Work Camping

I wanted to share with you all a little about what we do here at the RV park.  Work campers have a variety of "job" possibilities all over the U.S. in RV parks and if you are a "full timer" you can apply for those jobs in the State you plan to stay at for a few months.  These jobs can include reservations, golf cart escort, maintenance, grounds keeper, pool maintenance, activities coordinator etc...  Here at our park we do a little of everything.  Our original job was to work at the front desk doing reservations, checking people in, working the cash register etc.. but it has evolved in the last year to much more.  We still work at the desk doing all of those things and more, but I am now the CPO (certified pool operator) of the park and the activities coordinator. The park is changing every year and things are being added which require more jobs to be done.  Last year the owner added the pool and hot tub, and a pizzeria.  This year, so far, he has added the mini golf, basketball court, eleptical bicycles for rent, 2 fenced dog areas, and has asked me to start planning events.  In the near future, he plans to redesign the store to make it more like a gift shop, build 2 more laundry rooms with bathrooms that will double as storm shelters, and possibly add more RV sites.  Since we live at the park, we are able to work in exchange for rent and utilities. We are only required to work 16 hours a week to pay for our site and utilities but we work more than that in the summer and less in the winter.  We are also able to go on trips anytime we wish and we get to enjoy doing things here at the park for free.  There are a lot of advantages to work camping and it has been fun for our family.