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Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a public park and campground and marina and visitor facility near Boulder City, Nevada. National Park Service uses campground host, visitor center assistant, deckhand, maintenance volunteer 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: Lake Mead offers a broader volunteer menu than campground hosting alone: visitor centers, nursery work, road monitoring, resource stewardship, campground maintenance and boat operations all appear on the official page. Some assignments qualify for an RV site, but that benefit is explicitly conditional. The published contact is useful when no suitable Volunteer.gov listing appears. This record covers the federal volunteer program; marina concession employees follow a different employer route. Nevada applicants should confirm which side of the state border a proposed placement occupies.
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
- Boulder City, Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, Nevada/Arizona
- Property type
- Public park, Campground, Marina, Visitor facility
- Operator or employer
- National Park Service
- Roles
- Campground host, Visitor center assistant, Deckhand, Maintenance volunteer
- Hiring status
- Staffed this way on an ongoing basis; no current notice confirmed
- Visitor camping
- Yes
- Staff accommodation
- Some positions may qualify for a full-hookup RV site.
- Last checked
- 2026-10-09
Work
Working there
Lake Mead offers a broader volunteer menu than campground hosting alone: visitor centers, nursery work, road monitoring, resource stewardship, campground maintenance and boat operations all appear on the official page. Some assignments qualify for an RV site, but that benefit is explicitly conditional. The published contact is useful when no suitable Volunteer.gov listing appears. This record covers the federal volunteer program; marina concession employees follow a different employer route. Nevada applicants should confirm which side of the state border a proposed placement occupies. 1
Who owns, runs and hires
- Hirer: National Park Service 1
Roles with evidence
- Campground host (advertised as "Lake Mead long-term volunteers"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1
- Visitor center assistant (advertised as "Lake Mead long-term volunteers"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1
- Deckhand (advertised as "Lake Mead long-term volunteers"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1
- Maintenance volunteer (advertised as "Lake Mead long-term volunteers"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1
Past notices
Lake Mead long-term volunteers Accepts general applications
- Arrangement
- Volunteer
- Employer
- National Park Service
- Status
- Accepts general applications
- Season
- Season not specified
- Pay
- Not stated in checked sources
- Hours
- Role dependent, from a few hours monthly/weekly up to 32 hours weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mead long-term volunteers, Season not specified | Some positions may qualify for a full-hookup RV site. | 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
- Lake Mead: Long-Term Volunteers, National Park Service (about the Standing program; updated September 27, 2025; RV eligibility conditional.). 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.