Campground Host

FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a09SJ00000DchfZ

ADDRESS: 10 Organ Pipe Drive  Ajo, Arizona, 85321

DATES: 11/30/2025 – 4/18/2026

DEPT: National Park Service

JOB DESCRIPTION:

General Park Info

Joining our team at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument you will experience the remarkable and unique landscape that is the Sonoran Desert. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is an international Biosphere Reserve and as such is a strikingly beautiful landscape with abundant opportunities for quiet, solitude and outdoor recreation; 95% of the park is designated wilderness. The Sonoran Desert is a wet desert, with rainy seasons in the winter and summer, an incomparable place in terms of biological and ecological diversity.  Visitors come from all over the world to marvel at the rugged beauty of the borderlands here in Arizona. The borderlands have a rich cultural tradition blending Mexican, Tohono O’odham and American art, cuisine, language, and culture.

The park shares an international border with Mexico; cross-border immigration and smuggling do occur here. Customs and Border Patrol is a constant presence in the park and park staff are diligent about safety and resource protection.

Campground Operations

Twin Peaks Campground is located approximately 2 miles from the Kris Eggle Visitor Center. The campground is on a 100% reservation only system through recreation.gov. Visitors can reserve sites same day up to 6 months in advance. There are 34 tent sites and 174 sites for recreational vehicles (RVs).  A few sites can accommodate RV’s up to 45’ in length. There are also 5 group campsites located a short distance away from the main campground.

Campground host sites in the Twin Peaks Campground have electrical, sewer, and water hook ups.

For more detailed information, go here.

Job Duties:

· Must have an RV and be willing to make a minimum 16-week commitment. Season is the end of November to beginning of April.

· Work a minimum of 32 hours per week.

· Be a first-person informal contact for visitors and campers to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

· Serve as a resource for visitors and campers; visit with campers and conduct inspections throughout the campground area.

· Remain in campground throughout the day to be available to visitors.

· Provide visitors information like weather, events at the park, and programs available for the day.

· Answer questions about Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the campground, local amenities and services, trails, area recreational opportunities and park regulations.

· Hang signs on site post daily for each new arrival. · Assist visitors with registering campsites on recreation.gov. Rangers at the visitor center also help sell sites.

· Monitor safety at the campground and report hazards to appropriate park official.

· Clean up sites by sweeping, raking, using battery powered blower, cleaning grills, and picking up litter.

· Serve as an important link between park law enforcement officials and the campground. Hosts only report incidents and situations that need to be addressed. Hosts do not take actions to enforce laws, regulations and policies, such as detaining or arresting suspects and endangering themselves or visitors.

· On occasion, host may assist in other areas of park operations.

· Help with other duties that may arise that benefit the national monument or visitors.

· Must be wiling to learn about operations and general information to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in order to provide accurate information to visitors.

· Wear volunteer shirt and name badge.

· Sign a volunteer agreement form.

· Maintain accurate volunteer service sheet on daily activities/hours worked and have supervisor sign off at correct intervals.

· Will work outdoors and must be prepared for a variety of temperature changes, precipitation, insects, and reptiles.

· Must be able to rove throughout the campground several times a day. Golf carts are provided for longer travel.

Housing Type: RV Pads

Housing Description: The park does not have lodging available other than the volunteer RV sites. Volunteers will provide their own RV. The park provides a level concrete pad for RV with full hookups in a small separate campground for VIPs only. All RV campsites come with an RV pedestal with plugs for 20, 30, and 50 amp service. In the VIP campground includes a building with shared laundry facilities, refrigerators, freezers, a shower, toilet, outdoor grills and socializing space. Please note 32 hours a week is required for all volunteers housed in the monument.

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