Rush Creek Pool Area
Firefall Ranch Tavern
Firefall Ranch Guest Lounge
Firefall Ranch Pool
Firefall Ranch Pond and Cabins
Firefall Ranch Reception Area
Evergreen Lodge Welcome Sign
Beer Tasting
Yosemite's Giant Sequoias
Rush Creek Lodge Tavern
Rush Creek Pool Bar
Guided Yosemite Tour
Rush Creek Spa Lobby
Rush Creek Spa Outdoor Heated Lounge
Rush Creek Lodge Overlook
Stargazing
Evergreen Lodge Pool Area
Evergreen Lodge Recreation Center
Evergreen Lodge Nightly S'mores

Join us in Yosemite!

Evergreen Lodge & Rush Creek Lodge at Yosemite

Currently recruiting for the season from January 1st, 2025 to December 31st, 2025.

Our Yosemite Hotel Collection℠ provides visitors with three remarkable lodging options that are each ideal for exploring Yosemite National Park: Evergreen Lodge, Rush Creek Lodge and now Firefall Ranch.

Evergreen is located less than a mile outside Yosemite National Park's north entrance. Rush Creek Lodge is three minutes from the Big Oak Flat Yosemite entrance. Firefall Ranch sits on 300 sprawling acres of meadowland and Sierra foothills along Yosemite’s Hwy 120 West corridor.

Location
California
Season
Year Round
Staff size
450
Housing
Whether included in the compensation package or provided at a cost, housing is provided for staff.
Family housing available
No
Pet friendly
No
Meals
Provided
Cell phone service
Some, ask for details
Internet access
Good

About Evergreen Lodge & Rush Creek Lodge at Yosemite

Evergreen Lodge is a classic mountain resort featuring:

  • 88 cabins nestled in a forest of towering pines, cedars, and magnificent oaks
  • Indoor/outdoor dining and a historic tavern
  • Gift shop & General Store
  • Daily activities such as s'mores and tie-dye
  • Full service guided Recreation department

With major expansions in 2004 and 2009, the historic Evergreen now provides outstanding lodging and recreational facilities in the Yosemite area while retaining its original warmth, character, and personal touch.

Rush Creek Lodge features a contemporary and rustic sensibility.

  • 143 tastefully appointed Lodge Rooms, Suites, and Hillside Villas
  • Solar-heated saltwater pool and two hot tubs
  • Indoor/outdoor dining with wood-fired oven and display kitchen
  • Gift Shop & General Store
  • Professionally guided Recreation adventures

Rush Creek Lodge, a fresh take on the Yosemite experience, opened at the doorstep of Yosemite National Park, California, in the summer of 2016.

New to the Yosemite landscape! Firefall Ranch is now open.

  • 55 standalone Cottages and Villas
  • Indoor/outdoor dining
  • Gift Shop & General Store
  • Event center
  • Hiking trails 

Firefall Ranch is unlike anything Yosemite has ever seen, with 300 sprawling acres of meadowland and Sierra foothills.

The Employee Experience

Our Yosemite Hotel Collection℠ is as special a place to work as they are for our guests. We are committed to creating a supportive environment and a rewarding work experience for our staff. While we have high expectations of staff, successful staff members love working at the Lodges and don't want to leave.

Each property provides great career opportunities for talented staff and managers. Since the lodges have a significant recreational focus, we seek staff and managers who are excited about the outdoors and lead a healthy, active lifestyle.

In addition to its primary function as a tourist resort, Rush Creek Lodge and Evergreen Lodge run an employment program in which urban young adults ages 18-24 join our staff for a program of career-oriented training and work experience coupled with exposure to a rich set of outdoor and recreational life experiences. With this in mind, we look to hire experienced staff who are excited to support and serve as role models for those in our program.

Room and Board

Most staff live on-site or off-site employee housing.

Room & Board (including rent, utilities, staff meals, laundry, Wifi, access to resort amenities, and more) is provided for a fixed weekly fee.

Staff members also receive employee discounts in the restaurant and general store.

Employee Perks

Our Yosemite Hotel Collection℠ are some of the first resorts of their size to offer medical and dental benefits for management staff as well as year-round hourly staff.

Getting Here and Getting Around

We are not served by any convenient public transportation. Recruiters will assist in arranging transportation to the lodge for arriving staff if you do not have a car. YARTS is a great seasonal option for entering into the park with a stop at Rush Creek Lodge as weather permits. 

For Fun

Yosemite is one of the most spectacular places on earth, and is a recreation-lover's paradise. It offers the country’s highest waterfalls and largest granite walls, along with stunning scenery and a diverse set of activities, elevations and topographies. From hair raising vistas to serene meadows, Yosemite also has many different moods. Perhaps, more impressive is the diversity and changes one experiences from month to month throughout the year. Yosemite truly presents a different face each season.

Check out our activities guide to Yosemite.

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Jobs in the Spotlight

Current Job Openings

    Front of House

    Assistant Restaurant Manager

    Firefall Ranch

    An Assistant Restaurant Manager plays a crucial role in helping the Restaurant Manager oversee the daily operations of a restaurant. This position typically involves both administrative and operational duties, requiring strong leadership, customer service, and problem-solving skills. At Firefall Ranch the Assistant Restaurant Manager should be able to work 40 hours per week—Morning Shifts:  6:45am-3:15pm.  The ARM may be requested to help supplement other shifts should the business needs require it.  This position is Overtime approved. 

    Back of House

    Dishwasher

    $16.00 / hour

    The Lodge is an amazing place to live, work and play year-round. We currently have openings for Kitchen Utility Workers to complete our exceptional food & beverage team at the Lodge.

    Our Kitchen Utility Workers, work closely with our kitchen and restaurant teams in keeping all dishes, cutlery, glassware, pots and pans, etc. clean and stored in an orderly and sanitary condition.

    The Evergreen prides itself in serving fresh, healthful food that far exceeds expectations given our remote setting. Given our location, most of our 300+ guests eat with us in our relaxed mountain environment each night, in addition to 50-100 locals. The lodge is a coveted venue for weddings, reunions and small group events. The lodge caters 20-30 customized weddings and other special events each year in our outdoor plaza and other venues. To learn more about our restaurant and recent menus, please see our website under "Dining & Facilities."

    Details:

    • Full time positions available immediately
    • Positions can be seasonal or year-round
    • Room & board included for fixed weekly cost both Onsite and Offsite
    • Hours variable, including nights and weekends as well as situational/crisis availability; a regular schedule with specific days off will be established
    • Healthcare benefits available after 90 days
    • 401K eligible with company match after 1 year

    State Requirements:

    California requires employees in a food service role to complete an ANSI-accredited Food Handler Program.  This must be completed prior to your first day of work.  Please click here for a link of approved training programs.

    Housekeeping

    Housekeeper

    $18.00 - $20.00 / hour
    Evergreen Lodge at Yosemite, Rush Creek Lodge at Yosemite

    Evergreen Lodge & Rush Creek Lodge are amazing places to live, work and play year-round. We are looking for experienced Housekeepers with high standards to complete our talented housekeeping team at the lodges. Our Housekeepers provide housekeeping services to our cabins and public buildings at the lodge. Housekeepers work at an hourly rate plus a per room bonus, which allows them to control their earnings through their productivity.

    We are looking for warm, friendly people with high standards and high integrity who have been top performers in their previous roles. We welcome seasonal or career-oriented applicants.

    The ideal individual is excited to work in a professional yet very genuine way and embraces working in a rustic environment in a relationship-oriented business.

    Ideal qualifications include:

    • Must be 18 or older
    • Preferably previous housekeeping experience or experience in a hotel setting.
    • Must be able to pick up and carry 20+ lbs.
    • The team member works in outside weather conditions. He/She will work in all year round weather environment while traveling to different areas on property.

    Key Personality Traits:

    • Must work efficient and with a great eye for detail.
    • Communication and great customer service is a must as well as a good attitude.
    • Team player
    • Dependable

    Details:

    • $18.00-$20.00 per hour
    • Position can be year-round or seasonal
    • Room and board available for fixed weekly cost both Onsite and Offsite
    • Hours variable, including nights and weekends as well as situational/crisis availability; a regular schedule with specific days off will be established
    • Healthcare benefits available after 90 days
    • 401K eligible with company match after 1 year
    Back of House

    Line Cooks

    $20.00 / hour

    We currently have openings for Line Cooks to complete our exceptional food & beverage team at the  Rush Creek Lodge at Yosemite. We look for warm, friendly people with healthy, active lifestyles, high standards and high integrity, who have been top performers in their previous roles. We welcome seasonal or career-oriented applicants.

    All positions work with our talented Executive Chef and Sous Chefs to deliver outstanding, freshly prepared cuisine for our three meal a day food operations, which serve our sit-down restaurant, outdoor dining area and tavern, as well as catered events.

    Rush Creek Lodge prides themselves in serving fresh, healthful food that far exceeds expectations given our remote setting. Given our location, most of our 800+ guests eat with us in our relaxed mountain environment each night, in addition to 50-100 locals. Both lodges are a coveted venue for weddings, reunions and small group events.

    The ideal individuals have significant line cooking experience, culinary training (formal or informal), are excited to support a great staff environment in a professional yet "down-home" way, and embrace working in a rustic environment in a relationship-oriented business.

    Ideal qualifications include:

    • Prior similar experience

    • Strong culinary training (formal or informal)

    • Interest in living in a remote lodging environment

    • Excited about creating a warm family atmosphere for staff while maintaining high standards (& has had prior success managing to these goals)

    • Strong interest in training/coaching

    • Hospitality or related experience

    • Independent thinkers with great initiative, but comfortable working within a defined framework

    Key personality traits:

    • High integrity

    • Guest service oriented and staff-focused

    • Self-motivated (takes initiative) with high standards

    • Mature, personable leader with a relaxed nature

    • Execution oriented; enjoys hands-on implementation

    • Leading a healthy, drug-free lifestyle

    • Dynamic, fun, and likes the outdoor

    • Flexible with a "whatever it takes" attitude

    Details:

    • Position can be year-round or seasonal

    • Full time position available immediately

    • Room and board available for fixed weekly cost both Onsite and Offsite

    • Hours variable, including nights and weekends as well as situational/crisis availability; a regular schedule with specific days off will be established

    • Healthcare benefits available after 90 days

    • 401K eligible with company match after 1 year

    State Requirements:

    California requires employees in a food service role to complete an ANSI-accredited Food Handler Program.  This must be completed prior to your first day of work.  Please click here for a link of approved training programs.

    Maintenance

    Maintenance Crew Member

    $19.00 / hour
    Evergreen Lodge at Yosemite, Rush Creek Lodge at Yosemite

    We are looking for a talented, experienced Facilities Crew Member to complete our facilities & maintenance team at the Lodge. Our Facilities Crew works closely with our Facilities Manager to ensure the property functions well, is exceptionally maintained and provides a great guest experience. The position includes support of ongoing maintenance programs as well as daily maintenance and facilities needs. This is a 100% hands-on role, with days spent solving facilities and maintenance issues in the field. The Facilities Crew role, with its broad scope and mission-critical responsibilities, is a key position at our lodge.

    We are looking for a warm, friendly person leading a healthy, active lifestyle, who has high standards and high integrity, and who has been a top performer in his/her previous roles. The Evergreen Lodge is an amazing place to live and work, and we welcome career-oriented applicants.

    The ideal individual is excited to work in a supportive staff environment in a professional yet "down-home" way, and embraces working in a remote setting in a relationship-oriented business. Qualifications include:

    • Extensive prior facilities training & experience (ideally in hospitality)

    • Expertise with structured systems/processes

    • Strong basic knowledge and skills in all hospitality-related maintenance areas, including, general construction, electrical, plumbing, painting, vehicle maintenance, winter maintenance, etc.

    • Exceptionally strong trouble-shooting skills and general mechanical acumen

    • Interest in an active, fast-paced role with ongoing, physical hands-on work in the field

    • Excellent communication and management skills

    • Experience working in a remote setting

    • Strong interest in training/coaching and in supporting our intern program

    • Key personality traits

      • High integrity

      • Guest service oriented and staff-focused

      • Self-motivated with high standards

      • Mature and personable with a relaxed nature

      • Execution oriented; enjoys hands-on implementation

      • Easily bored, enjoys variety and a challenge every day

      • Leading a healthy, drug-free lifestyle

      • Dynamic, fun, and likes the outdoors

      • Flexible with a "whatever it takes" attitude

    DETAILS

    • Full time position available immediately

    • Position can be year-round or seasonal

    • Room and board available for fixed weekly cost both Onsite and Offsite

    • Hours variable, including nights and weekends as well as situational/crisis availability; a regular schedule with specific days off will be established

    • Healthcare benefits available after 90 days

    • 401K eligible with company match after 1 year


     

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