Are you friendly, outgoing and hospitable? A camping enthusiast? Do you have a keen interest in conserving nature and general knowledge about Alberta's parks?

Consider becoming a volunteer Host at one of our campgrounds or other facilities and help park visitor’s discover, value, enjoy and protect Alberta’s great outdoors and natural heritage.

For over three decades, volunteer Hosts have contributed to safer visits, richer visitor experiences and to a greater sense of community in Alberta’s parks by providing:

• Friendly and welcoming greetings
• Knowledgeable and personable information about the site, procedures, facilities, services, attractions and events
• A range of support to staff and park operations

Types of Hosting

• Campground Hosts provide hosting services in a provincial park campground
• Facility Hosts provide hosting services in day use areas and visitor information centres

Duties

Specific duties vary with the unique requirements of each site and volunteer placement,

but the core responsibilities of Hosts include:

• Greeting and welcoming visitors
• Providing information about 
  • facilities, services, activities, rules and regulations
  • things to see and do in the surrounding area
• Assisting visitors to obtain help in emergency situations
• Informing authorities about observed infractions or public safety concerns

Depending on park requirements and the skills, interests and qualifications of the volunteers, many sites offer additional opportunities such as assisting with:

• Public education and interpretation programming
• Park administration
• Light maintenance duties

Requirements

To be eligible, volunteer Hosts should be able to commit to a minimum availability of: 

• Five hours per day
• Five days per week (including weekends)
• Four continuous weeks

Generally, Hosts stay on-site for the duration of their placement and must be able to provide their own self-contained camping unit (e.g. motorhome, towable trailer, truck camper.)

To be considered for a Host placement, individuals and couples should be willing to:

• Complete an application
• Complete a Police Records Check
• Participate in a selection interview
• Attain a standard first aid certificate
• Complete (in some cases) pre-placement orientation and training

Support

To support our Hosts, we provide:

• Supervision, training and orientation
• Introductions to other team members, including staff, volunteers and contractors
• A site tour to familiarize volunteers with site services, facilities and equipment
• General information on duties, the work site and the surrounding area
• Information about rules, emergency procedures and emergency contacts
• Publications to distribute to visitors
• A designated campsite at no-charge (typically this site is easily accessible to visitors and includes any available utilities)
• Identification items
• Program training delivered virtually and in person, complementing onsite orientation provided by supervisor.

Host Opportunities

2023 Host recruitment is now ended March 05.  

Next recruitment period will occur January/February of 2024.

To be notified of launch of next year’s recruitment period, please provide your email address in the form below.  You will be notified annually until you withdraw from our contact list.  You do not need to resubmit each year to remain on our notification list.

More information, please contact

Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism
Parks Division, Volunteer Resources
Phone 1-877-537-2757
E-mail Parks Volunteer

Please read before sending an email through the link above requesting a Host placement: Alberta Parks does not process requests for Host placement outside of the program’s recruitment period (January-February). Those seeking a Host placement should either submit an application form when recruitment is open (see above), or if not open then submit to the Email Subscription section (see above), for direct notification of the next recruitment/intake period.  Email requests for general information about the Host Program will still be responded to.  Email requests for a placement will be deleted.