Maintenance
Volunteer
Job Description
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Campground Hosts for Dinosaur National Monument’s Utah campgrounds
DATES: 3/1/2021 – 10/31/2021
The Campground Host is responsible for visitor services, river trip check-out compliance, and basic custodial duties at their assigned campground within Dinosaur National Monument. There are two campgrounds on the Utah side: Split Mountain and Green River.
The Split Mountain Campground is located along the banks of the Green River approximately five miles from the Quarry Visitor Center and dinosaur bone exhibit hall. The campground has four reservable group sites and several day use picnic sites open to both tents and RVs (no hookups). Picnic tables and firepits are provided. Water and flush toilets are available mid-April to mid-October. There are two host RV sites with hookups.
The Green River Campground is located along the banks of the Green River in a grove of cottonwood trees at an elevation of 4795 feet. The highly eroded Split Mountain towers to the north of the campground. The famous dinosaur quarry, where you can see 150 million year old dinosaur bones still encased in the rock is approximately five miles from the campground. There are 80 total sites open to tents and RVs (no hookups), Loop A and C are first-come first-serve while Loop B is reservable. Each site has picnic table and firepit. Running water is available, no showers. The host stays in a host RV site with hookups.
The boat ramps at the Split Mountain Campground serves as the take-out site for overnight trips on the Green and Yampa Rivers through Dinosaur. During the high use season there can be multiple groups (private and commercial) taking off the river a day with up to 25 people in each group. The ramp can be very busy and direct oversight is pertinent to visitor safety and coordination. Each group needs to be checked out and hosts or rangers need to verify their trip information.
Campground Host duties will include staffing the Host RV site and making multiple trips throughout the campground during operating hours and providing boat ramp and permit duties during peak boater hours. A golf cart is available to each campground for use during host duties. The Host meets and greets visitors and provides general orientation about camping, hiking, history, wildlife and recreating in the park. The Host monitors visitor activities and reports any noncompliance of park policies or regulations to the law enforcement division of the park.
The Host will be responsible for restocking toilet facilities and maintaining a consistent cleanliness of the camp facilities, including fire rings. The Host reports any repair/replacement needs to the supervisor upon identification of the need. The Host will also provide light landscaping services to maintain campsite designations and professional appearance of facilities.
Hosts may be asked to assist with management of persons during animal encounters and/or wildfire situations.
Both of these campgrounds are situated in scenic view spots along the river banks. They offer fantastic view and experiences for those staying and working in them but require self-sufficient volunteers to help make them successful operations.