Opportunities From: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Visitor Center Store/Campground Host

Visitor Center Store Duties

Respond to visitor, staff, and volunteer requests in an attentive and respectful manner.
• Provide excellent customer service for park visitors by giving out accurate
information about the park, park activities, and the surrounding areas.
• Organize and maintain cleanliness of visitor and information center displays and
facilities.
• Provide general maintenance of visitor center, including wiping down countertops,
sweeping floors, and restocking supplies.

Campground Duties

Respond to visitor, staff, and volunteer requests in an attentive and respectful manner.
• Assist with cabin and/or yurt guest check-in and checkout.
• Perform general cleaning and servicing of yurt and/or cabins; including:
restocking bathrooms, emptying trash, sweeping, mopping, and wiping down
counters and sinks.
• Alert staff to safety issues, facility issues, and major cleaning needs.
• Provide general site maintenance, including cleaning out fire pits, light
landscaping, and sweeping.
• Operate utility vehicles (golf carts, gators, etc.).
• Support, sell, and restock firewood and/or ice sales though operation of small change
fund or SRE’s.
• Provide maintenance, cleaning, and support for transfer station and recycling station.
• Perform substantial seasonal cleaning of facilities.
• Provide general campground maintenance, including cleaning out fire pits, light
landscaping, and sweeping.
• General landscaping duties including: pruning, raking, weeding, mowing, and
trimming

Campground/Mongold Host

Respond to visitor, staff, and volunteer requests in an attentive and respectful manner.
• Assist with cabin and/or yurt guest check-in and checkout.
• Perform general cleaning and servicing of yurt and/or cabins; including:
restocking bathrooms, emptying trash, sweeping, mopping, and wiping down
counters and sinks.
• Alert staff to safety issues, facility issues, and major cleaning needs.
• Provide general site maintenance, including cleaning out fire pits, light
landscaping, and sweeping.
• Operate utility vehicles (golf carts, gators, etc.).
• Support, sell, and restock firewood and/or ice sales though operation of small change
fund or SRE’s.
• Provide maintenance, cleaning, and support for transfer station and recycling station.
• Perform substantial seasonal cleaning of facilities.
• Provide general campground maintenance, including cleaning out fire pits, light
landscaping, and sweeping.
• General landscaping duties including: pruning, raking, weeding, mowing, and
trimming

Responding to this opportunity alerts staff of your interest. 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.

Detroit Lake's campground offers nearly 300 sites on the shore of a forest-ringed canyon reservoir in the Cascade Mountains. The nine-mile-long lake is a popular destination for fishing, boating, and other water sports. Sightseers enjoy views of snow-capped Mt. Jefferson in the distance.

The Visitor Center and Store Host for Detroit Lake State Recreation Area enhances visitor experience by
providing information and support to park visitors.. Review the volunteer assignment description for this position here.

Time Commitment: Volunteers should anticipate 4-5 hours per person per day, 5 days a week, for 20 -30  hours of volunteer service each week, per host.

Location: Detroit Lake State Recreation 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.

Responding to this opportunity alerts staff of your interest. 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.

Detroit Lake's campground offers nearly 300 sites on the shore of a forest-ringed canyon reservoir in the Cascade Mountains. The nine-mile-long lake is a popular destination for fishing, boating, and other water sports. Sightseers enjoy views of snow-capped Mt. Jefferson in the distance.

The Campground Host for Detroit Lake State Recreation Area supports park operations by providing
excellent customer service to park visitors. Review the volunteer assignment description for this position here.

Time Commitment: Volunteers should anticipate 4-5 hours per person per day, 20 -30  hours of volunteer service each week, per host.

Location: Detroit Lake State Recreation 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.