The LCRA is looking for Park Hosts in Texas!

Park hosts help the Lower Colorado River Authority maintain parks and serve as onsite representatives to park guests. Hosts often provide visitors with their first impressions of LCRA parks, offering excellent customer service and promoting safe use of park facilities.

Park Host Responsibilities

• Greet campers, answer questions and orient visitors to the park and region.
• Understand and be able to interpret, park rules and regulations.
• Be accessible to campers.
• Serve as a gate attendant when needed.
• Check windshields for passes to ensure park fees are paid.
• Assist with campground maintenance by picking up litter, cleaning campsites after guests check out and replenishing rest room supplies. Help keep restrooms clean.
• Contact park staff and other law enforcement personnel with park emergencies.
• Keep host site clean, neat and organized.
• Manage other projects or assignments as needed.

Parks and recreation areas participating in the park host program:

Volunteer Park Host

• RV hook-up with electric, water and cement pad. Most sites have septic hook-up.
• Daily use of park facilities, such as water access, fishing piers, boat docks and hiking.
• Opportunity to hike, swim, observe wildlife and fish (state law requires a fishing license from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department).

Volunteer Park Host: Download Application here

Stipend Park Host

• For an RV site with full utility hookups.
• Operate the park entrance office during assigned hours
• Collect fees and register campers.

Stipend Park Host: Visit the LCRA’s Business Opportunity Postings to see if opportunities are available

Criteria (volunteer position):

• Camping experience.
• Prior campground or park host experience.
• Experience working with the public.
• Length of time willing to commit to being a park host.
• Background checks (performed at LCRA's expense).

Questions

Contact Brian Leuzinger at 512-730-8034 or [email protected] for information about the park host program.