Sponsoring Program: Buescher State Park

Openings for 2024:
1 opening: March 1st through June 11th
1 opening: May 1st through November 1st
1 opening: November 21st into 2025.

2025 Park host openings are now available. All of 2025 is open at this time.

Join our team and experience life beneath the beautiful Spanish moss at Buescher State Park! Spend your seasons tucked away in this little hidden jewel of Central Texas and help contribute to your Texas State Parks.

Willing and eager with a can-do attitude? Then we want you! Buescher State Park is looking for motivated couples or individuals to come enjoy this very unique, beautiful, and peaceful area while helping our superior park staff with daily park needs.

Park Hosts assist in many aspects of park operations including maintenance, cleaning, visitor assistance, and interpretive programming.

Ideal team members will have a positive and friendly attitude, a willingness to interact with visitors, good communication skills, and be capable of being flexible.

Park Hosts have a schedule of working 5 days on two days off, then 4 days on and three days off. This repeats every two weeks. Your days on/off is determined by park management needs.

The host position is for 3 to 6 months and requires at least 25 hours of volunteer work per week. In exchange for those hours we will provide you with a full hookup site (30 amp, no 50 amp sites) at no charge! We also provide access to a washer and dryer facility. Enjoy wonderful shopping and dining experiences in historic downtown Smithville, which is only a six minute drive away from the park. Historic Downtown Bastrop is only a 15 minute drive away, and nearby city of Austin provides other opportunities to enjoy on days off.

Duties of the Park Host

*Clean and maintain bathrooms
*Oversee and maintain assigned campground loop, including but not limited to:
- Trash pickiup of entire loop
- Clean out fire rings
- Mow/weed-eat entire camping loop
- Remove weeds from tent pads
* Assist with Historic CCC Cabin cleaning
* Assist visitors


Other Duties Include but are not Limited To:

- Assist with park grounds maintenance
- Assist front office staff
- Assist with Interpretive tours/hikes and programs
- Assist with miscellaneous tasks, projects and programs

*Minimum 25 hours a week, with days off mainly on days other than weekends
*Must be willing and capable of cleaning bathrooms and cabins
*Must be at least 18 years old
*Must pass a criminal background check