Category: Florida State Forests

Volunteer workamping positions in Florida State Forests updates and only viewable by members

Revisit Our Florida Workamping Book

April 19, 2021 Jolene MacFadden

We want to revisit our Florida Workamping book this post. The “Insiders Guide to Campground Hosting in Florida Parks“, is still a valid resource for anyone who wants to volunteer in our beautiful Florida public land areas. My mom and I really enjoyed our times at every one of our assignments. They all had their good and bad parts but all in all we enjoyed ourselves, got some stuff done for the rangers, and even learned a thing or two while we were there. We are not big hikers, kayakers or even environmentalist but we do enjoy the history and the quiet at most of the places were worked. We cannot stress how important it is to each of these public land areas that they have dependable, reliable, and hard-working volunteers. You DO NOT have to be handy with tools or equipment but a willingness to learn goes a long way with most of them.

Now Is The Time to Sign Up for Workamping

May 22, 2020May 23, 2022 Jolene MacFadden

Now is a great time to sign-up to be a workamper in Florida. The state parks are opening back up and I have been receiving emails from quite a few of the State Parks as well as The Resource Management people who arrange for personnel in the National Parks across the country. Since they are no longer controlling the one in the Ocala National Forest I will probably not be keeping any of their emails. I tried to go onto the Volunteer Portal for the Florida State Park Systems but it wouldn’t let me sign in this week.

Time Changes and Moving Onto New Spots

November 6, 2019March 14, 2020 Jolene MacFadden

The time has changed and the days are getting shorter and shorter. Now is usually the time that most of the workampers we know have gotten their assignments or are looking to pick up new ones. The late fall and winter months in Florida are a very tough time to get workamping assignments unless someone had to cancel their service for whatever reason. There are usually a long list of people waiting to jump in to our southern Florida State Parks and you may have a better chance at the more northern areas.

Five Things to Try to Winter Workamp in Florida

October 4, 2018March 14, 2020 Jolene MacFadden

One of the most popular places for RVers to go for the winter months is Florida. Yes, there are great advantages to maybe heading for southern Texas, Arizona or even some of the beach towns in Mexico but Florida is still in the running for the top spot for the months of October to March every single year. Maybe you would like to save some money on your winter RVing and decided to give this workamping thing a try. However, you are finding it very difficult to get any assignments. In this article we will list a couple of things that we have done in the past to get our assignments that might help you out in the future.