Zion National Park Summer Jobs
by Dianne
Working in Zion National Park for a summer job was wonderful and a great experience for someone from Michigan that had never been to a national park before.
Living right in Zion National Park with others (in my case women) from all over the country -Tennessee, California, New York and Colorado. Of course there were many guys also working there and we all became friends.
We had a lot of fun sharing knowledge. You always have someone to hike with, or swim in the river with, or travel with on days off.
Imagine the amazing views you wake up to everyday, work in and have access to the entire time!
In Zion National Park, there is an amazing narrow tunnel through the rock that I believe is one mile. The only light is through a few small windows carved through the rock on one side along its distance.
We all got together toward the end of our time and secretly walked the tunnel at night. It is pitch black unless you are near the windows. It was an experience I'll never forget. It is worth filling out the long application.
At that time Zion was a smaller, lesser traveled park and I understood chances were better if you choose a National Park job this way. My experience was BS Natural Resources and worked for US Fish & Wildlife one seasonal job.
