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Kings Canyon Park Services Co.

Kings Canyon and Giant Sequoia National Parks

Great jobs are available. Grant Grove Village and Montecito Lake Resort are open year-round and some year-round positions are available. Cedar Grove Village and Stony Creek Lodge are open during the summer months.

We are Kings Canyon Park Services Company, a concessionaire working under contract with the National Park Service and the US Forest Service to give our visitors a memorable stay. We operate lodges, restaurants, gift shops, and grocery markets in Kings Canyon National Park and the Giant Sequoia National Monument. We hire over 80 seasonal employees to work each summer in our facilities. Our season is Memorial Day through Labor Day with the peak business June through August.

Three of our locations are open year round. We maintain a year-round staff of approximately 80 people.

Our primary goal is to provide the highest quality service to our guests while protecting park resources and teaching our employees to preserve nature for public enjoyment, with assistance from the National Park Service. In addition to our orientations and National Park Service training, we encourage employee volunteerism for bear management.

Our Jobs

Food and Beverage, Retail, Maintenance, Front Desk, Accounting, Housekeeper, and Kitchen/Dining Room Staff

Room and Board

If needed, employee housing is available for non-local employees. The cost is $5 per day, plus a refundable housing deposit of $150. It is deducted from your biweekly paycheck. The cabins are rustic and are the size of an average bedroom. Two and sometimes three people are assigned to a room. The rooms have electricity, basic furnishings and a central bath facility. They are one step above camping out. Employee amenities include a central kitchen and laundry facility. Employee living conditions include mountain critters (ex. mice, spiders) and proper food storage rules/standards are strictly enforced. Children under 18 years of age are not allowed in employee housing areas.

A limited number of RV spaces are available with full hook-ups for employees with a self-contained trailer or motor home. You are responsible for performing your own hook-up tasks. Our spaces are in a secluded area fairly inaccessible to park visitors. The cost for RV housing is $5 per person, per day.

We have an employee meal plan that may be purchased or deducted from your paycheck. The average price of an employee meal is $4.

Getting Here and Getting Around

Employees need to arrange their own transportation to and from Kings Canyon National Park. There is no public transportation in or out of the park. Employees with their own vehicles will experience more mobility to the nearby towns and surrounding areas. The towns closest to the park are Fresno, Visalia and Sanger; each are one hour away.

For Fun

During your leisure time you will be able to explore Kings Canyon National Park and the surrounding Giant Sequoia National Monument. Marked walking trails are plentiful throughout the park for strolling, hiking and backpacking. You will meet and assist people who travel the world over to visit the trees and canyons that you will get to experience every day. Camping, horseback riding, fishing, rock climbing, nature walks, and Park Service programs are just a few of the advantages of working with our company.

We value our employees and encourage recreational activities during the summer. In addition to free bear canister rentals for backpacking employees, we offer employee discounts in our gift shops, markets and lodging facilities.