Guide Jobs and Trip Leaders

Salmon River, Idaho

A class four rapid or a hairy mountain traverse doesn’t make you sweat. You enjoy sharing your passion for adventure with others, even if they don’t know the difference between an inflatable kayak and a cataraft. When you talk, people listen, and that makes you the perfect guide. Find your calling.

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Guide, Cook, Baker, Dishwasher, Host, Cleaner, Maintenance

Work Arctic

Alaska

Alaska's Arctic - Midnight Sun - Aurora Borealis - Lodging/Meals At No Cost - $2,000.00 Bonus

Seasonal

Job Starts: Apr 18, 2025

Trip Program Assistant, Expedition Trip Leader, Transportation And...

Camp Thunderbird

Bemidji, Minnesota

Join Our Camp Community That Hails From 15 Countries and 20+ States

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 29, 2025

Raft Guide, Zipline Guide, Office Staff

Whitewater Express Chattahoochee

Columbus, Georgia

Join us for the best and most unforgettable summer yet!

Year-round

Job Starts: May 01, 2025

Tour Guide/Driver

Incredible Adventures

San Francisco, California

Are you a fun, outgoing adventurer who wants to share your love of the outdoors with others?

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 12, 2025

Yellowstone National Park Lodges

Lodging

Montana and Wyoming

LIVE. WORK. EXPLORE. in the World's First National Park

Bronze Buffalo Ranch

Club

Idaho

Theodore Roosevelt Nature & History Association

Non Profit

North Dakota

Supporting North Dakota's National Parks Since 1951!

Tour Company

Alaska

Nothing Has Potential for Adventure Like a Bike!

Adventure Guide

PicTours Alaska, Inc.

Anchorage, Alaska

Tour GUIDE in Alaska! Highest Pay, Multi-Bonu$ Programs

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 18, 2026

Hummer Guide

Ketchikan Duck Tour & Alaska Hummer Adventures

Ketchikan, Alaska

If you're up for adventure, great pay, fun people, & working in a beautiful setting, we want you!

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 15, 2025

Line Cooks, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Outdoor Recreation Guide, Audit...

Evergreen Lodge, Rush Creek Lodge & Spa, and Firefall Ranch

Yosemite National Park, California

Evergreen Lodge is beginning to hire for the 2025 season!

Year-round

Job Starts: Apr 22, 2025

Kayak Guide

Coastal Exploration

Corolla, North Carolina

Lead kayak tours this summer in the Outer Banks!

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 01, 2025

Cheley Colorado Camps

Camp

Colorado

Embrace Adventure: Work, play, and thrive at Colorado’s only overnight summer camp named one of Outside's Best Places to Work in 2024!

Outdoor Adventures

Tennessee

Challenge - Learn - Inspire - Master - Believe

Pink Jeep Tours - Grand Canyon

Tour Company

Arizona

Join a Company where Fun and Life-Long Memories are made in some of the most picturesque and exciting places on Earth!

Soaring Treetop Adventures

Outdoor Adventures

Colorado

Remote Colorado Zipline Seeking Seasonal Summer Zipline Guides, Ecology Guides, Cooks, Office Assistants, and Utility Staff

Expeditions Guide

Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center

Salem, Oregon

Traverse miles of backcountry, summit ridgelines & peaks, and swim in subalpine lakes and streams!

Seasonal

Job Starts: Jun 16, 2025

Tour Guide

Backcountry Safaris

Torrey, Utah

Guide Offroad Jeep Safari Tours in Capitol Reef National Park!

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 10, 2025

Front Desk, Dishwasher, Cook, Server, Guide, Spa Therapist, Food And...

Sorrel River Ranch

Utah

Start work in Beautiful Moab Utah - Management and entry level positions open.

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 01, 2025

Driver/Gear Guide

Sunny Cove Kayaking

Seward, Alaska

Join us for a summer in Seward, Alaska and Kenai Fjords National Park

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 24, 2025

Camp Nor'wester

Camp

Washington

Community, Outdoor Living, a Unique Summer Experience!

Eagle Rock School

School

Colorado

Not Your Average High School - Transformational Residential School at the Base of the Rocky Mountains

West Creek Ranch

Ranch

Montana

We are currently accepting applications for the 2025 Summer Season. Come live, work and play in Yellowstone Country!

Red River Ski & Summer Area

Ski Resort

New Mexico

Live Your Mountain Life Dream in New Mexico!

Adventure Guide

Alaska X

Juneau, Alaska and Skagway, Alaska

Alaska X - Exciting Summer Jobs in Skagway & Juneau with housing and high wages! CDL Required

Seasonal

Job Starts: Apr 25, 2025

Ropes Adventure & Zipline Guide

Snow King Mountain Resort

Jackson, Wyoming

Spend your Summer working at Snow King as a Treetop and Zipline Rescue & Ground Guide!

Seasonal

Job Starts: Apr 21, 2025

Park Guide

Theodore Roosevelt Nature & History Association

Medora, North Dakota

Spend the summer exploring Theodore Roosevelt National Park!

Seasonal

Job Starts: Apr 27, 2025

Skeet-Shooting Guide

Smith Fork Ranch

Crawford, Colorado

Turn Every Shot into an Experience with Expert Guidance and Mountain Views

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 12, 2025

Custer State Park Regency CSP Ventures LP

Resort

South Dakota

Spend a summer working in the heart of the Black Hills!

Aramark - Adventures on The Gorge

Outdoor Adventures

West Virginia

Gorge-ous adventures in West Virginia!

Sorrel River Ranch

Resort

Utah

Where Luxury Meets Adventure, Sorrel River Ranch In Moab, Utah

Baranof Fishing Excursions

Tour Company

Alaska

Help guests from all over the world enjoy fishing, exploration, and dining excursions in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Archery Guide

Smith Fork Ranch

Crawford, Colorado

Share Your Craft at a High-End Colorado Wilderness Retreat

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 19, 2025

Fly Fishing Guide

Spotted Bear Ranch

Montana

Orvis Endorsed Northwest Montana Fly Fishing Lodge in Need of Fly Fishing Guides

Seasonal

Job Starts: Jun 09, 2025

Tour Guide

Bindlestiff Tours

Bryce Canyon National Park , California, Glacier National Park, Montana, Sedona, Arizona, Yosemite National Park, California, ZIon National Park, Utah, and more!

Spend Summer 2025 as an Adventure Tour Guide through the USA's lower 48!

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 10, 2025

Fishing Guide

Chelatna Lake Lodge

Chelatna, Alaska

In need of a seasonal fishing guide for a remote lodge in Alaska.

Seasonal

Job Starts: Jun 08, 2025

Ranch

Colorado

Experience the Colorado Rocky Mountains at a luxury dude ranch!

Indian & Forest Acres Camps

Camp

Maine

The perfect opportunity for those who want to work in a beautiful setting, gain experience working with children, and challenge yourself, while forming memories and friendships to last a lifetime!

Whitewater Express

Outdoor Adventures

North Carolina and Tennessee

Your High Adventure Begins Here! Rafting, Kayaking, Horseback Riding, Ropes Course, Mountain Biking, Zip-Lining, and much more!

Raft Outdoor Adventures

Outdoor Adventures

Tennessee

Now Hiring for the 2025 Season Join Our Team! Whitewater Rafting on the Pigeon River – 22 Years of Adventure in the Smoky Mountains!Up to $700 sign on bonus!

Day Program Instructor

Natural Leaders

Alexandria, Virginia and Centreville, Virginia

Adventure and Grow with Natural Leaders Now Hiring Outdoor Adventure Day Program Instructors

Year-round

Job Starts: Jun 09, 2025

Rocks And Ropes Facilitator

YMCA of the Rockies

Granby, Colorado

Calling all adventure seekers! Help facilitate rocks & ropes courses while surrounded by mountains.

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 15, 2025

Outdoor Adventure Guide

National Ghost Ranch Foundation

Abiquiu, New Mexico

Do you love sharing the outdoors with others? Guide at Ghost Ranch June-August!

Seasonal

Job Starts: Jun 02, 2025

Outdoor Adventures Guide

National Ghost Ranch Foundation

Abiquiu, New Mexico

Do you love sharing the outdoors with others? Guide at Ghost Ranch May-September!

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 21, 2025

Big Bear Rafting

Outdoor Adventures

Tennessee

Whitewater Rafting Guides & Support Staff Needed for the 2025 Season!

Lodging

Alaska

Agulowak Retreat

Snake River Sporting Club

Club

Wyoming

Where Beauty Resides and Discovery Awaits

River Rat Whitewater

Outdoor Adventures

Tennessee

Join the United States Top Ranked and most Exciting Rafting Company for our 30th summer of adventure in the Smoky Mountains! AtTheRat.com

Kayak Guide/Surf Instructor

Stoke Dispensary

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Teach People to Kayak and Surf in the Outer Banks this Summer!

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 01, 2025

Wilderness Field Instructor

The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education

Wilmington, North Carolina

Now Hiring Field Instructors: Guide Backpacking and Paddling Trips!

Seasonal

Job Starts: Apr 30, 2025

Raft Guide

Smoky Mountain Outdoors

Hartford, Tennessee

Whitewater Raft Guides Needed! Join one of our Free Raft Guide Schools today. Apply Now!

Seasonal

Job Starts: May 01, 2025

Lodging

Minnesota

Historic Lodge in the heart of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness!

ROW Adventures, Sea Kayak Adventures

Outdoor Adventures

Idaho

"Sharing Nature - Enriching Lives" - Work with the premiere Rafting and Biking outfitter of the Northwest

Denali Park Zipline LLC

Outdoor Adventures

Alaska

Come work and play with us in Denali National Park! Awesome pay & great benefits!

Aramark - Lake Tahoe

Resort

California and Nevada

Thrilling Careers at America’s Premiere Alpine Lake

Denali ATV Adventures

Outdoor Adventures

Alaska

Wilderness ATV tours in Denali, Alaska - A summer job you'll never forget! Great benefits & Awesome pay!

Vermejo - A Ted Turner Reserve

Ranch

New Mexico

We are a hospitality brand that is grounded in conservation with a mission to connect people with nature.

Catalina Island Company

Resort

California

Seasonal and Year Round Jobs on beautiful Santa Catalina Island!

Aramark - Denali Park Resort

Resort

Alaska

Hospitality in the Heart of the Last Frontier!

Tour Company

Alaska

Escape to Alaska and Earn Great Money!

Denali Park Adventures

Tour Company

Alaska

Denali, Alaska - Adventures everywhere! Come share an amazing summer in Denali with us!

Kawanti Adventures

Outdoor Adventures

Alaska

Work in the Beauty of Alaska's Rainforest for the Summer!

NorthStar Helicopters

Outdoor Adventures

Alaska

Join NorthStar for your summer work adventure!

UnCruise Adventures

Cruise Line

Alaska

Your employment adventure starts here!

Ranch

Wyoming

The Summer Job You'll Remember Forever! Dubois, WY

Icy Strait Point

Resort

Alaska

Experience an authentic and remote Native village with Alaska-sized adventures and unspoiled wilderness

City Kids Wilderness Project

Camp

Wyoming

Outdoor Adventure for DC Youth at a Summer Camp in the Tetons

Premier Alaska Tours

Tour Company

Alaska

Live in the land of the Midnight Sun!

Wildman Adventure Resort

Outdoor Adventures

Wisconsin

Tons of variety and 8 adventures! Join us for an unforgettable summer, offering the biggest whitewater in the Midwest!

Alaskan Dream Cruises

Cruise Line

Alaska

Where your "office views" are whales and sea otters! Join us for our next summer season - Free Room & Board for onboard crew!

Big Frog Mountain Outfitters

Outdoor Adventures

Tennessee

Line up Next Summer 2025 Now - Join us in Tennessee for Rafting Season - Free Raft Guide Training!

Above and Beyond Alaska LLC

Outdoor Adventures

Alaska

Juneau's Top Rated Glacier and Kayak Guiding Outfitter is Hiring

Sockeye Cycle Co.

Outdoor Adventures

Alaska

Spend your summer on a bike!

Skylake Yosemite Camp

Camp

California

Summer job that will stick with you a lifetime. Connection with campers, fellow staff and the outdoors!

Mammoth Mountain

Ski Resort

California

California's Favorite Mountain Resort

Rockbrook Camp for Girls

Camp

North Carolina

A friendly outdoor community applauding kindness, creativity, and self-expression.

Black Diamond Resort Co

Resort

Alaska

Adventure at Black Diamond: We are ready for you!

Great Northern Resort

Resort

Montana

Exciting seasonal work at Glacier National Park

Bluefin Bay Family of Resorts

Resort

Minnesota

Located in Minnesota's most amazing area for outdoor recreation!

YMCA of the Rockies

Non Profit

Colorado

Create lifelong memories at our family resort & conference center next to Rocky Mountain National Park!

Evergreen Lodge, Rush Creek Lodge & Spa, and Firefall Ranch

Lodging

California

Join us in Yosemite!

Vista Verde Ranch

Ranch

Colorado

Breathe it in. It's Vista Verde. Apply NOW for Summer 2025!

Tour Company

Alaska

Checkout our various positions in Juneau, Haines and Skagway!

Lodging

Alaska

Work Extreme Arctic! - Live and Work in Alaska's Arctic - Experience the Midnight Sun - Witness the Awe-Inspiring Aurora Borealis

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