Get Involved: Steamboat and Pearl Lake State Parks

Monitor bluebird populations in our bird houses on the State Park property. Record data. Clean boxes when needed.

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Situated in an aspen/pine forest, Steamboat Lake is one of Colorado's most popular attractions. It features 188 campsites, camper cabins, fishing, swimming, boating, a full-service marina, and hiking trails. We are located 30 miles north of Steamboat Springs.

Campground Hosts act as ambassadors for the park staff, assisting with campground reservations and maintenance and providing information to visitors. The volunteer schedule is flexible enough to allow you ample opportunity to enjoy this beautiful area.

Campsites:

We are looking for a relief camp host who is ready to join a wonderful group of individuals all working together to maintain, conserve, protect and enjoy both of our beautiful parks.  Come be part of our team in 2025!

We are looking for a couple or single individual to become our new relief host(s). The relief hosts take care of the campground at Steamboat Lake and Pearl Lake when the primary camp host(s) have their days off.  The camp host(s) assigned to this area, will live behind our housing facility in a site that includes full hook-ups. You will drive your vehicle to the campground(about 2 minutes away) and then use camp host buggie to clean the sites.

Time commitment is from August 18,2025 to September 30,2025

Site Elevation:

8,100 ft. 

Pets allowed.

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Native Plant Gardner

We are looking for local volunteers who would like to help us maintain the native plants in front of the Steamboat Lake Visitor Center.

 

Duties include:

Maintenance of native plants

Removal of non-native plants by hand (may include digging and trimming)

Seed collection and planting of native plants

Tweaking of the irrigation system

Some special projects may include but are not limited to:

• Writing and developing outdoor interpretive signs for self-guiding trails or roadside exhibits. Recruiting other volunteers.
• Photographing or video taping park programs, special events, visitors, or resources.
• Assisting in planning volunteer recognition or social events. Training other volunteers.
• Providing equipment, donated funds, or expertise on special projects.
• Designing and creating puppets, historical costumes, and more.

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The Steamboat Lake Snow club grooms the 150 miles of snowmobile trails and 15 KM of ski trail in the park, all of the members are volunteers.

Requirements:

You must be a member of the Steamboat Lake Snow Club to join this volunteer group.

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Volunteers have the opportunity to document wildlife activity by photographing wildlife, their tracks and assisting with the trail camera program. Most observations will be documented through iNaturalist, a smartphone application that parks staff will train volunteers to use.

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