Get Involved: Highline Lake State Park - Vacation Campground Host

Vacation Campground Host

Description:

Come volunteer for a weekend in exchange for a free campsite at Highline Lake State Park! As a 'Vacation Volunteer', you'll have the opportunity to give back to your favorite park and spend time recreating in your off-duty time. This is a great opportunity to test the waters if you’ve been interested in becoming a full time campground host or just want to see what volunteer life is about.

Help keep Highline Lake beautiful and ready for campers by serving as the weekend Campground Host in our newest campground, Sunset Ridge. The Vacation Volunteer is expected to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday with shifts scheduled on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Outside of those scheduled hours, listed below, the park is yours to mountain bike, kayak or paddleboard, and explore the Grand Valley. Volunteers can check out as early as the completion of their Sunday shift but can stay until any time on Tuesday. We would be open to volunteers working two back-to-back weeks to extend their vacation but would not be open to more. (We do have longer Campground Host opportunities in Bookcliff Campground.)

Anyone is welcome to apply - individuals, couples, families, or friends. Upon your arrival, we will provide keys, t-shirt, radio, cleaning supplies, and instruction manual. Training videos will be sent to you once your week has been scheduled.

20 Volunteer Hours Required
Friday: 8am-12pm; 4pm-8pm
Saturday: 8am-12pm; 4pm-8pm
Sunday: 8am-12pm

The Campground Host site is an electric site, offering 20/30/50 amp hookups, a covered picnic area, firepit, and water spigot. The west side of the park is still being developed and as of this writing, sewer hook-ups are not available in Sunset Ridge CG. The park does offer a dump station in Bookcliff Campground, on the east side of the park.

[If observed that the work wasn’t completed according to expectations, park staff reserve the right to ask you to leave the provided site. Driving and criminal history background checks are performed and all volunteers must maintain a valid driver license and be free of drug, alcohol, DUI, and domestic violence charges. A minimum of 20 volunteer hours is required per person over 18 years of age.]

Time Commitment:

Volunteers are required to work 20 hours per person each week. Shifts for this volunteer position are assigned.

The Vacation Volunteer Program requires check in on a Wednesday or Thursday, departing on the following Tuesday at the latest. Click here for the list of available weeks and to finalize your application.

Volunteer Benefits:

Volunteers who donate 48 hours of service are eligible to receive an Annual Parks Pass for free entry into all of Colorado's state parks. The Vacation Campground Host shifts will accumulate 20 hours in a week. For Vacation Volunteers who are working two consecutive weeks and want to earn their Park Pass, an extra four hour shift can be added on each Sunday to meet the 48-hour requirement. Please discuss this option with staff if interested.

Accessibility:

Accessibility may be a challenge for volunteers who use wheelchairs or walkers. As the newest campground in the park, some amenities have not yet been added and this campground is not paved. If you have specific questions regarding accessibility, please send us an email so we can discuss specifics.

Interests:

Volunteer Hosts - Campground Host

Skills:

Customer Service or Visitor Information

Places:

Highline Lake State Park