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Middle Fork River Forest Preserve is a campground and conservation area near Penfield, Illinois. Champaign County Forest Preserve District uses campground host, campground office staff, grounds and maintenance 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: The district’s employment page specifically includes campground hosts among its paid staff categories and links to its current Paylocity vacancies. The Middle Fork campground page confirms hosts on duty from May through October and provides their public office contact. Together these sources establish a real local employer and seasonal campground operation, although they do not establish that a host vacancy is open on the research date. The facility’s visitor office hours are not an individual employee’s contracted schedule. No campsite, residence or current wage was verified; a historical salary budget was therefore not substituted for an offer.
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
- Penfield, Penfield and northeastern Champaign County
- Property type
- Campground, Conservation area
- Operator or employer
- Champaign County Forest Preserve District
- Roles
- Campground host, Campground office staff, Grounds and maintenance
- Hiring status
- Staffed this way on an ongoing basis; no current notice confirmed
- Visitor camping
- Yes
- Staff accommodation
- Not stated in checked sources
- Last checked
- 2026-10-09
Work
Working there
The district’s employment page specifically includes campground hosts among its paid staff categories and links to its current Paylocity vacancies. The Middle Fork campground page confirms hosts on duty from May through October and provides their public office contact. Together these sources establish a real local employer and seasonal campground operation, although they do not establish that a host vacancy is open on the research date. The facility’s visitor office hours are not an individual employee’s contracted schedule. No campsite, residence or current wage was verified; a historical salary budget was therefore not substituted for an offer. 1,2
Who owns, runs and hires
Roles with evidence
- Campground host (advertised as "Harry L. Swartz Campground / Middle Fork River Forest Preserve"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2
- Campground office staff (advertised as "Harry L. Swartz Campground / Middle Fork River Forest Preserve"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2
- Grounds and maintenance (advertised as "Harry L. Swartz Campground / Middle Fork River Forest Preserve"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2
Past notices
Harry L. Swartz Campground / Middle Fork River Forest Preserve Accepts general applications
- Arrangement
- Paid job
- Employer
- Champaign County Forest Preserve District
- Status
- Accepts general applications
- Season
- Host coverage May 1-October 31.
- Pay
- Not stated in checked sources
- Hours
- Not stated in checked sources
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry L. Swartz Campground / Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, Host coverage May 1-October 31. | Not stated in checked sources | 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
- Employment, Champaign County Forest Preserve District (about the Explicit campground host employment category and Paylocity current-vacancy gateway.). Checked October 9, 2026.
- Harry L. Swartz Campground, Champaign County Forest Preserve District (about the Current 2026 activity page, Middle Fork host duty season and public contact.). 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.