Job Description
CAMPGROUND: Manti-LaSal National Forest
DEPT: Forest Service
AVAILABILITY: 5/1/2020–10/31/2020
RV INFORMATION: Hosts will be provided a campsite for their tent, RV, or trailer free of charge. This campground does have solar panels for electrical hook-ups and a sewer hook-up. It does not have water, internet, or cell phone coverage.
DESCRIPTION
Volunteer Activities• Campground Host • Other • Trail/Campground Maintenance • General Assistance Photo Courtesy of FS DescriptionThe Moab and Monticello District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest is looking for enthusiastic, friendly volunteers who enjoy the outdoors to fill a campground host position at Buckeye Recreation Area’s Campground. Couples are preferred. The Host(s) will need to provide their own living quarters; e.g., tent, trailer or RV, for an agreed-upon duration (typically May 1-October 1). They should be in the campground and available to the public 5 days out of each week, plus holidays, per their volunteer agreement. Days typically needing coverage are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Service hours are 8 am to 5 pm, but Hosts may be called upon 24 hours/day if needed. Campground Host duties include: campground clean up, cleaning restrooms, picking up litter, cleaning fire rings, and cleaning/maintaining picnic tables. Host(s) must have good people skills, be responsible and neat in appearance. The Host(s) must be physically able to perform such tasks as shoveling, mopping and sweeping, performing minor maintenance, inspecting the campground, keeping simple maintenance records, monitoring area use, communicating via radio and filling out forms. Host(s) will represent the Forest Service in public contacts, providing information and directions, and reporting vandalism and other problems to Forest Service personnel. The Forest Service will provide all necessary training, tools, supplies, and safety equipment. Applicants will be subject to a criminal history inquiry. Volunteer campground hosts may receive reimbursement for allowable out-of-pocket expenses, such as privately owned vehicle mileage for official business. Subsistence reimbursement may also be provided. In addition, hosts will be provided a campsite for their own tent, RV or trailer free of charge. This campground does have solar panels for electrical hook-ups and a sewer hook-up. It does not have water, internet, or cell phone coverage; however, the Forest Service will provide a two-way radio. Buckeye Reservoir and Campground is located at 7,400 feet just east of the Utah/Colorado state line near Paradox, CO. It is about 1 ½ hours outside of Moab, UT. The campground is along the shores of Buckeye Reservoir, which is popular with anglers and non-motorized and low horsepower boaters. Visitors seeking a summer respite from the heat also come to the reservoir to enjoy the picnic area. If you prize periods of solitude, come and enjoy the summer in southeastern Utah. r4 HOUSING & AMENITIESType: Trailer/RV PadsDescription: Hosts will be provided a campsite for their tent, RV, or trailer free of charge. This campground does have solar panels for electrical hook-ups and a sewer hook-up. It does not have water, internet, or cell phone coverage.