Be a VIP: Volunteer-In-Parks!
Volunteers play an ever-increasing role in our national and state parks. At Redwood, VIPs work side-by-side with National Park Service and California State Parks employees to help care for these special places. Whatever their task, volunteers are true stewards of our natural and cultural heritage!
Each position has its own set of duties; training will be provided. VIPs may help in one or more of the following tasks:
- Staffing park visitor centers.
- Answering visitor questions.
- Handling sales of educational items in park bookstores.
- Responding to radio and telephone calls.
- Providing educational information on the parks' natural and cultural resources.
- Teaching children.
- Building and maintaining trails.
- Serving as a campground host (see below).
- Roving park trails.
- Participating in field studies on plants or animals.
- Conducting scientific library research.
- Organizing and maintaining park library.
- Organizing and maintaining park photo inventory.
- assist with office and clerical duties
- Controlling weed/invasive species.
Volunteers who work at least 32 hours a week may qualify for free park housing. Volunteers are usually required to have a reliable vehicle for personal transportation, though a government vehicle will be provided during work hours.
We welcome VIPs from all over the United States and the world to live and work in this special place. With the exception of Campground Host positions (see below), available VIP opportunities in Redwood National and State Parks (and other federal land management agencies) can be found and applied for online at www.volunteer.gov/gov. Or, for an information packet and application, or just to learn more about VIP opportunities in Redwood National and State Parks, contact the Volunteer Coordinator:
Volunteer Coordinator
Redwood National and State Parks
1111 Second Street
Crescent City, Calif. 95531
ph: 707-465-7390
E-mail the Volunteer Coordinator
Campground Hosts
Four campgrounds—all operated by California State Parks—offer world-class opportunities for volunteers. For opportunities as a campground host, visit
