Timber Creek Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park
In early February we searched National Park Service campground host offerings for 2026. If you have been considering setting out on a new experience that includes several months of low-cost living in a one of America’ s special places your ship may have arrived. Being a campground host won’ t increase your wealth in monetary terms, but it will add to your store of memories as you interact with campers from throughout the country who, like you, enjoy travel and nature.
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky( 5 / 1 / 2026 to 8 / 31 / 2026)
The park offers full hookups including a fire ring and picnic table in return for duties such as staffing the campground fee booth, roving the campground, light maintenance, and occasionally undertaking other duties such as assisting in the visitor center and participating in backcountry patrol. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds and sit or stand for extended periods. Contact moria _ painter @ nps. gov or maca _ vip @ nps. gov or call( 270) 758-2158.
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado( 5 / 15 / 2026 to 8 / 16 / 2026)
Rocky Mountain NP has an opening for a host at Timber Creek Campground. Timber Creek is approximately 10 miles north of the town of Grand Lake( pop. about 500) and the only NPS campground on the western side of the park. The host site has full hookups and can accommodate an RV of less than 30 feet in length. The 98 public campsites do not have hookups and cell phone service is spotty. The posting indicates the park is interested only in applicants who commit to hosting for the full length of the opening. Contact romo-volunteers _ in _ parks @ nps. gov, or call( 970) 586-1330.
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas( 4 / 17 / 2026 – 9 / 17 / 2026)
Hot Springs NP has an opening for a campground host at Gulpha Gorge Campground who can commit to work for a minimum of four months. The position comes with a campsite with full hookups. Hosts
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