Volunteer
Job Description
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San Antonio Campground, located on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest, in Jemez Springs, NM. This campground is situated at 7,600’, in a gorgeous ponderosa forest. Winters are typically cold with summers warm in lower elevations and cooler at higher elevations. The nearest full-service towns are Los Alamos being about 45 to an 1hr away and Bernalillo being 1.5 hours away.
Facilities: Extremely popular camping area with 20 single sites and a group site with nine walk-in camp sites and a pavilion which accommodates up to 100 people. The campground has six camp sites with electric and water hook-ups for trailers and RV’s up to 35 feet. Drinking water available. The campground has vault toilets; no dump station available. The host site has potable water and a waste tank, electricity, table, grill, fire ring and landline phone and a covered personal pavilion. The District provides an electric cart for use within the recreation site.
Host duties are:
- Make a minimum of two rounds of the campground throughout the day and evening hours (during your rounds, check for fee compliance)
- Be visible and available for campers (take time to walk the campground and be sociable and courteous to all guests)
- Inform visitors of current and changing rules and regulations
- Keep dumpster area, restrooms, grills/fire rings, and camp sites clean
- Contact the Jemez Ranger District regarding law enforcement problems or call 911.
- Report any health or safety hazards (e.g. broken tables, grills, damage to restrooms etc.) to the Recreation staff.
Host(s) must have good people skills, be responsible, and neat in appearance. Host(s) must be physically able to perform such tasks as raking, shoveling, mopping and sweeping, performing minor maintenance. Host(s) will represent the Forest Service in public contacts, providing information and directions, and reporting vandalism and other problems to Forest Service personnel. All necessary tools, supplies, and safety equipment will be provided by the Forest Service, along with appropriate training.