Get Involved: Lathrop State Park

Colorado Parks and Wildlife values the right of every visitor to experience our state's natural beauty. To provide this opportunity to the disabled community, Lathrop State Park offers the use of the TrackMaster Track Chair, which allow visitors with mobility limitations to explore designated trails within the park along with opportunities to fish.

Responsibilities:

As a volunteer your responsibilities will be to hike alongside track chair participants and ensure they have a safe and educational trip! Trainings usually occur in late spring, and trips run end of May through November on Saturdays-Sundays. Please contact us for more information.

If you have a love for birds then this project is for you! Trained nest box monitors will check for breeding behaviors on a weekly basis and enter the data collected into a national database called NestWatch. This is a great project for new birders and no prior experience is needed. 

Lathrop State Park is located in a moderate climate at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. There are many scenic attractions to visit in the area, including the Sand Dunes National Park, US Forest Service hiking trails, and scenic byways. On the park, volunteers can enjoy mountain biking, hiking, golf, archery, birdwatching, or boating.

The camp worker position is a customer service-based position that involves working in the Visitor Center. Daily interaction with park visitors requires effective communication and public relations skills.

The position is 24 hours per week with some of the following duties:

• Provide information and assistance to visitors (distributes maps/brochures, orients visitors to park facilities and amenities, promotes education programs, educates on State Park regulations, etc.).
• Sell park passes, permits, books, maps, clothing, firewood, and other novelties.
• May sell gift certificates, search and rescue cards, boat registrations, OHV registrations, snowmobile registrations, and fishing and hunting licenses.
• Operate a cash register.
• Answering telephones and transferring/taking messages.
• May document and report visitor complaints.
• Cleaning and light maintenance duties of the interior and exterior of gates, visitor center and/or offices, including litter pick up.

Site Elevation:

6400 ft

Water new planted trees and shrubs, prune, weed, and remove litter from garden area. Generally help keep garden maintained and beautiful! 

Contact Stacey at [email protected] to sign up for shifts

• Assist with park maintenance, construction, and repair.
• Construct fences.
• Cleanup park grounds and facilities.
• Complete special or seasonal maintenance tasks as needed. (For example: boat dock repair).
• Complete carpentry, remodeling or other construction projects.
• Provide landscape design expertise.
• Make park information signs.
• Assist with minor vehicle/boat/equipment repairs and maintenance.

Assist park staff with education programs on weekend evenings.

If you enjoy interacting with people while being outdoors, this may be the opportunity for you! 

Trail ambassadors are asked to walk, hike, or bike trails within the park to greet visitors, monitor trail conditions, answer questions, practice Leave No Trace Principles, and alert park staff of any emergencies or safety concerns. Trail ambassadors must act as responsible role models and present a friendly face to park visitors. 

Visitor Center/Office Support. Greet visitors, answer phones, and questions. Sell park passes and licenses and perform other clerical tasks. Staff a visitor center information desk or sales outlet. Coordinate a special event. Design and prepare exhibits, displays, and bulletin boards. Market and advertise park programs. Write and edit newsletters, brochures, fact sheets, and manuals. Produce artwork or graphic design for publications, signs, flyers, or exhibits.