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Assateague State Park is a public park and campground near Berlin, Maryland. Maryland Park Service uses environmental education volunteer, nature center host, animal care, recreation program assistant here. This is a standing program or recruiting route; no specific current opening is confirmed.
Established workplaceAccepts general applications
A standing programme or a past notice shows this place uses these workers. No current opening is confirmed.
What we found: Assateague offers a separate environmental-education volunteer assignment that includes nature-center and day-use exhibit staffing, school programmes, recreation activities and some animal care. The 2026 information packet accepts applications year-round and normally assigns sites late in the preceding fall. New volunteers serve one month; returning volunteers may be selected for two to six weeks. Each registered volunteer supplies their own required hours: a spouse or child cannot contribute toward that person’s minimum. Applying does not guarantee selection, preferred dates or a particular site.
Staffing evidence: Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place. Checked October 9, 2026.
This is a short guide built from the hiring evidence. Details about the area, nature, weather and daily life will be added as they are researched.
Overview
At a glance
- Location
- Berlin, Berlin / Worcester County, Atlantic coast
- Property type
- Public park, Campground
- Operator or employer
- Maryland Park Service
- Roles
- Environmental education volunteer, Nature center host, Animal care, Recreation program assistant
- Hiring status
- Staffed this way on an ongoing basis; no current notice confirmed
- Visitor camping
- Yes
- Staff accommodation
- On-site option: campsite with 30-amp electricity; no water or sewer hookups. Pet rules apply; approval/site allocation required.
- Last checked
- 2026-10-09
Work
Working there
Assateague offers a separate environmental-education volunteer assignment that includes nature-center and day-use exhibit staffing, school programmes, recreation activities and some animal care. The 2026 information packet accepts applications year-round and normally assigns sites late in the preceding fall. New volunteers serve one month; returning volunteers may be selected for two to six weeks. Each registered volunteer supplies their own required hours: a spouse or child cannot contribute toward that person’s minimum. Applying does not guarantee selection, preferred dates or a particular site. 1,2
Who owns, runs and hires
- Hirer: Maryland Park Service 1,2
Roles with evidence
- Environmental education volunteer (advertised as "Resident environmental education volunteers"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2
- Nature center host (advertised as "Resident environmental education volunteers"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2
- Animal care (advertised as "Resident environmental education volunteers"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2
- Recreation program assistant (advertised as "Resident environmental education volunteers"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2
Past notices
Resident environmental education volunteers Accepts general applications
- Arrangement
- Volunteer
- Employer
- Maryland Park Service — Assateague State Park
- Status
- Accepts general applications
- Season
- Spring late April–mid-June; summer 1 mid-June–July 31; summer 2 August 1–weekend after Labor Day. Exact next-year assignments unconfirmed.
- Pay
- Volunteer assignment; no wage stated.
- Hours
- Minimum 28 hours per week per registered volunteer.
Kept as a record of past hiring. 1
Living here
Staff accommodation terms by role
| Applies to | Accommodation | Own RV needed | Terms and utilities | Pets and family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident environmental education volunteers, Spring late April–mid-June; summer 1 mid-June–July 31; summer 2 August 1–weekend after Labor Day. Exact next-year assignments unconfirmed. | On-site option: campsite with 30-amp electricity; no water or sewer hookups. Pet rules apply; approval/site allocation required. | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed 1 |
Staff terms come from the employer's own notices. Visitor facilities are not staff benefits.
Sources
Still to confirm
- Whether the employer will hire again next season, and when
- Exact location and entrance
- Local nature, water, weather and services: guide not yet written in full
- Assateague State Park — volunteer opportunities, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (about the Main park page specifies 30-amp electricity for hosts, unlike older standalone volunteer page and statewide table. Separate host and education contacts.). Checked October 9, 2026.
- Assateague Environmental Education Volunteer Information Packet 2026, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (about the Five-page programme description; year-round applications, assignments normally late fall. Not a dated 2027 vacancy.). Checked October 9, 2026.
Guide reviewed October 10, 2026. Written by CampHostJobs from the sources above. Facts change: confirm pay, housing, dates and access with the employer before you travel. See something wrong, or run this place? Send a correction.