Park Host

2024 Openings: Minimum requirement of 3 consecutive months to maximum 6 consecutive months of hosting with us.
May: 3 openings June: 4 openings July through September: 5 openings October through December 4 openings

2025 is now open for host booking. All months are available (minimum 3, maximum 6).

Come join our team and experience life beneath the pines at Bastrop State Park! Spend a season in the scenic Lost Pines of Bastrop and help contribute to your Texas State Parks.

Willing and eager with a can-do attitude? Then we want you! Bastrop State Park is looking for motivated couples or individuals to come enjoy the wonderful smell of loblolly pines while helping our superior park staff with daily park needs.

Park Hosts assist in many aspects of park operations from maintenance, cleaning, visitor assistance, and interpretive programming.

Ideal team members will have a positive and friendly attitude, a willingness to interact with visitors, good communication skills, and be capable of being flexible.

The host position is for 2 to 6 months and requires at least 25 hours of volunteer work per week. In exchange for those hours we will provide you with a full hookup site (50 amp) at no charge! We also provide access to a washer and dryer facility. Also enjoy wonderful shopping and dining experiences in historic downtown Bastrop, which is only a five minute drive away from the park. Nearby cities of Austin, Houston and San Antonio provide additional day off opportunities!

Duties of the Park Host

Required:

– Clean and maintain bathrooms
– Oversee and maintain assigned campground loop, including but not limited to, trash pick-up of entire loop, clean out fire rings, mow/weed-eat entire camping loop, remove weeds from tent pads
– Assist with historic CCC cabin cleaning
– Assist visitors

Other duties include but are not limited to:

– Assist with park grounds maintenance
– Assist with Interpretive tours/hikes and programs
– Assist with miscellaneous tasks, projects and programs.

Minimum 25 hours a week, with days off mainly on days other than weekends as assigned by park management needs. Must be willing and capable of cleaning bathrooms and cabins. Applicants need to be available at least 2 consecutive months and will have the option to stay up to 6 months.

Must be at least 18 years old and must pass a criminal background check