We got serious about looking for a state park job when we remembered our fabulous tour of Florida parks the winter of 2010. We tried for Wekiva Springs (pictured) because it was the closet one to our youngest son, who lives with his family in Orlando. It was a recreational bonanza, but our call to the nice volunteer coordinator revealed half of it was closed to put in a sewer system...and so there's be no openings until 2012. Our call saved us putting in an application.
We called the next closest one, Lake Louisa State Park
, and the coordinator, Jenny, was super nice and helpful. She had no openings, but she explained the best way to apply: Don't just fill out the ap (by clicking here:
Volunteer Opportunities ) ...but
call the park you are interested in and then follow up with a hand-written ap. You can get the contact info at the
bottom of the home page for many campgrounds by going to ReserveAmerica.com or Recreation.com and searching the campground or area you are interested in. Here's a link:
Campground Addresses and Phone Numbers According to Jenny, the campground managers get a steady stream of emailed applications...and they often just get lost in the deluge or deleted. But a good application that comes in the mail (especially with a picture and a friendly note of introduction) gets filed for when an opening does come up. We followed Jenny's instructions and mailed our explanation of what we hoped would happen...and sure enough....the next month she called with an offer to work for a one-month opening she had. We wanted something for the whole winter, but she promised to hang onto our ap in case something "bigger" opened up. [If you need help doing any of this, just email me at
camphost.white@gmail.com ]
, and the coordinator, Jenny, was super nice and helpful. She had no openings, but she explained the best way to apply: Don't just fill out the ap (by clicking here: Volunteer Opportunities ) ...but call the park you are interested in and then follow up with a hand-written ap. You can get the contact info at the bottom of the home page for many campgrounds by going to ReserveAmerica.com or Recreation.com and searching the campground or area you are interested in. Here's a link: Campground Addresses and Phone Numbers According to Jenny, the campground managers get a steady stream of emailed applications...and they often just get lost in the deluge or deleted. But a good application that comes in the mail (especially with a picture and a friendly note of introduction) gets filed for when an opening does come up. We followed Jenny's instructions and mailed our explanation of what we hoped would happen...and sure enough....the next month she called with an offer to work for a one-month opening she had. We wanted something for the whole winter, but she promised to hang onto our ap in case something "bigger" opened up. [If you need help doing any of this, just email me at camphost.white@gmail.com ]
THANK YOU for NOT taking the scary job with the shotgun-toting hunters! We hope you'll find something permanent soon.
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