Volunteer Opportunities

Northwest Region

Antelope Island State Park
(801) 560-6622

• Replace handicapped signs and build handrail
• Seal shade covers in day use and campground areas
• Seal docks in the marina
• Place rocks around signs on the east side road and White Rock Bay
• Place rocks along the ramp in marina
• Build a gazebo for bird display/information
• Place rocks to create a rock boarder around campsites
• Reconstruct trail by the drift fence
• Build handicap accessible ramps in day use areas
• Build fences around dumpsters
• Form and pour concrete pads under dumpsters
• Rebuild benches
• Place fencing around propane cylinders
• Construct bat houses
• Cut campsite markers in campground
• Remove weeds from trail
• Paint grills and fire pits
• Clean grills and fire pits
• Grade/smooth campground
• Replace damaged grills
• Paint park facilities
• Paint bison corrals
• Install marina sign

Bear Lake State Park
(435) 946-3343

Camp Floyd
(801) 768-8932

Hyrum Lake State Park
(435) 245-6866

Utah Lake State Park
(801) 375-0731

• Install sprinkler system at park’s entrance
• Remove grass and construct a 70 X 110 sand volleyball court
• Fencing projects
• Weed suppression along the Provo River (inside park)
• Seal an existing wood rail fence
• Various landscaping projects within the campground
• Erect a vinyl fence around trashcans throughout the park
• Weed suppression at the marina area
• Paint restroom showers

Willard Bay State Park
(435) 734-9494

• Clean stream bank
• Replace the boardwalk along the nature trail
• Construct bat houses
• Repaint the office
• Pick up litter around the reservoir
• Remove Dyers woad and noxious weeds

Yuba Lake State Park

• Pick up litter
• Stain value toilets
• Erosion repair/control at boat-in campground.
• Removal of vegetation in campsites
• Construct rock retaining walls at the new Painted Rocks Campground.
• Place rocks along trails.
• Campsite work (clean site, remove vegetation, rake)

Northeast Region

Deer Creek State Park
(435) 654-0171

East Canyon State Park
(801) 829-6866

Jordanelle State Park

• Clean swallow nests out of cabanas at Hailstone. Install bird-X on cabanas. (Needs to be done in April)
• Weed control at Rock Creek and Hailstone (cutting, digging)
• Clean up deadfall at Rock Creek campsites and trails (cutting and stacking)
• Staining garbage can holder and benches at Hailstone and Rock Creek (clear wood stain)
• Painting and staining entrance station sign at Hailstone (we have paint left form Rock Creek sign)
• (This is a job for a group of people that like to paint and can pay attention to detail)
• Remove dead trees and replant new trees at Hailstone (trees need to be donated)
• Replacing and tighten boards on Rock Creek vehicle bridge (Rod thinks we have boards that will work)
• Litter pick-up Park wide (ongoing)
• Paint fire hydrants and put weed barrier.
• Fence repair and patrol Backcountry Horseman on NTD
• Campsite post painting at Rock Cliff
• Hailstone is good except maybe for Keetley
• The building of garbage can enclosure between B and C loops at Hailstone . Materials need to be donated
• Straighten signposts Park wide
• Remove of downed wood at Rock Cliff
• Cut back shrubs from Rock Cliff roads, trails and around certain facilities.
• Remove gunk from the doors of our restrooms and paint the doors.
• Fertilize the Rock Cliff lawn. Could be done several times per year with little cost to a group and very little equipment.
• Rock Cliff trail maintenance
• Manual sweeping/cleaning of parking areas at Rock Cliff
• Weeding of the Rock Cliff entrance station area
• Handcart repair (donate parts)
• Build fence to enclose the Hailstone fish cleaning station during the winter months. Materials need to be donated.
• Repaint numbers on the dry storage spaces
• Cut back and kill trees growing along the path to the day use peninsula. Sweep off the rocks on that pathway.
• Clean fire pits
• Wash outside windows at Nature Center
• River trail cleanup after spring runoff (Late summer)
• Garbage clean up on Perimeter trail
• Rake pond at Nature Center (late summer)
• Clean out birdhouses (fall project)
• Wrap trees so beavers don’t cut them down ( need chicken wire 2’ high with 1” holes)
• Clean fish tank at Rock Cliff

Project ideas after July 1st

• Group camping area preparation- could include leveling and graveling an area for group campers to congregate that could include installation of fire ring.
• Remove of dead trees at Hailstone. Maybe group could get a donation of trees to plant as replacements.
• Gravel the edges of the pathway and the parking area at the Nature Center
• Park wide repair of fire pits and grills. (Welder/metal worker experience needed).
• Park wide backfill campsite cement pads
• Relocate flags on flagpole rope (talk to Rod)
• Various work orders
• Detailed cleaning of restrooms as the water gets turned on to them
• Weed spraying and Krovar sprayed on roadsides
• Inventory of any needed work on hydrants, Elec.pedestals, grills and install missing vac. breakers
• Reseed area behind McHENRY camp services above retaining wall
• Reseed area east of Murdock camp services
• Reseed area west of Dutch Hollow restroom (seeds may be available from soldier hollow)
• Tent pad and trail work (requires road base and sand)
• Parking lot painting and stripping
• Maintenance of Keetley walkway
• Place gravel on trails leading to restrooms (need gravel)
• Repair erosion in various campsites
• Apply wood treatment on boardwalks
• Prepare and paint metal handrail leading to Nature Center

Red Fleet State Park
(435) 789-4432

• Construct a retaining wall around two sides of boat ramp vault toilet.
• Remove vegetation from two parking lot islands and refill with gravel and large rocks.

Rockport Lake State Park
(435) 336-2241

• Prepare and repaint guardrails through the park
• Pick up litter
• Make repairs to the Old Church (paint exterior, scrape off all the old plaster inside
• make repairs to the walls and floors)
• Cement work, pour and finish concrete to make a walkway to new restrooms.

Starvation Lake State Park
(435) 738-2326

Steinaker Lake State Park
(435) 789-4432

Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum
(435) 789-3799

Wasatch Mountain/Soldier Hollow State Park
(435) 654-1791

• Basic trail maintenance on nature trail (pruning, leveling, widening)
• Work on trail benches.
• Sand, tighten, seal and paint kiosk and bench at nature trail trailhead
• Grading, leveling, smoothing, pruning on visitor center trail
• Build an amphitheater at the Huber Grove
• Repair benches at the campground amphitheater, replace or rebuild the power outlet stand
• Assist with dredging the pond at the park’s visitor center.

Southwest Region

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
(435) 648-2800

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum
(435) 527-4631

Iron Mission State Park Museum
(435) 586-9290

Kodachome Basin State Park
(435) 679-8562

• Trail maintenance

Escalante State Park
(435) 826-4466

Otter Creek/Piute State Parks
(435) 624-3268

Sand Hollow State Park
(435) 680-0715

Quail Creek State Park
(435) 879-2378

Snow Canyon State Park
(435) 628-2255

Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum
(435) 743-5316

Southeast Region

Anasazi State Park Museum
(435) 335-7308

Dead Horse Point State Park
(435) 259-2614

• Trail maintenance on park hiking trail
• Revegetation and seeding an old double track roadway (approximately ½ mile)

Edge of Cedars State Park Museum
(435) 678-2238

Green River/Goblin Valley State Parks
(435) 564-3633

• Tree removal around campground and golf course pond – Green River
• Site preparation for picnic tables around the pond – Green River
• Realign trails in the campground at Goblin Valley
• Removal of rocks at overlook at Goblin Valley
• Trail construction at Goblin Valley

Huntington/Millsite/Scofield
(435) 687-2491

• Pick up litter
• Plant trees
• Miscellaneous landscaping projects

Palisade State Park and Golf Course
(435) 835-6676

• Prepare and plants section of an interpretative garden at the entrance to the campground.

Ongoing opportunities

• OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE INSTRUCTORS: Volunteers complete an instructor safety course through Utah State Parks and Recreation. After certification, volunteers teach young riders riding skills, ethics, and safety tips.
• PERSONAL WATERCRAFT INSTRUCTORS: Volunteers complete an instructor safety course through Utah State Parks and Recreation. After certification, volunteers teach young riders watercraft operating skills and safety tips.
• SKILLED LABORERS: Volunteers contribute their skills and labor toward maintenance and development projects within our parks.
• TRAIL WORKERS: Volunteers assist with trail construction, maintenance, patrolling and protection of natural resources. Antelope Island State Park has a volunteer trail patrol team, which ensures visitors stay on the trail and away from bison.
• DOCENTS: Volunteers help interpret Utah’s heritage and culture to school students and visitors from around the world.
• VISITOR CENTER STAFF: Volunteers help orient visitors and campers with the park and share their knowledge and love of nature and history.
• CAMPGROUND HOSTS: Volunteers greet the public, check-in campers, and assist park rangers with campground activities. Campground Hosts may receive a campsite with utilities (if available) in exchange for their services.
• OTHER VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers assist park management with fee collections, office work, and maintenance of grounds, equipment, and facilities.

To find out current volunteer projects or for more information, please call (801) 537-3445 or email robinwatson@utah.gov.