Workamping for Dash Point State Park

Christopher Wright/ April 15, 2026/ Adventures, RV Stories/ 0 comments

The last two weeks, we talked about the day-use side of Dash Point State Park, and then the trails and campground. This week, we’ll break down workamping for Dash Point State Park. Available Positions and Responsibilities Many workamping gigs are typically “camp host” positions; their responsibilities are: When we applied to work at the state park, the only position they had available was as a “Maintenance Host.” The maintenance host

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Dash Point State Park: Camping and Trail System

Christopher Wright/ April 8, 2026/ Adventures, Campground/ 0 comments

We spent a whole season at Dash Point State Park, giving us the ability to explore almost every inch of this sprawling bit of wild space. The park is one side day-use and, across the street, a campground. We already covered the day-use facilities, so this week we’ll talk about the campground and trail systems. Dash Point State Park: Camping Side The campground at Dash Point State Park is located

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Dash Point State Park: Day-Use Facilities

Christopher Wright/ April 1, 2026/ Campground/ 0 comments

We spent a whole season workamping for a very unique destination: Dash Point State Park, nestled in downtown Federal Way, Washington. This park is one side day-use and, across the street, a campground. It has beach access, forested trails, and is minutes from amenities. Today we’ll be covering just the day-use side. The day-use side of Dash Point State Park is located north of SW Dash Point Road/State Route 509.

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Camp Cardinal RV Resort

Christopher Wright/ January 3, 2024/ Campground/ 0 comments

While we stayed in the historic triangle of Virginia over the summer, we made our home base at Camp Cardinal RV Resort in Hayes, Virginia. Interested in everything we did in Virginia? Now you can download our itinerary for free! Like when we stayed at Resaca de la Palma, we workamped. This allowed us to stay for free in exchange for Mom working a few hours a week in the

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Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, TX

Christopher Wright/ May 3, 2023/ Adventures/ 0 comments

While we were in South Texas for the winter, we were based out of Resaca de la Palma State Park outside of Brownsville, TX. Mom got a job there as a work/camping volunteer. In exchange for just 24 hours of her time a week, we got a free spot to park the bus with full hookups! Resaca de la Palma State Park is a sprawling wildlife refuge surrounding an oxbow

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Sugar Beet Harvest

Ashley Wright/ December 24, 2022/ Adventures/ 0 comments

Mom here, to chat with you about the sugar beet harvest. I found out about this before we left our house, and signed up for it almost a year in advance! It was supposed to be good money with lots of overtime. There are several different companies that hire for the sugar beet harvest. I worked for Express Employment, and overall, they were a good company to work for. Pay

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