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Lake Shelbyville is a recreation site and campground and visitor facility near Shelbyville, Illinois. US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District uses visitor center host, campground volunteer, grounds and facility 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 Shelbyville offers both campground service and a particularly well-documented visitor-center host option. The visitor-center description assigns opening and closing, public information, simple clerical work, bookstore sales and light cleaning. Individuals or couples share the operating schedule across three volunteer positions. A designated full-hookup campsite is exchanged for 20 hours of service each week, allowing an RV volunteer to contribute at a day-use facility while living elsewhere on the project. The broader volunteer page was blocked during retrieval, so the detailed visitor-center terms should not be extended automatically to every campground assignment.
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
- Shelbyville, Shelbyville / central Illinois
- Property type
- Recreation site, Campground, Visitor facility
- Operator or employer
- US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District
- Roles
- Visitor center host, Campground volunteer, Grounds and facility volunteer
- Hiring status
- Staffed this way on an ongoing basis; no current notice confirmed
- Visitor camping
- Yes
- Staff accommodation
- Predetermined full-hookup campsite for the described visitor-center role.
- Last checked
- 2026-10-09
Work
Working there
Lake Shelbyville offers both campground service and a particularly well-documented visitor-center host option. The visitor-center description assigns opening and closing, public information, simple clerical work, bookstore sales and light cleaning. Individuals or couples share the operating schedule across three volunteer positions. A designated full-hookup campsite is exchanged for 20 hours of service each week, allowing an RV volunteer to contribute at a day-use facility while living elsewhere on the project. The broader volunteer page was blocked during retrieval, so the detailed visitor-center terms should not be extended automatically to every campground assignment. 1,2
Who owns, runs and hires
Roles with evidence
- Visitor center host (advertised as "Lake Shelbyville campground and visitor-center volunteering"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2
- Campground volunteer (advertised as "Lake Shelbyville campground and visitor-center volunteering"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2
- Grounds and facility volunteer (advertised as "Lake Shelbyville campground and visitor-center volunteering"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2
Past notices
Lake Shelbyville campground and visitor-center volunteering Accepts general applications
- Arrangement
- Volunteer
- Employer
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District
- Status
- Accepts general applications
- Season
- Visitor center first weekend in May through Labor Day.
- Pay
- Volunteer; visitor-center assignment includes campsite.
- Hours
- 20 hours per week for visitor-center assignment; some campground litter pickup may supplement hours.
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 Shelbyville campground and visitor-center volunteering, Visitor center first weekend in May through Labor Day. | Predetermined full-hookup campsite for the described visitor-center role. | 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 Shelbyville Volunteer Opportunities, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District (about the Page repeatedly returned 403; indexed official text establishes campground volunteering and current coordinator contact.). Checked October 9, 2026.
- Visitor Center Host Volunteer Position Overview, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District (about the Full description read: 20 weekly hours, full-hookup campsite, individual or couple, May-Labor Day visitor center.). 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.