols in campgrounds, on park trails, at park facilities, or in the backcountry.

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Conduct back country patrol via three modes of transportation: horses, hiking, or mountain biking. Volunteering for this section includes contacting park visitors, checking trail conditions, light trail maintenance, and cleaning back country campsites.

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Do you have a special skill that could benefit the park? This volunteer opportunity is for you. Some of the special projects that people have helped with in the past include: write and develop outdoor interpretive signs for self-guiding trails or roadside exhibits. Recruit other volunteers. Photograph or video tape park programs, special events, visitors, or resources. Assist in planning volunteer recognition or social events. Train other volunteers. Provide equipment, donated funds, or expertise on special projects. Design and create puppets, historical costumes, and more.

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Assist with our trails team in various trails projects.

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Volunteer Weed Warriors assist park staff in identifying, monitoring, mapping, and removing non-native invasive & noxious weed species from Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Volunteers receive training in correctly identifying, mapping, and effectively removing select non-native invasive & noxious species. Volunteer Weed Warriors do not apply herbicides to weeds.

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