Great opportunity for a Day Use host for September!

The host site at Rooster Rock is set back in a wooded area in the park shop yard and is full hookup with 50 AMP. There is a dumpster for trash and a washer and dryer behind the shop building. The site is very long and can accommodate any size trailer/truck/RV with room for an extra vehicle. Rooster Rock is located about a 15 minute drive from the town of Troutdale, about 45 minutes from Portland, and a five minute drive to a number of the the Gorge's most famous waterfalls.

The staff of the West Gorge Management Unit is looking for positive, independent hosts that are flexible to the changing needs of the park. Some of the responsibilities of a day-use host include, but are not limited to:

• Opening and closing park gates and restrooms
• Checking garbage and stocking restroom paper products
• Trimming back vegetation and blowing trails
• Landscape maintenance, such as mowing and weed-eating
• Park maintenance, such as repairing picnic tables
• Litter picking and cleaning barbeques
• Providing excellent customer service
• Assisting park staff with special projects and tasks within Rooster Rock, as well as surrounding parks.

The West Gorge has 23 parks spanning over a 73 mile stretch, including hiking and biking trails, scenic viewpoints, historic buildings, 3 islands, a campground, and multiple day use parks with a diverse array of recreational opportunities. Rooster Rock sits along the Columbia River. In the spring, disc golfers love to play our 18-hole course and the river access is a favorite of fisherman, as well as beach loungers, when the weather is nice. There are a lot of picnic tables and barbeques for visitors to us along with several, reservable kitchen shelters located in the throughout of the park.

Please feel free to contact our Host Coordinator, Miranda Mendoza, with questions about this and other opportunities to volunteer in the West Columbia River Gorge and thank you for supporting Oregon State Parks!