9M: Campground Host, Summit Lake Campground

We need your help at the Gauley Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest to serve as a campground host at Summit Lake. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit a truly beautiful area of wild, wonderful West Virginia!

About the area: Summit Lake Campground is located at 3400 feet elevation in a Northern Hardwoods forest 10 miles east of Richwood, WV. The campground is open from April through November. Summit Lake is a 43 acre stocked trout lake with a boat launch area, accessible fishing pier, picnic tables, hiking trail and vault toilets. Gasoline engines are prohibited on the lake. Richwood is the nearest full service community with a population of about 2,000. Services in include a grocery store, gas stations, post office, police station, doctor, and restaurants. Summersville, WV is approximately 34 miles from the campground. The campground has 33 sites and 5 vault toilets. Trash cans are located near each site. Well water is available by handpump. There are no electrical hookups or dumpstation.

Campground Host Duties:  Duties include campground cleanup, picking up litter, cleaning toilets, raking sites, and cleaning fire rings and picnic tables, and helping with the annual kids fishing derby. Hosts will represent the Forest Service in public contact, providing information and directions, and will report vandalism and other problems to Forest Service personnel. As a Campground Host, you will typically be expected to greet campers; give directions, and answer questions; help campers feel at home; perform minor maintenance and inspect the campground; clean and stock restrooms; keep some records; monitor area use; and occasionally fill out forms.

A Host must work well with people, be personable and neat in appearance. You may be required to be on-site six days per week, especially on weekends and heavy use holidays. A Host must generally be physically able to perform some raking, shoveling, mopping and sweeping.

All necessary tools and supplies for work accomplishments will be provided by the Forest Service. Hosts will be provided a campsite and a reimbursement is available.

Recreation Opportunities: Hiking, fishing, boating, wildlife and bird-watching. Cranberry River trout stream within 3 miles. Nearby river rafting and kayaking access.

Photo credit: David Ede