Campground Host

FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a09SJ000005BQab

ADDRESS:

PO Box 208

Ft. Peck, Montana, 59223-0208

DATES: 5/1/2025 – 10/1/2025

DEPT: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

JOB DESCRIPTION:

·        This position would be a volunteer camp host at Fort Peck Downstream Campground, MT. Invitational mileage to the site could be reimbursed up to $1250 and weekly mileage for laundry access in Glasgow. We provide a full hookup campsite. In return you would volunteer 3 days, 6 days off (about 30 hours/week through the summer) to explore the region. The Downstream Campground is located below the Fort Peck Dam, approximately one mile from the town of historic town of Fort Peck, Montana with access to the 5^th largest reservoir in the lower 48 states. This campground is operated and maintained by the Corps of Engineers.

A brief summary of duties associated with the position:

·             Having a presence in/around the gate house during open hours and in the campground when the gate house is closed during your scheduled workdays.

·             Checking in and out campers to the facility using the Recreation.gov reservation system. Helping campers make their own reservations.

·             Providing information to campers and visitors to the campground.

·             Tending to the flowerbeds in the vicinity of the gatehouse and overall light grounds keeping.

·             Keeping the surroundings of the gatehouse clean and orderly.

·        Downstream Campground facts: 86 Campsites, 4 Day use shelters, 3.5 miles of paved walking trials, and a fishing pond. Summer temps are usually in the 80s-90s during the day and 50s-60s at night. We typically have 14,000 individuals visit the campground a summer from all 50 States.

·        On your days off you are welcome to leave the area and explore all the great places that the upper Great Plains has to offer. There are more than a dozen National Parks or Historic Sites within a day’s drive of Fort Peck and many more historical and other places of interest.

·        Facilities in or near Fort Peck include a post office, church, live theatre, hotel, restaurants, gas station, marina, and credit union. Glasgow, Montana, is nearby with a population of roughly 3,200. It is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Fort Peck. Glasgow has grocery stores, laundry mats, and hardware stores.

Tagged as: SUMMER '25