Volunteer: Day-Use Host at Hat Rock State Park - August 1-October 15, 2026 - NOT CONFIRMED (expressing interest only)Responding to this opportunity alerts staff of your interest in this role. It does not automatically sign you up for this assignment. Park Staff will reach out to interview you and determine if you will be selected to volunteer for this specific assignment and if potential availability for this assignment matches your needs. Hat Rock State Park, located off U.S. Highway 730 nine miles east of Umatilla, lies on the south shore of Lake Wallula behind McNary Dam on the Columbia River. Hat Rock was the first distinctive landmark passed by the Lewis and Clark Expedition on their journey down the Columbia, and is one of the few remaining sites not underwater. The park is a desert oasis surrounded by rolling sagebrush hills and outcroppings of basalt. This special place offers visitors a chance to escape the summer heat under the shelter of cottonwood and black locust ringed by acres of green grass. The Day-Use Host at Hat Rock State Park supports park operations by providing customer service to park visitors, maintaining cabins, and assisting with general campground maintenance. Review the volunteer assignment description for this position here. Time Commitment: Volunteers should anticipate a schedule that includes about 20 hours of volunteer service each week, per host. Service is performed between the hours of 11:00 am and 4:00 pm Friday - Tuesday. Location: Hat Rock State Park. Learn more about the park and the available amenities on the Host Site Directory page for this property online here. This
opportunity is available for one individual or a team of hosts staying together
at the same site. Program: Blue Mountains Management Unit Responding to this opportunity alerts staff of your interest in this role. It does not automatically sign you up for this assignment. Park Staff will reach out to interview you and determine if you will be selected to volunteer for this specific assignment and if potential availability for this assignment matches your needs. Hat Rock State Park, located off U.S. Highway 730 nine miles east of Umatilla, lies on the south shore of Lake Wallula behind McNary Dam on the Columbia River. Hat Rock was the first distinctive landmark passed by the Lewis and Clark Expedition on their journey down the Columbia, and is one of the few remaining sites not underwater. The park is a desert oasis surrounded by rolling sagebrush hills and outcroppings of basalt. This special place offers visitors a chance to escape the summer heat under the shelter of cottonwood and black locust ringed by acres of green grass. The Day-Use Host at Hat Rock State Park supports park operations by providing customer service to park visitors, maintaining cabins, and assisting with general campground maintenance. Review the volunteer assignment description for this position here. Time Commitment: Volunteers should anticipate a schedule that includes about 20 hours of volunteer service each week, per host. Service is performed between the hours of 11:00 am and 4:00 pm Friday - Tuesday. Location: Hat Rock State Park. Learn more about the park and the available amenities on the Host Site Directory page for this property online here. This
opportunity is available for one individual or a team of hosts staying together
at the same site. Program: Blue Mountains Management Unit Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Aug 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026 Zip Code: 97838 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Camp & Cabin Host at Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area - September 2026 - NOT CONFIRMED (expressing interest only)Responding to this opportunity alerts staff of your interest in this role. It does not automatically sign you up for this assignment. Park Staff will reach out to interview you and determine if you will be selected to volunteer for this specific assignment and if potential availability for this assignment matches your needs. Near the summit of the Blue Mountains, Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area preserves a site where people, including travelers on the Oregon Trail, have replenished water supplies since time immemorial. Now visitors find a refreshing place to camp in a mature forest between Pendleton and La Grande. The camp and cabin host at Emigrant Springs State Heritage
Area supports park operations by providing customer Time Commitment: Volunteers should anticipate a schedule that includes about 20 hours of volunteer service each week, per host. Location: Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area. Learn more about the park and the available amenities on the Host Site Directory page for this property online here. This
opportunity is available for one individual or a team of hosts staying together
at the same site. Program: Blue Mountains Management Unit Responding to this opportunity alerts staff of your interest in this role. It does not automatically sign you up for this assignment. Park Staff will reach out to interview you and determine if you will be selected to volunteer for this specific assignment and if potential availability for this assignment matches your needs. Near the summit of the Blue Mountains, Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area preserves a site where people, including travelers on the Oregon Trail, have replenished water supplies since time immemorial. Now visitors find a refreshing place to camp in a mature forest between Pendleton and La Grande. The camp and cabin host at Emigrant Springs State Heritage
Area supports park operations by providing customer Time Commitment: Volunteers should anticipate a schedule that includes about 20 hours of volunteer service each week, per host. Location: Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area. Learn more about the park and the available amenities on the Host Site Directory page for this property online here. This
opportunity is available for one individual or a team of hosts staying together
at the same site. Program: Blue Mountains Management Unit Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Sep 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026 Zip Code: 97859 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Camp & Cabin Host at Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area - June 2027 - NOT CONFIRMED (expressing interest only)Responding to this opportunity alerts staff of your interest in this role. It does not automatically sign you up for this assignment. Park Staff will reach out to interview you and determine if you will be selected to volunteer for this specific assignment and if potential availability for this assignment matches your needs. Near the summit of the Blue Mountains, Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area preserves a site where people, including travelers on the Oregon Trail, have replenished water supplies since time immemorial. Now visitors find a refreshing place to camp in a mature forest between Pendleton and La Grande. The camp and cabin host at Emigrant Springs State Heritage
Area supports park operations by providing customer Time Commitment: Volunteers should anticipate a schedule that includes about 20 hours of volunteer service each week, per host. Location: Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area. Learn more about the park and the available amenities on the Host Site Directory page for this property online here. This
opportunity is available for one individual or a team of hosts staying together
at the same site. Program: Blue Mountains Management Unit Responding to this opportunity alerts staff of your interest in this role. It does not automatically sign you up for this assignment. Park Staff will reach out to interview you and determine if you will be selected to volunteer for this specific assignment and if potential availability for this assignment matches your needs. Near the summit of the Blue Mountains, Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area preserves a site where people, including travelers on the Oregon Trail, have replenished water supplies since time immemorial. Now visitors find a refreshing place to camp in a mature forest between Pendleton and La Grande. The camp and cabin host at Emigrant Springs State Heritage
Area supports park operations by providing customer Time Commitment: Volunteers should anticipate a schedule that includes about 20 hours of volunteer service each week, per host. Location: Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area. Learn more about the park and the available amenities on the Host Site Directory page for this property online here. This
opportunity is available for one individual or a team of hosts staying together
at the same site. Program: Blue Mountains Management Unit Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Jun 1, 2027 through Jun 30, 2027 Zip Code: 97859 Allow Groups: No |