Get Involved: Staunton State Park

Assist anglers with their fishing skills. Clinics are offered multiple times a year, and sometime specifically requested by groups coming to the park.

Regular commitment for scheduling purposes!

Help pass on your passion for fishing! The feeling of seeing and helping someone catch their very first fish is something you will never forget!

Permits must be obtained from the Park Manager before joining this group. These volunteers receive permission to develop specific climbing routes within the park.

Varies

Friends of Staunton support fundraising and special projects for the state park.

Annual committment to be on the board, attend monthly meetings, and other time as needed to assist with fundraising, events, and projects.

Trail host, assist visitors, report trail conditions, and be a good example on the trails! Essential Duties & Responsibilities • Riding trails / Trail hosting • On-Trail bike mechanical assistance • Inform visitors of Park rules • Report visitor / trail issues • Minor trail maintenance / repair • Trail condition reporting (All Seasons) • Trail etiquette & safety education • Other duties specifically around coordination of special events, or as assigned • Ability to provide minor first aid (or CPR) is NOT required, but desired Requirements • Ability to ride mountain bike on Park multi-use trails for 2-5 hours • Eagerness to assist and interact with park visitors! • Must be dependable and punctual • Be courteous & personable when dealing with Park visitors • Follow Park rules and represent the Park and CPW in a professional manner • Complete initial and recurring State Park volunteer training sessions • Wear CPW volunteer patch and nametag when volunteering • Ability to ride fat bikes (4”+ wide tires) when trails experience winter conditions is not required but desired Training & Supervision • General volunteer orientation and ride with team leader / group Evaluation • All State Park volunteers must complete a background check before volunteering

At least 5 hours a month on weekends

This category includes all volunteer tasks not listed in another category, including assisting with maintenance tasks, our chipping team, assisting with landscaping, working with our parking team on busy weekends, and trail hosting.

Varies-Preferably at least 2 times a month

As a Visitor Services Technician, you will help staff the Visitor Center at Staunton State Park. You will greet visitors, answer questions and provide maps. It also includes selling annual and day park passes, retail items and OHV/Boat/Snowmobile registrations. Our Visitor Center/Entrance Window are combined in our new Visitor Center that opened in May of 2019. It is the hub of the park, and the staff who work it are critical! We try to staff the Visitor Center 8-4 Friday-Monday through the winter, but if we get enough volunteers we will keep it open every day of the week. During the summer we still need help on days we are low on staff.

At least twice a month

Help rid the park of invasive weeds! Please never pull weeds on your own without permission from park staff. This group hosts work days to work on specific areas within the park.

At least twice a month during the summer