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Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a09SJ000009u0zR
ADDRESS: 170 South 500 East Vernal, Utah, 84078
DATES: 5/26/2025 – 9/26/2025
DEPT: Bureau of Land Management
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Description
Program Overview: The Bureau of Land Management, Vernal Field Office, is looking to fill vacancies (individual or couple) as campground hosts in the Browns Park area of northern Utah. Hiring preference will be given to individuals who can commit from approximately Mid-May through Mid-September. Selected candidates will be provided a host site in the Indian Crossing Campground with water, electric, and septic hookups for the duration of the season. Selectees will need to provide their own hard-sided RV or travel trailer. A modest daily stipend is available.
Major Duties
Camp hosts reside at the campground and are responsible for greeting visitors and helping solve problems in a friendly professional manner. Hosts are expected to work 32 to 40 hours a week including weekends and holidays when visitation to the campgrounds increases. Duties include working with BLM staff on cleaning and upkeep of the campgrounds and associated facilities, light maintenance and trails work, and act as a public contact for the BLM. The Indian Crossing campground consists of 20 developed sites and the Bridge Hollow campground includes 11 developed sites.
About the Area
At 5450 feet above sea-level Browns Park provides a unique experience for the summer. The Green River flows by the campgrounds and provides excellent trout fishing as a Utah Blue Ribbon fishery; in addition to rafting, kayaking, and floating the river. Browns Park has hiking and OHV opportunities, and the adjacent John Jarvie Ranch interprets the rich history of settlers, outlaws, and traders. The nearby Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and Ashley National Forest also provide many other interesting opportunities.
The campground is approximately 30 miles from the town of Dutch John, UT, 60 miles from Rock Springs, WY, 75 miles from Vernal, UT.
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