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Volunteer Program

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Volunteers play a vital role in sustaining the treasure that is Washington State Parks, providing more than 300,000 hours of service each year. Opportunities are available across the state for a variety of short- and long-term projects.

What do volunteers do? They serve as camp hosts, assist in visitor centers and answer questions from the public; maintain and restore trails; give museum tours and interpret history; and provide routine maintenance such as mowing lawns.



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Who can be a Washington state volunteer? Individuals, couples, families, school groups, citizen groups, service organizations and corporations. Anyone can be a Washington State Parks volunteer!









For more information about the volunteer program, select a link from the left.