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Below are parks participating in YCC this year. Please check back for updates. Note that all parks are subject to change. Learn more about the program and consider applying. If you have questions, please email us.
Alaska Region
| Park Name | Session Dates | Types of Projects | Deadline | Contact |
| Alaska Public Lands Information Center (Anchorage) | June 2 - August 8 | Interpretation and visitor services | April 16 | Clarence Wadkins |
| Alaska Public Lands Information Center (Fairbanks) | June 1 - August 15 | Assist with visitor questions about public lands, learn basic job skills associated with working in an office setting with other people, and assist with youth programming at the Center | April 16 | Adia Cotter |
| Denali National Park and Preserve | June 2 - July 25 | Roles are focused on trails, interpretation, or kennels. Trails: Hiking as many as 8 miles per day with a 20-pound backpack, trail brushing, clearing drains, repairing trail tread, hauling materials, transplanting native vegetation, digging, installing signs, and collecting data Interpretation: Supporting the Denali Visitor Center, including providing customer service and orientation to park visitors, answering trip planning questions, sharing safety information, working with Junior Rangers, and staffing a “touch table” based on natural or cultural history topics, such as a focus on moose or animal tracks and scat, research and develop a short talk to deliver to visitors, and shadow park staff in a variety of disciplines. Kennels: Assist with all aspects of the care, feeding, exercise, and training of 28-plus active Alaskan huskies weighing between 60 and 90 pounds, in addition to assisting with all aspects of dog yard, pen, and equipment maintenance and repairs as needed, informal interpretation and safety in the dog yard before, after, and between demonstrations for the visiting public, delivery of interpretive programs and dog sled demonstrations, and raising and training any puppies born during the work season |
April 9 | Kathleen Przybylski |
| Kenai Fjords National Park | Maintenance - May 26 - August 8 Resource Management - June 2 - August 8 Interp - June 9 - August 8 |
Interpretation Division: Staff the Kenai Fjords Visitor Center and Exit Glacier Nature Center front desk, staff a “touch table” and talk with visitors about park resources (topic and props may be based on employee’s interests), and engage with Junior Rangers. Resource Management Division: Hike on and off trails, collect native seeds, assist with GPS mapping efforts, and hand pull invasive plants, while learning about various natural resources. Maintenance Division: Work with the Building and Utilities (B&U) Department or the Trails crew, including hiking as many as 8 miles per day, wearing a backpack and lifting heavy loads, trail brushing, clearing drains, repairing trail tread, hauling materials, transplanting native vegetation, digging, installing signs, and collecting data. Tools used may include shovels, picks, sledges, rakes, wheelbarrows, and hand tools. |
March 13 | Joseph Rodrigues |
| Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve | June 2 - August 15 | Assist maintenance of remote trails and Ranger Stations grounds maintenance work, cleaning, painting, digging, hauling brush, and pulling invasive weeds | April 11 | Russell Scribner |
Intermountain Region
| Park Name | Session Dates | Types of Projects | Deadline | Contact |
| Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (Montana, Wyoming) | May 27 – August 15 | Replacing chinking and flooring of historic structures, Automatic Identification System boat inspections, weed spraying, and interpretation | May 2 | Bill Pickett |
| Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah) | June 2 - August 7, | Trail maintenance, housing maintenance, campground maintenance, fence maintenance, visitor data collection, | April 26 | Janece Pollock |
| Fort Davis National Historic Site (Texas) | June 2 - July 25 | Trails maintenance and historic preservation | May 2 | James Olds |
| Fossil Butte National Monument (Wyoming) | June 16- August 8 | Painting, trail work, perimeter fence repair, gate repair, fossil data collection, and interpretation. | March 31 | Charles Custer |
| Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona) | June 1 - July 26 | Ongoing work on existing trails, revegetation of native plants, assisting with scientific field work, educational trips and service projects | April 25 | Stanford Belinte |
| Yellowstone National Park (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming) Note: This is a residential program, so housing will be provided, and non-local residents are encouraged to apply. |
June 8 – July 9 orJuly 13– August 12 | Install erosion control structures on hiking trails, replace boards on geyser basin boardwalks, install large food storage boxes (bear boxes) in frontcountry campgrounds, fence and bumper log construction, Dragonfly Mercury Project, Pika surveys, eDNA samples for aquatic invasives, collecting data on visitors in major visited locations, chopping firewood, staining cabin, digging pit toilets, amphitheater renovation | March 8 | Mike Coonan |
Midwest Region
| Park Name | Session Dates | Types of Projects | Deadline | Contact |
| Fort Smith National Historic Site (Arkansas, Oklahoma) | May 16 - August 22 | Restoration, construction and maintenance, including trail maintenance, brush clearing, landscaping, and painting | April 6 | Brian Barnett |
| Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (Indiana) | June 2 -August 1 | Maintenance projects | April 30 | Ben Potts |
| Pea Ridge National Military Park (Arkansas) | June 2 – August 15 | Landscape restoration, natural resource inventory and monitoring, grounds and trails maintenance, interpretive programs to the public, education programs to students, and staff the information desk in the park’s visitor center | April 18 | Matt Fry |
| Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Michigan) | June 16 - August 8 | Help rehabilitate 10 miles of park cross country ski trails | May 1 | Mark Liles |
National Capital Region
| Park Name | Session Dates | Types of Projects | Deadline | Contact |
| Prince William Forest Park (Virginia) | June 16 - August 8 | Trail maintenance, stream quality monitoring, painting, staining, and other projects that are needed | May 1 | Linda Hamilton |
Northeast Region
| Park Name | Session Dates | Types of Projects | Deadline | Contact |
| Assateague Island National Seashore (Maryland, Virginia) | Maintenance and Interpretation: June 1- August 23 Interpretation: June 15-August 23 |
Maintenance sessions: Litter patrols, trash collection, island custodial, light landscaping, pruning, raking, digging Interpretation Sessions: Visitor services, interpretive programming like kayaking, fishing, crabbing, seining, and aquarium and critter maintenance and care |
Interpretation (April 1); Maintenance (May 3) | Heather McDaniel |
| First State National Historic Site (Delaware, Pennsylvania) | June 15 -July 12 | Trail maintenance and construction, invasive species removal, historic preservation, and road and building maintenance | May 3 | Samantha Baranski |
| National Parks of Boston (Massachusetts) | June 7 - August 15 | Interpretation, visitor services, public engagement, arts and education, stewardship, and invasive species removal | May 2 | Jennifer Steele |
Pacific West Region
| Park Name | Session Dates | Project Types | Deadline | Contact |
| City of Rocks National Reserve (Idaho) | June 2 – August 1 | Resource protection, mitigation of erosion, campground and trail maintenance, treatment of invasive species, fence maintenance for grazing management and riparian/wetland protection, visitor services, and interact with visiting researchers | April 25 | Austin Zollinger |
| Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (Idaho) | June 2 – July 31 | Trail maintenance and facilities maintenance | March 31 | Brianna Bowhay |
| Haleakalā National Park (Hawai'i) | June 2 - July 25 5 | Interpretation and visitor services, resource managent, invasive species removal, archeologic site preservation, trail maintenance and upkeep of park facilities, safety in outdoor recreation | April 5 | Lewis Johnson |
| Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (Washington) | July 1 - August 9 | Trail maintenance, fence removal, interpretation and visitor services, aquatic invasive species events | April 12 | Brandi Hansen |
| Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (Oregon, Washington) | June 16 - August 22 | Trail maintenance and restoration, invasive species removal, bridge building, partner workdays, forest and vegetation monitoring, native plant and pollinator garden maintenance, visitor services and interpretive program creation, and resume building | April 11 | Barbara Clark |
| Manzanar National Historic Site (California) | June 9 - August 1 | Restore park sites, painting park’s fire house, trail maintenance | April 15 | Jon Harris |
| Mount Rainier National Park (Washington) | June 23 – August 15 | Trail maintenance in the Sunrise and Paradise areas of the park | May 9 | James Montgomery |
| Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve (Oregon) | June 16 – August 15 | Invasive species management, cave restoration through algae and lint removal from speleothems, cave monitoring and inventory, salamander surveys, and butterfly surveys, data collection for bat capture and mist netting activities, historic trail maintenance and beautification of the park, shadow cave guides from the interpretation division, learning about the history of the park and being given an opportunity to participate in interpretation of cave features while on the guided walking tour through the cave | April 15 | Sierra Heimel |
| Point Reyes National Seashore (California) | June 23 - August 15 | Brushing and maintaining trails, invasive plant removal, introduction to horsemanship, interpretation | April 16 | Bridget Dugan |
| Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site (Hawai’i) | June 9 – August 1 | Invasive species removal and planting of native pili grass, trail maintenance | May 15 | Shelby Campbell |
| Redwood National and State Parks (California) | June 23 – August 15 | Trail brushing, clearing and structure maintenance, invasive vegetation species removal, stream and wildlife surveys | April 30 | Brittney McGuire |
| Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (California) | June 6 - August 8 | Trail construction, rehabilitation, and general resource stewardship projects | June 6 | David Oechsli |
Southeast Region
| Andersonville National Historic Site (Georgia) | May 25-July 31 | Maintenance of grounds around the National Prisoner of War Museum and the Andersonville National Cemetery (the only still-active National Park Service managed National Cemetery) | May 5 | Randall Dillard |
| Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (Tennessee) | May 31-July 31 | Historic preservation projects on structures and the National Cemetery | May 1 | Josh Hines |
| Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Kentucky, Tennessee) | May 25-July 31 | Maintenance of picnic areas, highlighting beautiful features that present educational value. The YCC will prepare and paint various bear-proof trash receptacles, repair picnic tables, repair site timbers, and replace cooking grills. | May 1 | Kenneth Gilreath |
| Blue Ridge Parkway (North Carolina, Virginia) | May 31-July 31 | Preparation and painting of buildings, rehabilitation of historic assets such as rock walls or split rail fencing, removing graffiti on signs, replacing amenities in campgrounds and picnic areas, special projects and some ongoing maintenance tasks, such as trim mowing. YCC members will work with the park’s maintenance staff and will also have the opportunity to attend interpretive programs or help with resource management programs | May 1 | Joseph Lamm |
| Christiansted National Historic Site (Virgin Islands) | June 1-July 31 | In Buck Island National Reef Monument, help maintain two main picnic areas (West Beach and Diedrich’s Picnic Areas) that have high visitation. In Salt River National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, help assist in the clearing and rehabilitation of the trail system and other recreational areas |
May 1 | Nicholas Heath |
| Fort Donelson National Battlefield (Kentucky, Tennessee) | May 25-July 31 | Trail improvements, National Cemetery operations, large cultural asset maintenance, earthwork management, learn about park operations, and Civil War history | May 1 | Craig K. Davis |
| Fort Pulaski National Monument (Georgia) | May 31-July 31 | Invasive species management, trail maintenance, GPS usage, and learning about integrated pest management | May 1 | Emily Forlenza |
| Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida, Mississippi) | May 31-July 31 | A variety of deferred maintenance projects in the Florida and Mississippi Districts, including brush clearing on trails, repairing trail tread surface, installing signs, replacing missing bricks, dry lay and wet lay of missing bricks on historic fortifications, vegetation removal on historic fortifications, installing and removing sand fencing | April 20 | Jennifer Watson |
| Little River Canyon National Preserve (Alabama) | May 31-July 31 | Trail maintenance, trail structure construction, grounds care, roadside cleanup, exotic weed control, sign placement, and environmental education training | May 1 | Matt Sharp |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site (Georgia) | May 31-July 31 | Landscaping, painting, litter pick up around historic residences | May 1 | Carlos Hurston |
| Moores Creek National Battlefield (North Carolina) | May 25-July 31 | Clearing vegetation along the 4.5 miles of park boundary, along with repairing/installing fencing or other boundary markers | May 1 | David M. Smith |
| Obed Wild and Scenic Riverway (Tennessee) | May 1-July 31 | Maintaining picnic areas, highlighting beautiful features that present educational value, painting various bear-proof trash and recycling receptacles, and learning about scientific material, social studies, cultural history of the park, environmental topics, and other core educational values | May 1 | Kenneth Gilreath |
| San Juan National Historic Site (Puerto Rico) | May 31-July 31 | Repairing 1500 square feet of tiles pavers (1 square feet concrete tile) already installed at Norzagaray sidewalk. This may include pressure washing the sidewalk, removing broken tiles mechanically or by hand, repairing surface for new tile installation, and applying finishing grout when needed. Replace any physical feature that could pose a health and safety hazard for visitors and employees | May 1 | Yanira Martinez |
| Virgin Islands National Park | June 16 - August 1 | Trail and facilities projects, including maintenance, repair, vegetation management, visitor services activities including a beach outreach program | May 15 | Janice Williams |
Last updated: April 24, 2025