2025 Campground Host: Poso Campground
ORGANIZATION: USDA Forest Service
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Seeking: Volunteers to work and to live at a National Forest Campground. Opportunity to meet different people, to learn about an area and to serve the nation’s public. Must enjoy the outdoors and like helping people.
Host duties: Have fun, provide visitor contacts; monitor sign board for damaged or missing signs; restock and tidy bathrooms; rake and clean campsites; empty out fire rings as needed; pick up trash; communicate needs such as vault pumping or dumpster service; report by radio to office the number of sites available each day.
Location: The campground climbs up a hillside above South Fork Creek among Spruce and Aspen trees. There are 8 sites. Fishing in area streams, mountain biking on forest roads. Fishing is possible in Cave Creek (just below campground), Poso Creek, South Fork Carnero Creek. Mountain biking can be enjoyed up to Coolbroth Canyon which leads to La Garita Trail and Geronimo Creek Trail. Big game hunting is also possible in this area.
Elevation is 9,000 feet.
There is no water or trash service. You'll need to pack it in/pack it out. There is also no cell phone service. Host's RV must be self-contained; there are no hook ups in the campground. Hosts may fill up their water tanks, as well as dispose of personal trash, at the Saguache Ranger District office. The office is a 50 minute drive to the town of Saguache.
The campground receives medium use. Fires are only allowed in designated fire rings. The closest towns are Del Norte, CO which is 25 miles and Saguache, Colorado which is about 35 miles away.
Campground Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/riogrande/recarea/?recid=29404
Start Date - 2025-05-19
End Date - 2025-09-30
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Mission Statement
The USDA Forest Service's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.
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The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation’s 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, spanning 193 million acres of land.
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DATE POSTED
January 31, 2025
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