Camp Host at Pawnee Grassland

Outdoor Recreation Hospitality; Morrison (CO); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Part time

Job summary

The Campground Host position with Outdoor Recreation Hospitality’s Arapahoe Pawnee Grassland District is hiring for the 2026 season to provide a quality recreational experience for visitors across multiple campgrounds. The role blends guest service with light maintenance, basic fee collection, and safety awareness.

You may work with a partner, and in emergencies you may tow an RV. Flexibility for evenings, weekends, and holidays is required.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills; enjoys working in an environment of extensive public contact.
• Basic manual labor abilities, including cleaning and sanitizing facilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Basic recordkeeping experience, including money handling.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and follow instructions accurately.
• Flexible work schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Able to lift 20 pounds frequently and move over rough terrain.
• Ability to work in extreme weather; may tow an RV in emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates courteousness and displays a helpful attitude to all visitors; provides excellent customer service by educating the public on rules.
• Performs administrative tasks including basic recordkeeping and fee collection.
• Maintains facilities and grounds, including cleaning restrooms, trash, and trails.
• Rakes and grooms sites and public areas; maintains litter-free facilities.
• Reports problems and hazardous conditions as discovered.

Skills

Customer service

Manual labor

Money handling

Communication

Safety awareness

Job description

Join Us at the Arapahoe Pawnee Grassland District! Joining our 2026 team at Pawnee Grassland offers a unique opportunity to engage with Colorado’s vast, open prairies while supporting conservation efforts and managing public lands. It’s a rewarding position for those who appreciate the beauty of grassland ecosystems, offering the chance to work in a peaceful, wide-open landscape that is rich in biodiversity and history.

2026 Seasonal Positions Available

We’re hiring for the upcoming season with multiple openings across several campgrounds within the Arapahoe Pawnee District. These roles are ideal for individuals passionate about conservation, outdoor recreation, and hospitality, and each campground offers its own unique setting and experience

Title: Camp Host

Reports To: General Manager

Department: Operations

Summary :

The Campground Host position is frequently filled by two people but may be an individual role in certain locations. The primary objective is to provide a quality recreational experience for visitors within areas operated by the Company. The Campground Host will implement nearly all operational tasks required within their assigned campground or area.

RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Demonstrates courteousness and displays a helpful attitude to all visitors; provides excellent customer service by educating the public on the rules and regulations of the recreation area.
• Performs certain administrative tasks, including basic recordkeeping and fee collection.
• Maintains facilities and grounds, including cleaning, sanitizing and stocking of restrooms, emptying trash containers and replacing the liners, cleaning roadways and trails, cleaning campsites, picnic tables, fire rings, grills, and disposing of ashes.
• Rakes and grooms’ sites and public areas, maintains a litter-free facility, picks up micro-trash such as bottle caps and cigarette butts, maintains outlying areas such as trails, outposts, and rental cabins.
• Maintains a good working relationship with fellow employees, governmental agency representatives, and the visiting public.
• Registers campers, collects fees, and sells certain retail items such as firewood, ice, and concession goods.
• Processes revenues and fee collection data using Company approved forms and procedures.
• Familiar with local points of interest, nearby facilities, and local rules and regulations.
• Reports problems and any unsafe or hazardous conditions as they are discovered.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong customer service skills; enjoys working in an environment of extensive public contact.
• Basic manual labor abilities, including an ability and willingness to clean and sanitize facilities with a variety of cleaning agents and chemicals.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Basic recordkeeping experience, including money handling.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision and be able to learn quickly and follow instructions accurately.
• Willing to work a flexible work schedule, including regular evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Able to lift 20 pounds on a frequent basis.
• The ability to move safely over rough and uneven terrain.
• The ability to work in extreme weather.
• Able to tow own RV (where applicable) in and out of campgrounds in emergency situations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Eligible employees are offered health benefits. All hours worked will be paid.