Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000WDFrAAO/olympic-national-forest-campground-hosts
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ADDRESS: Olympic National Forest; Washington
DEPT: Forest Service
DATES: 4/29/2022 – 9/30/2022
DESCRIPTION:
Seeking campground host for Seal Rock, Big Creek and Klahowya Campgrounds on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington.
This outreach is for three campgrounds on the Olympic Peninsula in northwestern Washington. Preferable start date for Seal Rock Campground is April 29th, Big Creek and Klahowya preferred start date is May 20th. Start and end dates are negotiable. Please state which campground you are interested in hosting at.
Campground hosts are responsible for greeting visitors in a friendly, service-first attitude while maintaining adequate social distancing procedures. Should be available to answer visitor questions within reasonable hours, typically 9am-7pm, and remain on site 5 days per week, typically Thursday – Monday. Daily duties will include checking/filling toilet paper, sweeping/mopping restroom floors, cleaning bathroom toilets and picking up litter within the campground. Other duties performed as needed includes removing cobwebs and hornets nests from buildings, cleaning campfire pits and grills, and trimming brush along trails. Any issues or concerns should be conveyed to the District Recreation Manager and Staff.
Stipend rates for non-locals for these positions is $35/day worked. The camp host site at Seal Rock and Klahowya have full RV utility hookups (water, electrical, sewer). The host site at Big Creek Campground has water, electric and a gray water holding tank. A Forest Service volunteer name tag, badge and vest will be issued upon arrival and returned at the end of the season. To meet host’s comfort level, the host site may be equipped with tools to help aid in social distancing.
- Visitor Information
- Working with People
Seal Rock
Seal Rock Campground is located near Quilcene, Washington directly on the Hood Canal, adjacent to Highway 101. It is one of the few national forest campgrounds located on salt water with harvestable oysters for public use. There are 41 tent/RV sites spaced among the trees with several along the waterfront. It offers fresh piped water, flush toilets, electricity in the restrooms and tables and fire pits at each site. Garbage cans are spaced throughout campground. There is also a day use area within the campground that offers two accessible interpretive trails. All sites are first-come, first-served.
Big Creek
Big Creek Campground is located approximately 9 miles west of Hoodsport, Washington near Lake Cushman. There are 65 camping units, 12 of which are walk-in tent sites and 53 which accommodate either tents or RVs. The campground offers potable water, vault toilets, and all sites are first-come, first-served. The campground sits in a second-growth forested area, with Big Creek running adjacent to it. There are three covered picnic shelters available for group day use, as well as a trailhead within the campground that accesses a small loop trail around the campground, as well as a connector trail that leads to Upper Big Creek and Mt. Elinor. The Cushman Lake corridor is popular for hiking, mountain biking, swimming, fishing, picnicking, and also accesses the Staircase Entrance to Olympic National Park.
Klahowya
Klahowya Campground is located on Highway 101 approximately 20 miles east of Forks, Washington and sits along the Sol Duc River in a second-growth forest. There are 55 single campsites and one double campsite which are all first-come, first-served. The campground offers potable water and vault toilets, as well as a short 0.3 mile interpretive trail. Nearby attractions include Sol Doc Hot Springs, Lake Crescent, Neah Bay and Mt. Muller, as well as access to the Discovery Trail system. The Sol Duc river is popular for tubing and fishing.
- Slip, trip, and fall hazards
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