Volunteer Campground Host

FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a09SJ00000KWGNy

ADDRESS: Linslaw, OR

DATES: 3/1/2026 – 10/31/2026

DEPT: Bureau of Land Management

JOB DESCRIPTION:

General Description: The volunteer host’s primary function is to contribute to a positive, enjoyable recreational experience for each visitor. Additionally, hosts manage campsite reservations, answer visitor questions, encourage visitor rule adherence, and perform general maintenance around the site.  

Duty Location: Whittaker Creek Recreation Site, located in/near Linslaw, OR is situated along Whittaker Creek – a tributary of the Siuslaw River. This site has a 30-site tent-only campground, two picnic sites, a swimming area, and hiking trails. Additionally, visitors are drawn to the natural swimming hole during the summer months.  

Whittaker Creek Recreation Site is located approximately 16 miles from Walton and 36 miles from Eugene.  

Physical Requirements: Based on labor-intensive duties such as landscape maintenance and cleaning, volunteers must be able and willing to walk up to 5 miles per day and lift up to 25 pounds. Volunteers will also spend most of their work hours outdoors, subject to varying weather conditions. 

Required Skills 

• Current driver’s license in order to operate a BLM golf cart or UTV. 
• Ability to live in a remote area with no cell phone service.  
• Strong customer service skills and ability to consistently interact with members of the public.  
• Ability to perform moderate physical activity/labor in an outdoor environment. 

Specific Job Duties 

• Welcome visitors to the site, answer questions, provide directions, and encourage rule adherence. 
• Assist visitors to use the Remote Off-Grid Kiosk (ROK) or fee envelopes for day-use and overnight camping fee payments.  
• Manage campsite reservations using Recreation.gov.  
• Assist campers to find their reserved site. 
• Educate visitors about the Recreation.gov reservation system. 
• Maintenance of campsites in campground 
• Rake leaves, clean firepits, and collect debris/trash from campsites between reservations. 
• Clean picnic tables and of trash and sweep for spiderwebs. 
• Light maintenance of the site’s restroom facilities 
• Inspect, clean, and restock paper supplies and soap products on a regular, scheduled basis. 
• Note and report larger maintenance issues to BLM staff. 
• Litter patrol and trash collection 
• Make multiple scheduled rounds of the site each day to collect litter from grounds, paths, swimming areas, parking lots, picnic units, roadways, etc. 
• Collect trash from trash cans around the site  
• Light landscaping maintenance 
• Weed-eat high grass at foundations, fences, signposts, along walkways, etc. 
• Use a backpack blower to clean leaves, fir needles, and other natural debris from paths, picnic tables, parking lots, etc. 
• Mow developed grassy areas. 
• Inform BLM staff of any infractions, emergency situations, or other circumstances requiring BLM action, including needs for more supplies. 

Schedule: Hosts typically work Thursday – Sunday, 6-8 hours each day. These workdays include weekends to supplement BLM staff schedules.  

Volunteer schedules are subject to change. Hosts should speak with the site supervisor if they need specific days off or if they need to take an extended leave of absence (longer than a few days).  

Training Requirements (provided by BLM) 

• UTV or golf cart operation and safety training 
• Blood-borne pathogen 
• Site-specific job training 

Volunteer Benefits: In exchange for their service, volunteer hosts are provided an RV site with full electric, water, and sewer hook-ups for the duration of their service term. As representatives of the BLM, hosts are required to maintain a high ethical standard of behavior both on and off duty. The host’s residence is required to be maintained, neat, and tidy at all times. No permanent structures or plantings are allowed at the host pads without authorization from the BLM. 

Eligible Volunteer Reimbursements 

• Daily reimbursement at $28.50/day 
• Mileage at $0.14/mile: Travel to Eugene for supplies once per week in a personal vehicle: ~288 miles/month 

Tagged as: SPRING '26, SUMMER '26