Volunteer Opportunities
The interpretive activities and trail work can't happen without our great volunteers. Palomar Mountain State Park is always looking for persons of all ages and backgrounds interested in assisting us with interpreting the parks natural and cultural history and keeping our trails safe.
Won’t You Join Us?
Interpreters Assistance Unit (IAU) covers many diverse duties, from giving camp fire programs to leading nature walks.
Camp Host. Live in the park for 3 - 6 months. Camp Hosts assist the campers by selling firewood and park maps, conducting light maintenance of campgrounds, providing park information, and sorting recyclables. The host site has hook-ups: water, power, and septic. Hosts are required to volunteer 24 hours a week and work weekends and holidays.
Boucher Tower Fire Lookouts. To volunteer at Boucher Tower, you must apply through the Forest Fire Lookout Association (FFLA) to start your application process. Please visit the FFLA website to get started.
*If you have already been through the FFLA application process, you will need to set up your profile in Better Impact by filling out a volunteer application. Please click the link at the bottom of the page to fill out your online volunteer application.*
FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION (FFLA) WEBSITE
Please fill out our online volunteer application: