Full Time Positions Alaska State Parks has approximately 125 full time positions each year. A catalog is printed each October on available positions for the coming summer and following winter. It contains general information, position descriptions and an application. Nearly half of these full time positions are campground hosts.
Hosts live in the campground and assist the ranger with campground maintenance and visitor contact.
Hosts are provided with a campsite, uniform and a small expense allowance. Hosts provided their own RV or trailer to live in. The other positions cover several job types, such as archaeological assistant, trail crew, ranger assistant, natural history interpreter, park caretaker and some winter positions. Several of these positions qualify for field experience and college internship credit. These volunteers are provided with uniforms, a small expense allowance, and rustic housing, usually shared.