There are many different things you can do as a workamper. Campground Hosting might be the most talked about but, basically, workamping is any kind of work you can do while living in your RV. It typically requires you to live on-site. You can do anything from just being there as a "presence" for security reasons, to providing customer services. Some positions pay you for hours worked and some just provide the site for no cost to you. It just depends on what you are looking for.
I did list with the site, and did review many posted jobs.
Could not take any this year, but looking at one next winter in Fla.
16 hrs (two days) free site and propane, plus a minimum wage for the hours. I did not want a "full time" job. My duties include outside work around campsite, showing campers to the sites, being on call on my days for any camp emergencies, cleanup around the camp and campsites. The women seem to work the office.
2007 Forest River Sierra 31fkd (37') dual slides
chevy suburban 2003 2500-8.1 L.4.10's
prodogy/reese dual cam
rollgard springs
Workamping duties are decided by each camp. Most require 20 hrs/wk from 2 people for a free site. My duties have included picking up trash bags each am, pool maint, cutting grass, weedeater, repairing picknick tables, cleaning restrooms and showers, laundry rooms, escorting campers to site. DW worked in store, check-in assistance, water flowers, cleaned restroom, showers, laundry room, picked-up trash. Make sure your work times (at least days) coincide. Worked one place where I worked Mon, Tues, & Wed and DW worked Thurs, Fri, & Sat. This only left Sun to see things around the area.
Paint
repair plumbing
repair electrical boxes
Trim and cutdown trees
refurbish campsites
make new campsites
mow
make signs/install signs
clear trails/make new trails
pickup trash
take water samples
work on ranger patrol boat
go on boat patrol with Rangers
pressure wash facilities
map trails using gps
open dam gates (did this once)
remove snakes from campers RV
Show new RV'rs how to operate systems on thier RV
Make new parking lots
operate backhoe
operate skidsteer
install new security gates
position and secure boat docks
Some of the things i have done workamping for COE,
i have been here awhile.
2004 KZ New Vision Sportster, 6ft toybox side ramp. 2002 F-350 Crewcab-Superchipped. At COE Lake Bardwell Texas
Office (registration, etc)
Cleaning (restrooms, showers, laundry, etc)
Pool maintanance
Kiosk (take money, reservations, etc)
Sell firewood
Clean campsites, cabins
Trail maintenance, new trails
School horses
Therapeudic riding lessons
Visitor center
Clean and maintain aquariums and reptile/snake tanks
Mowing, tractor work
General maintenance and repair (electrical, plumbing, etc)
Help new campers set up rigs
Escort campers to sites
Enforce rules
Manage campgrounds
Landscaping
Pastry baker
Cook (remote fish camp 20 miles upriver accessible only by parachute or boat )
These are only a taste of what we have done in 8 years of volunteering and workcamping.
Dianne
Donnelly, ID
DataStorm
HAM WB6N (Terry)
2005 Teton 39' Frontier Grand
2003 Freightliner FL60
Life Member Good Sam
Escapees
Geocache..."RVcachers" RV net Blog
And don't take the 20 hours for a site as standard. I've worked 16/site, 10/site and now I'm having my electric and a discounted site rate deducted before I'm paid for my hours - and so far it's working out to be the best.
There are positions with site and amenities free to some parks that actually get 40 hours/week for a site. Because they hire couples at 20 hours each - these people somehow think it's ok. I'd never do that but as long as there are people willing to - it'll happen.
And as shown, the jobs can be just about anything - can be combinations, or you can do mainly one area. All my jobs but one I found by contacting cg's in the area I wanted to be - but I am a member of workampers and did get this job through them for my summer.
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