Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a09SJ000001LZQP
ADDRESS: 88 Business Loop Philipsburg, Montana, 59858
DATES: 5/19/2025 – 9/5/2025
DEPT: Forest Service
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Pintler Ranger District of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest is seeking individuals or couples to fill several campground host positions for the summer 2025 season.
The district is known for its high, rugged, and beautiful mountain scenery, as well as the variety of wildlife that makes its home there. Numerous trails lead into the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness, which straddles the Continental Divide along the crest of the Anaconda Range. The 3,000-acre Georgetown Lake is enclosed by lodgepole pines and views of the surrounding mountains. The area has excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing, boating, fishing, hiking, biking, and off-roading. There are many lakes and streams across the district, including the Blue Ribbon trout stream Rock Creek.
All necessary tools, supplies, uniform components, and training will be provided by the Forest Service. Volunteers must have their own hard-sided RV or trailer. The pay rate is $30/day for a 5-day workweek and a campsite is provided (utilities depend on location, see CG list below).
Hours of service will vary depending on time of season and location. Expect to perform 1 – 3 hours of campground work each day (service bathrooms, check for litter, update reservations, check posts for fee slips, etc.). Hosts are present in the campground during check-out time (11AM), and in the late afternoon/early evenings (check-in is 4PM) to assist incoming visitors. Hosts work 5 days a week (including holidays and weekends) with two days off to explore. Positions begin the week before Memorial Day (flexible) and go through Labor Day.
Host Duties:
-Provide a welcoming environment to visitors, help orient, provide information, inform visitors of rules and regulations, direct campers to vacant sites
-Monitor campground and contact campers for general rule advisement, e.g., leashed pets, food storage, fire safety, parking, quiet hours
-Perform light maintenance tasks such as sweeping, shoveling, and raking gravel; cleaning and stocking vault toilets; picking up litter around sites, in fire rings
-Some campgrounds have a portion of their campsites reservable on Recreation.gov (see CG list below). The Host will download the daily arrival report from the website where feasible or receive a paper copy, and post reservation information on site posts.
-Involves walking, raking, shoveling, and working outside in a variety of weather conditions. This may include standing, bending, twisting, carrying, and lifting.
-It will not be your responsibility to collect/count fees or enforce the rules, however you will need to be comfortable speaking with campers about the rules and regulations and encourage compliance.
Campgrounds:
Cable Mountain Campground has 11 first-come, first-served campsites. It’s about a 10-minute drive to the Georgetown Lake area, and a 5-minute drive the Echo Lake Picnic Area. The campground sits alongside the North Fork of Flint Creek. Host site: power and sewer hookups, handpump for water.
Philipsburg Bay Campground has 65 campsites (34 are reservable). A host is stationed in each of the 3 campground loops. The campground is steps away from the banks of Georgetown Lake and a boat launch. Host site: power and sewer hookups, water handpump.
Piney Campground is located on the shoreline of Georgetown Lake. There are 63 campsites (17 are reservable). Host site: power and sewer hookups, water handpump. Pay rate at Piney is $40.
Lodgepole Campground has 29 campsites (19 are reservable). The Red Bridge Boat Launch on Georgetown Lake is across the street. Host Site: power, sewer, and water hookups. Cell reception is variable in the campground but otherwise good in the surrounding area.
Spring Hill Campground has a total of 15 campsites, (9 are reservable). This campground is in the Georgetown Lake area (about a 15-minute drive), Storm Lake and the Twin Lakes TH are nearby. Host Site: power, sewer, and water hookups, no cell phone reception (15-minute drive to service).
East Fork Campground and Spillway Campground have a combined total of 20 first-come, first-served sites. Spillway CG overlooks the East Fork Reservoir. East Fork Campground is about a ½ mile from the lake, and East Fork Rock Creek runs beside it. The Georgetown Lake area is about a 35-minute drive, and multiple trails in the area access the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness. Host site: located in East Fork CG, no hookups, water handpump, cell phone reception is limited. 5 gallons of generator fuel can be provided weekly, and a generator may be available.
Stony Campground sits alongside Stony Creek, and several public access points for Rock Creek are north and south of the CG along the Upper Rock Creek Rd. There are 10 first-come, first-served campsites. Host Site: electrical hookup only, water handpump, landline telephone (no cell phone reception).
Copper Creek Campground has 8 first-come, first-served campsites. Copper Creek runs alongside the campground, Middle Fork Rock Creek is a short walk from the campground, and the Moose Lake Picnic Area is a 5-minute drive. Multiple trails in the area access Wilderness. Host Site: no hookups, water handpump, no cell phone reception. 5 gallons of generator fuel can be provided weekly.
*A generator may not be in use during quiet hours 10pm – 6am
Philipsburg and Anaconda are the closest towns for groceries and other amenities. There are two restaurants and a small convenience store in Georgetown.