homelesshartshorns Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 Best and worst park to host at? Any insite would be appricated? Quote Still seeing Places we have never seen before and others that we thought we would never see again! . homelesshartshorns | Trying to spend the last Dollar on the Last Day! (wordpress.com) George Hartshorn | Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2gypsies Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 We've stayed at all and love them all! No hosting experience at them though. We did host at Lost Dutchman State Park in Apache Junction - a great experience. Quote Full-timed for 16 YearsTraveled 8 yr in a 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 40' Motorhome and 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homelesshartshorns Posted August 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 I need to know how much we will love each after five months? Quote Still seeing Places we have never seen before and others that we thought we would never see again! . homelesshartshorns | Trying to spend the last Dollar on the Last Day! (wordpress.com) George Hartshorn | Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) The longest we ever stayed at any volunteer position was 4 months and most were 3 months. We were at Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior for 3 months and at Imperial National Wildlife Refuge for 4 months. Both were good experiences. Edited August 3, 2022 by Kirk W Quote Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2gypsies Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) 52 minutes ago, homelesshartshorns said: I need to know how much we will love each after five months? No one could tell you that! That would be personal preference as to what you like to do both in the park when you're on the job and out of the park on days off. Management, volunteers and duties are always changing so hard to say. Ourselves, we enjoyed staying particularly at Usery for the hiking and lots to do in the immediate area, Cave Creek to be close to daughter & it also has nice hiking, Lake Pleasant we stayed in the dry sites; the park is huge with many camp areas, great if you have a water toy or like to fish, kind of far for things to do in the greater Phoenix area... same with White Tank, nice hiking but far from to-do things outside the park, McDowell is nice if you're into biking on trails... again, not convenient for the greater Phoenix area activities. They all utilize many volunteers so that could be good for work load or occasionally switching days for an important event or Dr appt, etc. The host sites are nice in all of them. How many hours are they asking of you? Five months is a long time but they probably want you for the full busy season without having to train new ones. Each one is different so it just depends on YOU. Edited August 3, 2022 by 2gypsies Quote Full-timed for 16 YearsTraveled 8 yr in a 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 40' Motorhome and 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjhunter01 Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) We have turned down many gigs that wanted long term commitments and have also negotiated some shorter lengths. Two months is max for us in volunteer gigs, anything longer is too much like a job and really that should be a job. It takes 1 month to learn most jobs and the second month to enjoy the job. Volunteering is about us experiencing the gig and then moving on, if we were in it to be devoted to the gig, then we would just stay there long term, even year after year which a lot of folks do. But by doing that, you will miss out on the next new (maybe even better) experience. For AZ, we volunteered at "The Nature Preserve" in Patagonia, AZ and got introduced to birding. Edited August 5, 2022 by gjhunter01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2gypsies Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 2 hours ago, gjhunter01 said: We have turned down many gigs that wanted long term commitments and have also negotiated some shorter lengths. For AZ, we volunteered at "The Nature Preserve" in Patagonia, AZ and got introduced to birding. We also negotiated with parks, including Rocky Mtn. Nat'l Park. We preferred not to be there the 4m they wanted so we got another couple to split it with us. It worked great. The Nature Preserve in Patagonia is a top place for birding. Awesome and beautiful area. Quote Full-timed for 16 YearsTraveled 8 yr in a 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 40' Motorhome and 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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