Campground Host Opportunities

As a campground host, you serve as a “live-in” ambassador for a facility. Campground hosts set an example by being model campers, practicing good housekeeping and obeying all rules and regulations.

General Information about Hosting

  • You will perform a variety of tasks. Specific information about these tasks is provided at the bottom of this page.
  • You will live in your own recreational vehicle (RV), motor home or trailer on a special campground host campsite provided in exchange for your service.
  • You should like people and be willing to be courteous, outgoing and helpful to people of all ages.
  • You need to be physically capable of completing duties and willing to volunteer varied days and hours.
  • Campground hosts are asked to serve up to 32 hours per week for a minimum of one month. This time commitment can be split between spouses/partners.
  • Some parks reimburse mileage up to $200. 

How to Become a Host

  • Campground host applications are available on Missouri State Parks' Better Impact website. Once you are on the Better Impact site, you have a variety of ways to navigate to a campground host application. These include clicking on the name of the desired park or historic site, as well as entering "Campground host" in the search bar. 
  • Each potential host must submit a separate application. Applications can be completed at any time.
  • Parks will select hosts from the list of applicants. Park staff will contact each applicant directly.

Campground Host Parks, Openings and Duties

The below table lists all Missouri state parks and historic sites that offer campground host opportunities. It also shows how many host openings there are for each month in 2025. A host couple counts as one. This table will be updated as positions are filled.

Each park and historic site name in the table links to a host duties document, which provides a list of host duties, the phone number for the park or site, and the number of host positions. These documents also state whether the facility offers mileage reimbursement.

Park or Historic Site and LocationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arrow Rock State Historic Site, Arrow Rock        11  
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park, Wildwood         1  
Sam A. Baker State Park, Patterson      11    
Battle of Athens State Historic Site, Revere       111  
Bennett Spring State Park, Lebanon       211  
Big Lake State Park, Craig            
Crowder State Park, Trenton            
Cuivre River State Park, Troy      1  111
Echo Bluff State Park, Eminence            
Elephant Rocks State Park, Belleview      1111  
Finger Lakes State Park, Columbia            
Graham Cave State Park, Dansville            
Hawn State Park, Ste. Genevieve      11 11 
Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, Middle Brook            
Knob Noster State Park, Knob Noster            
Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Kaiser      11  11
Lake Wappapello State Park, Williamsville         1  
Lewis and Clark State Park, Rushville            
Long Branch State Park, Macon            
Meramec State Park, Sullivan       112  
Montauk State Park, Salem            
Onondaga Cave State Park, Leasburg            
Park/Historic SiteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pershing State Park, Laclede            
Pomme de Terre State Park, Hermitage and Pittsburg        11  
Prairie State Park, Mindenmines      1111  
Roaring River State Park, Cassville            
Robertsville State Park, Robertsville            
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Columbia      1111  
St. Francois State Park, Bonne Terre       1    
St. Joe State Park, Park Hills       111  
Stockton State Park, Dadeville       1  11
Table Rock State Park, Branson            
Taum Sauk State Park, Ironton      1111  
Thousand Hills State Park, Kirksville            
Trail of Tears State Park, Jackson            
Harry S Truman State Park, Warsaw         1  
Mark Twain State Park, Florida      1111  
Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park, Miami            
Wakonda State Park, La Grange            
Wallace State Park, Cameron            
Washington State Park, De Soto          1 
Watkins Mill State Park, Lawson            
Weston Bend State Park, Weston            
Park/Historic SiteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec