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For additional information and to submit YCC applications, e-mail us or stop by the Illinois Valley Visitor Center at 201 Caves Highway in Cave Junction, OR.
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National Park Service park guide positions are advertised on the federal employment website: USAjobs.gov. Summer positions for park guides are advertised in the early fall. Click here for information about USA Jobs.
We also offer internships, which include a cost of living stipend and free dorm housing. Usually interns are hired through the Scientists-in-the-Parks (SIP) programs. Find out more at: internship programs.
We also offer Volunteers-In-Parks positions, such as camp host, that include covering recompense for travel or many other incidental expenses.
The Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) is a summer employment program for young people ages 15 through 17. The YCC program provides enrollees with an understanding natural resource management. At Oregon Caves NMP YCC crews learn about controlling invasive species, natural resource surveys, historic repair and maintenance, trail maintenance and other skills while working with Park staff!
