Picture Yourself Volunteering

Throughout the country people like you are volunteering your skills and time. The Volunteers-In-Park (VIP) program allows the National Park Service to engage the public in meaningful ways of connecting to their land. Nearly 300,000 volunteers donate more than 6.5 million hours of service to the National Parks throughout the year. That’s more than $185 million in value.

Volunteers are essential to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore mission. We strive to connect our volunteers to their park in those meaningful ways. Continue below to find your opportunity.

Can you picture yourself volunteering here?

Opportunities

Campground Host

Each summer Pictured Rocks has campground hosts serve for month long positions at Hurricane River or Twelve Mile Beach Campgrounds. Host work five days per week for a minimum of 20 hours per week. All campgrounds are rustic with vault toilets and central water spigots. A small solar panel is provided to assist in charging batteries.

Main responsibilities include informing campers of the area and camper’s registrations. Hosts do not handle any money or clean restrooms. Volunteers should be ready to serve in all types of weather conditions during weekends and holidays.

Picture yourself volunteering in campgrounds that are high in demand during the summer!

Au Sable Light Station

Connect visitors to the maritime history at the Au Sable Light Station. Here volunteers provide lighthouse climbs tours for 13,000 visitors each summer, many of whom hike or backpack in to explore this remote site.

Volunteers work with a ranger while giving tours and answer visitor questions in the museum. These are summer positions with a minimum commitment of one month, and shared housing is provided. Two volunteers are needed each month.

Picture yourself continuing the beacon of lights story!

Rock Solid Clean UP Crew

Grab your friends, co-workers, or community group, for a stewardship opportunity. Volunteers can pick a site within the park to focus their cleanup efforts and make a visible impact. For your group it may be at Sand Point Beach or hiking along the North Country Trail. Up to 30 volunteers can join where you will meet at a Visitor Center to collect the materials provided to successfully pick up litter from the park.

Get your group started by filling out the Rock Solid Clean UP Crew Information form to begin your journey with Rock Solid Clean UP Crew.

Picture yourself keeping this park clean!

Capture Your Opportunity

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Current opportunities at Pictured Rocks and other NPS sites are posted here:Volunteer.gov

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