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Federal agencies manage recreation areas that draw tens of millions of visitors per year — and rely significantly on volunteers to staff them. The scale of the system, how it's structured, and why it exists are all worth understanding.
Learn what camp hosts do, the difference between paid and volunteer positions, RV site arrangements, and who the camp host lifestyle is a good fit for.
The camper visiting a campground in 2026 is different from the camper of 2010 — in age, expectations, equipment, and what they want from the experience. The industry has been adapting, and those adaptations are reshaping what campground jobs look like.
In two decades, workamping has grown from a small-circulation newsletter idea into a recognized labor category that campgrounds across the country now plan their staffing around. The trajectory is worth understanding.