Rangers at Saddleback Butte State Park, near Lancaster at the western end of the Mojave Desert an hour north of Los Angeles, are looking for volunteer camp host(s) to stay at the park.

Available immediately, the three-to-six-month position is available immediately, and ideal for a person who owns a trailer and enjoys camping in the desert.

Volunteer duties include greeting visitors and campers, selling firewood, light grounds maintenance, light restroom cleaning, and opening/closing gates.

It’s a small campground in a quiet park, but spring may be busy if there is a good wildflower bloom.

Daily work hours depend on park visitation (but generally about 5 hours a day), and days off are during the week but flexible.

Camp hosts can also be trained to give interpretive programs if interested.

A small town and the main park offices are located only four miles away.

This is not a paying position, but hosts are compensated with a free campsite and hookups.

Camp hosts must provide their own trailer or RV, and pass a background check.

More info about the position and the park can be found here.

Email Kevin.Overduin@parks.ca.gov for questions or to receive an application packet.