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Townsend, Montana

The Silos Marina & Campground - Along Hwy 287

The 125-acre campground is located on the west shore of Canyon Ferry Reservoir in Broadwater County, MT approximately 5 miles north of Townsend, MT and 25 miles southeast of Helena. The area is best known for its boating, fishing, hunting, camping, and wildlife viewing opportunities on the nearby water bodies and public lands. The Silos Marina & Campground has 86 campsites, 2 double vault toilets, 9 single vault toilets and 4 large group pavilions. There is potable at two pump houses via frost free hydrants. The Silos Marina has a 78-slip dock, elevated gangways & floating platforms for access to docks, and two courtesy unloading/loading docks with a 10-slip courtesy parking dock. 

Host Positions: Each host cares for approximately 1/3 of the sites/slips; shares care of cleaning the vault toilets, the group shelters, day shelters (Pavilions), parking area, and marina with other hosts. The main duties include light maintenance, compliance checking, bookkeeping, helping customers and cleaning. The host position also helps check boat launch check in as needed. Hosts work an average of 30-35 hours per week with 2 days off per week.

Host must have RV or camper and a separate vehicle. Couple’s remuneration includes a site for RV with electric & water hookups value approximately $600 a month. The host position receives $1,000.00/mo. and reimbursement for miles driven doing the Silos business.  

Host Position #1: Cares for 78 boat slips, 10 campsites in Falcon Loop, two single and one double-sided outhouse and collects payment from customers for the boat launch. The host site has electricity and a blackwater holding tank. A 60-gallon water tank is available to refill host’s water weekly.

Host Position #2: Cares for Golden Eagle and Osprey Loops (25 campsites), 2 single outhouses and one double outhouse, one Pavilion and two boat ramps, and assists with staffing the parking area and main boat launch. The host site has full hookups.

Host Position #3: Cares for Hawk and Peregrine Loops (50 campsites), 4 single outhouses and one double outhouse, 3 Pavilions and one boat ramp. The host site has full hookups.

Visit GooseBayMarina.camp for more information on the campground.

The 65-acre campground is located on the east shore of Canyon Ferry Reservoir in Broadwater County, MT approximately 24 miles northeast of Townsend, MT and 20 miles southeast of Helena. The area is best known for its boating, fishing, hunting, camping and wildlife viewing opportunities on the nearby water bodies and public lands. The Goose Bay Campground has 93 sites, 2 fee-based shower facilities with flush toilets, 7 double vault toilets, and 3 single vault toilets. Also 2 large group pavilions, 3 group camping shelters, 8 day-use shelters, and a picnic area. There is a store, a potable water fill station, 2 RV dump stations, a water treatment building, an onshore gas dispenser, a rental shack, and a maintenance building. The Marina has a 63-slip dock, elevated gangways & floating platforms for access to docks, and a boat storage area. 

Host/Store Personnel Positions:  Couples are preferred and are individually hired at $1300/mo each. The Host cares for approximately 30 sites; shares care of cleaning the shower buildings, the vault toilets, the group shelters, day shelters, picnic area, and marina with other hosts. The main duties include light maintenance, compliance checking, bookkeeping, helping customers and cleaning. The host position also helps in the store occasionally as needed.

The Store Personnel work in the store set days each week for about 30-32 hours a week, strong computer skills are needed. The main duties are helping customers, using Point of Sale software to record sales, The CampLife program for reservations, general restocking, inventory control, bookkeeping, and cleaning. Work hours per week include some on-call time. The Store personnel also hosts as needed.

Host must have RV or camper and a separate vehicle. Couple’s remuneration includes a site for RV with full hookups value approximately $900 a month. The host position receives $1,300.00/mo. and the store position receives $1,300/mo., both positions are reimbursed for miles driven doing Goose Bay business.  An ATV or bicycle is recommended to make trips around the campground but not required.

Sobley Lake Host Position - Host resides at Sibley Lake Campground, located 21 miles west of Dayton, elevation 7900 feet, and cares for Sibley Lake Campground, Boat Dock and Picnic areas. 32 sites total. Duties include light maintenance, compliance checking, bookkeeping, and cleaning. Hosts must have RV or camper. Remunerations include site for RV with electric and water hookups and $1200.00/mo. the total package is worth approximately $1,900/month; a mileage allowance is paid biweekly and a bonus of up to $150/month for utilities is paid total for successful completion of the contract. Campground is near Sibley Lake with hiking and fishing available. The job begins early June and ends mid-September.

For more information on Dead Swede Campground please visit the campground description. 

Bighorn Maintenance Helper Position - Job entails landscaping and maintenance type activities in various campgrounds within a district. It will include operating equipment such as lawn mowers and weed eaters, various yard work, driving truck and trailer, painting, logging (medium to small dead trees), small construction projects (docks, roofing, tables), fencing, laying water line, some record keeping and office help, trailer/equipment repairs and any other job related to the care and improvement of the camps and corporate facilities. Each work week will have unique hours; sometimes work will be required on weekends. Overtime pay starts at the 51^st hour for the week. Weekends are usually off. The job begins June 1 and ends in mid-September. Job training for these various activities includes reading safety manual, working with principals, directed active work and evaluations.

Lakeview Host Position - Host resides at Lakeview, elevation 8300 feet, and cares for Lakeview Campground. Lakeview Creek is twenty-eight miles east of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Lakeview has 20 sites and the Willow Park Group Area to care for. Duties include light maintenance, compliance checking, book keeping, and cleaning. Remunerations include site for RV with sewer and water hookups (no electricity) and $950.00/mo.; total package worth approximately $1,500/month. A mileage allowance is paid semi-monthly; and a bonus of up to $150/month for utilities (propane and generator gas) is added for successful completion of the contract. Lakeview is located above the Meadowlark Lake and near the newly renovated Meadowlark Lodge and has hiking, fishing, and rock climbing nearby. Hosts must have RV or camper and a separate vehicle to use between campgrounds. The job begins in early June and runs through Labor Day.

For more information on Leigh Creek Campground please visit the campground description.

Bighorn Maintenance Helper Position - Job entails landscaping and maintenance type activities in various campgrounds within a district. It will include operating equipment such as lawn mowers and weed eaters, various yard work, driving truck and trailer, painting, logging (medium to small dead trees), small construction projects (docks, roofing, tables), fencing, laying water line, some record keeping and office help, trailer/equipment repairs and any other job related to the care and improvement of the camps and corporate facilities. Each work week will have unique hours; sometimes work will be required on weekends. Overtime pay starts at the 51st hour for the week. Weekends are usually off. The job begins June 1 and ends in mid-September. Job training for these various activities includes reading safety manual, working with principals, directed active work and evaluations.