Do What You Love, Love What You Do
Joining IDPR means being part of a team dedicated to protecting and enhancing Idaho’s parks and recreation areas. Whether you’re looking for a long-term career or a way to give back as a volunteer, IDPR provides avenues for professional growth, meaningful work, and the chance to support Idaho’s natural and recreational treasures for future generations.







Become a Seasonal Employee!
Why spend the summer indoors when you can work outside in a beautiful state park? Idaho State Parks offers a variety of seasonal employment opportunities. What kinds of work do seasonal employees perform?
- Building and ground maintenance
- Public Relations
- Retail
- Clerical
- Interpretive
- Resource management
- Marine assistance
Volunteer!
Spread your wings in some of the Idaho’s most spectacular places! Volunteer at an Idaho State Park with an old growth forest, a trout-filled stream or a pristine mountain lake. How about helping maintain trails, teach boating safety, or work at a visitor center? As part of our team, volunteers provide essential services with a personal touch. You can make visitors’ experiences more enjoyable and complete. Your volunteer efforts help preserve Idaho’s natural treasures for generations to come.
Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation participates in the E-Verify program an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.