What are workamping jobs in Utah? Workamping jobs in Utah include camp host, volunteer host, park aide, front desk, maintenance, and recreation roles at private campgrounds, state parks, and national park and BLM lands. Some listings are paid jobs; others are volunteer or work-exchange arrangements. Compensation, RV site and hookups, housing, schedule, and availability vary by listing, so check each listing's dates and details before you apply.
12 paid jobs and 17 volunteer or work-exchange opportunities listed in Utah.
Bear lake Venture Park- Campground — 2201, North Bear Lake Boulevard, Lakota, Rich County, Utah, 84028, United States — TBD
Bear Lake Venture Park is looking for a friendly, dependable, and hardworking Camp Host to help create a welcoming, clean, and enjoyable experience for our guests. The Camp Host is one of the main points of contact for campers and helps with guest services, campground cleanliness, basic maintenance,…
Forest Service — Location Negotiable After Selection — $19.52/hr
This position is located within a National Forest. The incumbent is responsible for providing technical support to the unit recreation and snow ranger programs. As a Snow Ranger duties are to monitor winter recreation activities from December through April on National Forest Lands.
Forest Service — Location Negotiable After Selection — $21.76/hr
This position is located within a National Forest. The incumbent performs a variety of technical work in support of the unit's recreation program in the area of dispersed and developed recreation, recreation special uses, wilderness and backcountry, ecology, data collection, and trails.
Moab KOA Holiday — Moab, UT — $18–$21/hr
Assist and lead grounds crew in the following duties and responsibilities: • Performs daily site prep to include weeding, raking, cleaning firepits, guest trash pick up, etc. • Follows all safety guidelines for the operation of equipment and handling of chemicals. • Operates and maintains…
Forest Service — Location Negotiable After Selection — $24.18/hr
This position is located within a National Forest. The incumbent is responsible for issuing daily avalanche advisories and avalanche warnings during the winter months to assist backcountry recreationists in making informed and safe travel decisions.
Air Force Materiel Command — Hill AFB, Utah — $18.00/hr
About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the Outdoor Recreation at Hill AFB, UT. This is a Flexible position, with weekly hours ranging from 0-40. Recruitment and Retention Incentives may be authorized..
Richfield KOA Holiday — Richfield, UT — $12–$13/hr
General Duties Responsibilities ● Perform the daily, weekly and monthly cleaning programs for specific buildings and facilities as outlined by immediate supervisor or owner(s). ● Use appropriate cleaning chemicals on appropriate items and only as trained. Do not mix chemicals together or use…
Richfield KOA Holiday — Richfield, UT — $12–$13/hr
Position Summary Responsible for guest registration, front desk, and store procedures while delivering great guest service. Reports to the General Manager. General Duties Responsibilities: ● Provide superior guest service over the telephone and in person, by being enthusiastic, attentive, friendly…
Richfield KOA Holiday — Richfield, UT — $12–$13/hr
Position Summary Responsible for the general maintenance and upkeep of the campground buildings, facilities, equipment and grounds. Reports to the General Manager. General Duties Responsibilities: • Perform basic carpentry, electrical and plumbing repairs, and maintenance to campground buildings,…
Vernal / Dinosaurland KOA Holiday — Vernal, UT — $12–$13/hr
Position Summary Housekeepers are responsible for the overall cleanliness of the campground including the public space areas and all accommodation according to standards. All areas should be efficiently cleaned within the allotted times while providing great guest service. Reports to the General…
Vernal / Dinosaurland KOA Holiday — Vernal, UT — $12–$13/hr
Position Summary Responsible for guest registration, front desk, and store procedures while delivering great guest service. Reports to the General Manager. General Duties Responsibilities: ● Provide superior guest service over the telephone and in person, by being enthusiastic, attentive, friendly…
Vernal / Dinosaurland KOA Holiday — Vernal, UT — $12–$13/hr
Position Summary Responsible for the general maintenance and upkeep of the campground buildings, facilities, equipment and grounds. Reports to the General Manager. General Duties Responsibilities: • Perform basic carpentry, electrical and plumbing repairs, and maintenance to campground buildings,…
These listings do not state a wage. Volunteer.gov postings are unpaid volunteer roles; other compensation, such as an RV site, varies by listing.
National Park Service — Torrey, UT
Capitol Reef National Park is looking for dedicated volunteers to help park staff with managing the park’s historic orchards.
DESCRIPTION
The Fruita historic fruit orchards were first planted by Mormon pioneers in the late 1880’s and have been in production ever since. In early days the fruit provided…
National Park Service — Springdale, UT
Zion National Park accepts applications for group volunteer service projects throughout the year. We collaborate with schools, universities, businesses, corporations, local nature clubs, community organizations, and more to bring volunteers to the park!
If you are interested in bringing a group to…
National Park Service — Moab, UT
Are you looking to enhance visitor experience and help protect the natural and cultural resources at Arches National Park? Apply to be part of the Arches team and join us as a Visitor Center Volunteer!
We are looking for people who live locally (in Moab & surrounding area) to volunteer every week or…
Fish & Wildlife Service — Brigham City, UT
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Assistant Park Ranger (I) volunteer to run the Visitor Center front desk! Shifts are bi-weekly on Saturdays from 10:00 am-4:00 pm.
Purpose:
The Assistant Park Ranger (I) is the face of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. The…
National Park Service — Springdale, UT
Become a Campground Host at Zion National Park (ZION)!
Directions for Application
ZION is looking for an individual or couple to serve as Camp Host(s) for Watchman Campground.
This position application is for a 9-12 week duration (with preference for 12 weeks) in January 1, 2027 - December 31, 2027.…
National Park Service — Torrey, UT
Capitol Reef National Park is seeking up to four individuals to serve as full-time interpretation volunteers this upcoming spring. Please see details and more information below. Thank you for your interest in volunteering with your National Park Service!
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Primarily provides…
National Park Service — Jensen, UT
The Campground Host is responsible for visitor services, river trip check-in compliance, and basic custodial duties at their assigned campground within Dinosaur National Monument. There are three campgrounds on the Colorado side: Echo Park, Deerlodge, and Gates of Lodore.
The Echo Park Campground is
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National Park Service — Jensen, UT
The Campground Host is responsible for visitor services, river trip check-out compliance, and basic custodial duties at their assigned campground within Dinosaur National Monument. There are two campgrounds on the Utah side: Split Mountain and Green River, which are connected both by road and by a…
Fish & Wildlife Service — Brigham City, UT
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is searching for energetic Environmental Education Park Ranger volunteers to help with the Refuge’s field trip program and other educational programming.
Purpose:
The Environmental Education Park Ranger will focus on presenting educational and interpretive information…
Forest Service — Dutch John, UT
The Spillway Boat Ramp is a high-use area that can bring as many as 1000 people or more in one day during the peak use days and requires a minimum of two volunteers at a time. One person assists at the contact station, which is equipped with a radio, phone, cash register, credit card machine, safe,…
National Park Service — Promontory Summit, UT
Golden Spike National Historical Park is looking for volunteers to assist the locomotive engineers with the upkeep, maintenance, and operation of the park's two replica 1868 steam locomotives. This strenuous, but rewarding opportunity allows volunteers to experience what it was like to be on a…
Bureau of Land Management — Moab, UT
Campground hosts will represent the BLM and provide visitor information, encourage fee compliance, conduct daily campground inspections, and assist with fee envelope and toilet paper restocking. These positions do not include cleaning or maintenance tasks such as cleaning vault toilets or shoveling…
Bureau of Land Management — Kanab, UT
We are looking for customer service oriented individuals to assist with operations at our remote BLM contact station. RV hook ups are available for volunteers to utilize , however no government housing is available on site. Individuals would work with BLM staff to provide health and safety…
Forest Service — Dutch John, UT
We are currently looking to fill a position for couples at the Visitor Center for 2026.
The Red Canyon Visitor Center, located in northeastern Utah on the Ashley National Forest, boasts over 20,000 visitors per year. Operating seasonally from Memorial to Labor Day, the Visitor Center acts as a point…
Forest Service — Dutch John, UT
Through the Forest Homestead Act, a 160-acre parcel of land outside of Dutch John, Utah, was granted to Oscar Swett in 1909. The Swetts’ main sources of income came from selling lumber and cattle, but they also farmed for their own sustenance. The ranch was operated with only horse-drawn equipment…
National Park Service — Brian Head, UT
This position serves as a public facing volunteer at Cedar Break's new Visitor Center. This position will serve alongside uniformed NPS staff at the VC front desk answering questions and providing information about the monument's geological and wildflower features. This position will have ample…
National Park Service — Promontory Summit, UT
This volunteer opportunity is at Golden Spike National Historical Park, commemorating one of the most transformative events in the nation’s history, the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad. The park is currently looking for local commuting area volunteers to share their time and…
Utah State Parks' jobs page mentions parks as far apart as Dead Horse Point near Moab, Snow Canyon near St. George, and a museum in Vernal, so decide which part of the state you want before you compare listings. Utah State Parks' heat safety page says the state's high elevations, low humidity, and intense sun can cause dehydration even on cooler or breezy days, which is worth asking about for any summer assignment in a desert park.
Utah State Parks says camp hosts and museum hosts greet visitors, give information about the park and surrounding area, collect user fees, and help with maintenance and cleaning. It says most of its parks have full hookups for hosts in exchange for a minimum weekly volunteer commitment that it states on the page. Hosts can choose a full-time position as listed or a portion of the months needed, and available months may change. The page tells interested hosts to call the park directly, and volunteers must pass a background check.
Utah State Parks says the Department of Natural Resources is its hiring agency and publishes a seasonal and part-time listing page that links each posting to the department's employment page for requirements. The page shows housing as a separate field for each posting. Entries there have ranged from park apartments or full-hookup campsites to no housing, and one said that only people employed by the park may live in seasonal housing and that couple or family housing is not provided. Postings change, so read the current one before you plan on a site or a unit.
Arches National Park says official volunteers sign up for specific tasks and that housing for park volunteers is extremely limited. Zion National Park says its volunteers staff visitor center desks, manage campgrounds, and patrol the backcountry. The Bureau of Land Management says volunteer opportunities include serving as a campground host for a season and points to local BLM offices. Federal seasonal jobs are posted on USAJOBS and volunteer roles on Volunteer.gov.
Ask in writing whether the site has full hookups or a smaller set of utilities, which months the assignment covers, whether housing is offered to couples, how the park handles summer heat, and who to contact if the posting says to call the park.
Utah State Parks says most of its parks have full hookups for hosts in exchange for volunteer service, and states a minimum weekly commitment. It does not promise hookups at every site, so confirm the utilities, dates, and expectations with the park before you commit.
Utah State Parks says to contact the park to fill out the volunteer application and that volunteers must pass a background check. Host positions are listed on its camp host page, and available months may change, so call the park you are interested in.
It depends on the posting. Utah State Parks' seasonal listing page shows housing as a separate field for each job, and entries have included both housing and no housing. Read the current posting for the housing details, and do not assume a couple can live together.
Not necessarily. Arches National Park says housing for park volunteers is extremely limited, and each federal volunteer position states its own housing and requirements on Volunteer.gov. Check the posting or contact the park before you travel.
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