Employers and host programs in North Carolina

FIND Outdoors

2027 campground/site hosts · NC facilities; recruitment also covers GA

Campground host · Recreation site host

Rechecked Oct 10, 2026: Live posting with Apply Now; no closing date.

FIND's 2027 posting offers a full-hookup site and weekly stipend for campground or recreation-site hosts. Work includes registration, fees where applicable, visitor assistance, bathrooms, refuse and grounds. Recruitment spans multiple facilities, so a headquarters address or programme list is not an assignment guarantee. This is a particularly close nonprofit-operated forestry-recreation model, with an explicit next-season route. The separate manager position pays more and involves supervision; it should not be confused with this host role.

• Pay: $185/week stipend.
• Housing or RV: Full-hookup site; own trailer/motorhome.
• Hours and duties: 24 hours / 3 days weekly.
• Season or dates: 2027; typical mid-March–mid-November.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm NC site and whether hours/stipend are shared or per person.

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FIND Outdoors

2027 campground managers · Multiple NC and GA sites

Resident campground manager

Rechecked Oct 10, 2026: Live posting; no closing date.

The manager posting covers daily operations, host supervision, visitor concerns, sales, budgets, repairs and relations with Forest Service staff. Its compensation explicitly applies per person, unlike the less precise host posting. This is a materially different assignment and merits its own entry. Applicants still need a named facility and total working schedule before evaluating the package. Do not interpret the multi-state recruitment as evidence that every FIND property has an available manager position.

• Pay: $325/week per person.
• Housing or RV: Water, sewer and electric site; own trailer/motorhome.
• Season or dates: 2027; typically mid-March–mid-November.
• Who can apply: Management, recordkeeping, supervision and visitor-service skills.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm facility, weekly hours and partner requirements.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Mattamuskeet winter resident volunteers · Hyde County

Resident refuge host · Visitor-service volunteer

Rechecked Oct 10, 2026: Recruitment open Mar 11-Nov 30, 2026.

The winter notice has explicit placement and recruitment dates and supports visitor services, education, light maintenance and seasonal refuge operations. Couples each contribute 24 hours weekly; a solo contributes 32. The couple commitment is not shared. Three months is preferred, with shorter terms negotiable. Volunteers bring their RV or camper van and receive a full-hookup pad and laundry access. A work vehicle is supplied for duties; a personal vehicle is recommended for errands.

• Housing or RV: Own RV/van; water, sewer, 30/50 amp and laundry.
• Hours and duties: 24 hours/week EACH partner or 32 solo; 3 months preferred.
• Season or dates: December 1, 2026–February 28, 2027; deadline November 30, 2026.
• How to apply: FWS Apply Now link to Volunteer.gov.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Place guide: Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge

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Pocosin Lakes spring resident volunteers · Columbia / Lake Phelps

Resident visitor-centre host · Gift-shop volunteer

Rechecked Oct 10, 2026: Recruitment window open.

The spring 2027 notice recruits for visitor-centre and gift-shop service, light maintenance and optional education. Two RV pads are described near Lake Phelps, about twenty miles from the Columbia visitor centre, so the living site is not beside the desk. Full hookups and laundry are documented. Each member of a couple must serve 24 hours weekly, or a solo 32, with possible weekend work. The February recruitment deadline remains ahead of the research date.

• Housing or RV: Water/sewer/30–50 amp and laundry; pads about 20 miles from visitor centre.
• Hours and duties: 24 hours/week each partner; 32 solo.
• Season or dates: March 1–May 31, 2027; recruitment ends February 1, 2027.
• How to apply: Official FWS Apply Now / Volunteer.gov.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Place guide: Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

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Cherokee / Great Smokies KOA Holiday

Guest guide / guest services · Cherokee

Guest guide · Campground guest services

Rechecked Oct 19, 2026: Rechecked from Bob's computer; taking applications.

The employer's Guest Guide notice covers escorting arrivals, recreation information, firewood/ice delivery and light site repairs or cleaning. It advertises immediate hiring with a winter option, partner jobs and all hours paid. An RV is required, but a free campsite is not stated in the checked benefits. Preserve that uncertainty. The campground's Cherokee location and proximity to tribal fishing ponds do not by themselves establish that this is a tribal-owned employer.

• Pay: $13–14/hour; all hours paid; laundry allowance; store/café discount.
• Housing or RV: Own RV required; site charge and utilities unstated.
• Hours and duties: Nights/weekends/holidays; full/part-time.
• Season or dates: August 8, 2026 posting; February 4, 2027 expiry; ASAP/winter option.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Place guide: Cherokee / Great Smokies KOA Holiday

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Winding Stair Farm LLC

Fall work camper and separate campground manager · Franklin

Campground host · Campground manager · Farm/campground support

Rechecked Oct 10, 2026: Both roles listed as open; season already started Oct 2026.

The direct employer page offers an October–November work camper and a separately paid part-time manager. It specifies a twenty-hour host exchange, while the earlier third-party ad says twenty-eight; confirm the offer and give the direct page precedence. Hosting includes arrivals, light farm or grounds work and evening support. Management covers reservations, staff and camp-store operations. The manager's hourly employment and the host's accommodation package are different arrangements.

• Pay: Host extra hours above 20/week $16.25/h; separate manager $25/h.
• Housing or RV: Host FHU, Wi-Fi, laundry; own RV maximum 34 ft.
• Hours and duties: Host 20-hour exchange; manager estimated 20–25 hours/week.
• Season or dates: Host October–November 2026; manager posted September 23, 2026.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Resolve 20-versus-28-hour discrepancy and choose the intended role.

Place guide: Winding Stair Farm

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Creekwood Farm RV Park

Winter / 2027 cabin-care work camper · Waynesville

Work camper · Cabin housekeeper

Rechecked Oct 10, 2026: Ad live on workampingjobs.com; employer site lists no openings. Season start month approximate (winter 2026-27).

A September employer advertisement seeks winter 2026–27 and 2027 help, initially cleaning shared facilities and then focusing on cabins. It explicitly says this is site-for-work without hourly wages. The park's own site confirms its workamper staffing model and publishes a separate office contact. This is a specific future-season employer lead, but its rolling advertisement and manager address should be reconfirmed with the operator before publication.

• Pay: Site exchange; no hourly pay.
• Housing or RV: FHU, electric, water, sewer, Wi-Fi, cable, laundry; propane/store discounts.
• Hours and duties: 20 hours/week.
• Season or dates: Winter 2026–27 / 2027; ad September 10, 2026.
• How to apply: Ad requests resume, availability, cleaning experience and RV photo; [email protected] verifies operator.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Place guide: Creekwood Farm RV Park

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Camp Daniel Boone / Scouting America

2027 camp staff · Canton / Haywood County

Camp programme staff · Recreation instructor · Camp support staff

Rechecked Oct 10, 2026: Application form live; not a host role.

The camp explicitly invites 2027 staff applications and publishes target employment dates. It recruits across departments, with salary based on responsibility and experience. Staff must hold Scouting America membership or obtain it before employment, and some roles have higher minimum ages. The checked page does not establish accommodation charges, so a residential camp setting alone is not proof of free room and board. Younger unpaid counselors-in-training are a separate category.

• Pay: Salary based on role/experience; no rate published.
• Season or dates: May 30–July 24, 2027; selected staff to July 31.
• Who can apply: Preferred paid minimum 16; some roles 21; Scouting membership; 14–15 CIT unpaid.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm support/food/maintenance positions and room-and-board package.

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McDowell County Parks and Recreation

Black Bear Campground Host · Lake James

Campground host

The county's actual host posting provides one month of free camping and requires annual reapplication. Work includes visitor information, gates, incident reporting, light upkeep and possible firewood sales. It specifies no cash payment, five scheduled days weekly and weekend/holiday presence. The retained announcement began in 2025 and does not expose a closing date, so it is standing recruitment rather than a fresh dated opening. Its one-month annual limit is important for applicants seeking a full season.

• Pay: Volunteer; no cash payment.
• Housing or RV: Free host site for one month; own RV; utilities unstated.
• Hours and duties: 5 days/week; flexible hours, weekends and holidays.
• Season or dates: Maximum one month/calendar year; apply annually.
• Who can apply: 21+; own RV; drug screening/background check stated.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Place guide: Black Bear Campground

McDowell County

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Six Flags / Carowinds

Attraction, food and resort staff · Charlotte / NC–SC boundary

Attraction attendant · Food-service worker · Ride operator · Resort staff

Carowinds maintains direct careers routes into aquatics, food and beverage, resorts, maintenance and rides. These fit the user's broader recreation-facility scope, including snack outlets and guest services. The checked page does not establish housing or an RV package, so those must be assessed on an individual offer. Because the attraction straddles the state line, retain one operator identity and confirm the job's actual worksite rather than count two independent employers.

• Housing or RV: No accommodation terms verified on central careers page.
• Season or dates: Season not specified
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

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Eagle's Nest Foundation

Outdoor Education Manager and camp employer route · Pisgah Forest

Outdoor education manager · Residential camp staff

The foundation operates camp, adventure and semester-school programmes. Its careers page links a full-time Outdoor Education Manager while explicitly showing no current seasonal or part-time vacancies. The manager role covers training, programme supervision and field work. Although general benefits include housing subject to eligibility, the specific manager posting promises programme-day lunches and does not promise accommodation. This keeps a general employer benefit from being incorrectly attached to an individual live-in job.

• Pay: Manager $55,000–59,000/year; full-time exempt 12-month role.
• Housing or RV: Manager housing not promised; lunches on programme days while working.
• Hours and duties: 30–60 field days/year, campus work, occasional evenings/weekends.
• Season or dates: Season not specified
• Who can apply: Relevant degree/experience; Wilderness First Responder; clean driving record.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Eagle's Nest Foundation [email protected] 828-877-4349

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Cherokee Historical Association

Village, theatre, concessions and company staff · Cherokee / Qualla Boundary

Cultural attraction host · Concession worker · Box-office worker · Theatre technician

The Indigenous-led nonprofit lists village and theatre work including guiding, admissions, concessions, retail and maintenance. Theatre company roles receive weekly stipends and can use housing for a fee including utilities and Wi-Fi, with no meals or travel. Those terms should not extend to every village or snack-bar job. Posted audition dates are for 2026; the future May 2027 application opening applies only to the youth mentor programme, not all employment.

• Pay: Theatre weekly stipend, amount unstated; other roles separate.
• Housing or RV: Theatre housing for fee, utilities/Wi-Fi; no meals/travel; other roles unconfirmed.
• Hours and duties: Theatre approximately 3 rehearsal weeks at 48 hours/week and 12 show weeks at 30.
• Season or dates: Season not specified
• Who can apply: Indigenous/EBCI hiring priority; job-specific criteria.
• How to apply: Village/theatre operations application; artistic director for company jobs.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Cherokee Historical Association [email protected] 828-497-2111

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U.S. National Whitewater Center / Whitewater

Outdoor, visitor, event and food staff · Charlotte and other listed properties

Visitor-service staff · Recreation guide · Event staff · Food-service worker

Whitewater invites general applications for current and future operations roles and separately lists visitor services, food and beverage, activities, events and facilities. This is a useful employer for adventure-park, food-outlet and recreation guest-service work. Benefits differ by full- or part-time status; paid training and facility access are listed. No accommodation is promised on the checked page. Applicants must identify the property because the organisation also operates other destinations.

• Pay: Job-specific wages; paid training/facility benefits.
• Housing or RV: No accommodation advertised on checked page.
• Season or dates: Season not specified
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Whitewater

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NC Division of Parks and Recreation

State campground hosts · Statewide

Campground host

The state supplies a free campground site to volunteers who bring their own lodging. Utility hookups may also be free where available. Its host map refers to 2026 and beyond and directs applicants to individual parks. The central page does not provide one universal weekly requirement or utility configuration. Each host works as a liaison between campers and park staff; contact the chosen park rather than assuming a statewide application guarantees a specific assignment.

• Housing or RV: Free campsite; utilities may be free where available; own lodging.
• Season or dates: 2026 and beyond.
• How to apply: Email the chosen park using the linked state park contact directory.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

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Forsyth County Parks and Recreation

Tanglewood RV Campground · Clemmons

Campground host

Tanglewood maintains a host application and a detailed county policy covering hospitality and scheduled after-hours availability. It prefers volunteers for the entire campground season. The policy describes three hosts rotating three days on and six off, but also approximately 24 hours per individual weekly; the manager should reconcile that wording. Hosts receive free camping and bring their own unit. This county programme is independent of state parks and requires an annual application rather than automatic renewal.

• Housing or RV: Free camping; electricity, water, sewer and phone hookup where available.
• Hours and duties: About 24 hours/person/week and scheduled on-call duty; rotation wording needs confirmation.
• Season or dates: 2026 campground season March 1–December 5.
• Who can apply: 18+; background check; NC residents preferred.
• How to apply: Host application and policies linked from Tanglewood page.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Place guide: Tanglewood RV Campground

Forsyth County [email protected] 336-703-6400

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Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation

Stevens Creek Nature Center Assistant/Docent · Mint Hill

Visitor-centre host · Nature docent · Animal-care volunteer

The county programme covers greeting visitors, maintaining exhibits and loan equipment, administrative coverage, interpretation and outdoor play-area upkeep. Animal care is another defined option. These are local nature-centre roles with task-specific age requirements and annual screening. The individual page did not fully retrieve; the official indexed description and county feed provide the evidence. No resident accommodation is promised, and the portal's far-future end date is not a guaranteed multi-year placement.

• Housing or RV: No accommodation advertised.
• Hours and duties: Shifts vary; docents support weekends/events.
• Season or dates: Season not specified
• Who can apply: Visitor service/docent 18+; some basic animal care 14+; annual application and background check.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

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National Park Service

Cape Hatteras campground and lighthouse volunteers · Outer Banks

Campground host · Lighthouse volunteer

The park's September 2026 volunteer page confirms campground and lighthouse work, with housing tied to individual assignments. Housing-supported volunteers normally serve at least 32 hours weekly for six weeks. RV sites include water, sewer and electricity. A separate official indexed host notice has 2027 dates, but its full portal page failed to load. The programme is verified; applicants must check which campground and benefit package the current announcement actually offers.

• Housing or RV: Some assignments include housing or FHU site; not all.
• Hours and duties: Housing-supported roles: minimum 32 hours/week for 6 weeks.
• Season or dates: Indexed campground notice January–December 2027; specific months to confirm.
• How to apply: Cape Hatteras announcements on Volunteer.gov.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Place guide: Cape Hatteras National Seashore

National Park Service [email protected] 252-473-2111

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Great Smoky Mountains NC host/maintenance roles · Deep Creek / Oconaluftee and NC side

Campground host · Resident maintenance volunteer

The park distinguishes campground hosts from a specifically identified North Carolina maintenance-assistant programme. Maintenance supports heavily used visitor areas, including Oconaluftee and Deep Creek, with possible full-hookup accommodation for 32 hours weekly. Campground hosts have separate commitments. Since this park crosses the state line, identify the actual work and living site when applying. Its Tennessee headquarters address does not eliminate North Carolina placements, and a possible site is not a guarantee for every volunteer role.

• Housing or RV: NC maintenance may receive FHU site at 32 hours/week.
• Hours and duties: NC maintenance 32 hours/week for possible site; campground hosts generally 32 hours and 4–8 weeks.
• Season or dates: Season not specified
• How to apply: Park volunteer application naming the programme and NC location.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Place guide: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

W. Kerr Scott volunteer programme · Wilkesboro

Park attendant · Visitor-centre volunteer · Site maintenance host

The lake's programme and manual distinguish park attendants, visitor-centre volunteers and maintenance site hosts. This establishes actual service categories beyond a generic list of recreation areas. However, the manual dates to December 2012, and the live page partly blocked retrieval. Use it as programme evidence and request current hours, site provisions and duties from the office. Legacy reservation-system instructions and old host commitments should not be presented as current operating terms.

• Season or dates: Standing programme; detailed manual December 2012.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Request current handbook, placement dates and RV-site terms.

Place guide: W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 336-921-3390

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City of Reidsville

Lake Reidsville resident host · Reidsville

Campground host

The city advertised a resident host with an RV site, utilities and Wi-Fi for after-hours and weekend service. The actual 2026 announcement closed October 1, before this review. Its nominal salary field is a portal placeholder: the body explicitly calls the position uncompensated. Duties include arrivals, information, firewood and limited weekend bathhouse upkeep, with enforcement referred to staff. Preserve this as a strong municipal recruitment channel for a future cycle, not a live vacancy.

• Pay: Uncompensated; ignore $0.01 annual portal placeholder.
• Housing or RV: Free water, sewer, electricity, Wi-Fi; city golf cart; own RV/trailer, no tent.
• Hours and duties: Most weekends, all holidays and after-hours availability.
• Season or dates: Posted May 27, 2026; closed October 1, 2026.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Place guide: Lake Reidsville Park

City of Reidsville

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U.S. Forest Service, Cheoah Ranger District

Rattler Ford campground host · Robbinsville / Nantahala NF

Campground host

Official indexed evidence names Rattler Ford, a September–October 2026 term and a direct district contact. It describes own-RV volunteers covering five days weekly, usually Thursday through Monday and holidays, with possible after-hours calls. Full retrieval returned a script shell. This is a specific forest-host prospect, but current availability and utilities have not been confirmed. It should therefore remain in the verification queue rather than appear as an open furnished or full-hookup position.

• Housing or RV: Own RV/trailer; utilities and site charge unverified.
• Hours and duties: Indexed 5 days/week; 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and possible after-hours calls.
• Season or dates: Indexed September 1–October 31, 2026.
• How to apply: Use the cited official programme or employer application.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

USFS / Volunteer.gov [email protected] 828-479-6431

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Naventure in Pisgah National Forest

On-site campground hosts · Pisgah / Asheville recruitment area

Campground host

Naventure's official site confirms careers and Pisgah operations. An employer-attributed description on Indeed advertises part-time visitor service, site preparation and facility monitoring, with an hourly rate and complimentary full-hookup site. The direct individual employer board was not exposed. Keep those terms as an advertisement awaiting confirmation and identify the exact campground. Do not automatically reuse an older Adventure Pisgah operator name or advertise a currently open role from an undated search result.

• Pay: Indexed employer ad $13.80/hour; verify.
• Housing or RV: Indexed ad complimentary water/electric/sewer site; verify.
• Season or dates: Season not specified
• How to apply: Naventure Work With Us; locate exact Pisgah vacancy.
• Still to confirm: Confirm assignment, availability and written terms before publication.

Naventure

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