OK, it's December and I'm bored.Anybody have any good Camp Host stories? Either from being a Camp Host or from seeing what a Camp Host had to deal with. Hopefully some funny stories too.I have a second reason to ask for stories - I hope to be a Camp Host in State Parks, COE Parks and other public parks some year soon. And I view reading these type of stories as part of my training.Thanks,Ed

Ed, Point Lookout SP in MD is always looking for good hosts. They will take you from April - November or any period of time over a two week period. There are 6 campgrounds within the park and at least one host to each campground. Two hosts in a few of the campgrounds is really needed, but they usually don't have that many volunteers.They require 20 hours per week per camping unit, so if there are two of you, that's 10 hours a week. If there are 4 of you, that's only 5 hours per week. They only require you to be there on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday until about 7:30 or 8:00, so you may be able to work and still host if that would float your boat.PM me if you would be interested. The rangers there are great and you are appreciated for what you do.

eb145 wrote:OK, it's December and I'm bored.Anybody have any good Camp Host stories? EdYou mean like the one when we found a dead guy face down in a creek running into Convict Lake in CA? Final determination as to cause of death: Alcohol poisoning.Or, at the same location, the person who lit a fire on the floor of one of the BR stalls at 0200, cuz he was "cold"? Again, we suspect that alcohol was a factor :BOh, I'm sorry, you said GOOD stories! And in all fairness, we were area managers at the time and had to respond to all sorts of nonsense. Over the years as hosts, managers and other worker bees, the positives outweighed the negatives, sometime by only a slim margin. :)

we were camp hosts at Chadron State Park in NE for about 4 years and enjoyed every day of it. There were very few problems with people there. Once, a group of girls from the local college came up to camp and of course, some college boys came up to visit and they got a bit loud late that evening, so DH had to go run them off (nicely). The last year, we had to evacuate the park because a forest fire was threatening. Luckily the fire fighters kept the park from burning, but it burned all around it. It's a nice park, well run.

Come on now folks, there just has to be a bunch of funny or at least stupid drunk stories alone. Or how about first time campers doing things.

Well..... "One time at Band Camp"...... Oh never mind. ;-)(Guess you had to see the movie)

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