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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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Elkhorn Ranch - Montana

Ranch

Montana

Spend the summer creating an unforgettable guest experience while working with a great team, on the border of Yellowstone National Park.
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Park Guide

First Flight Adventure Park

Nags Head, North Carolina

Work and Live on the Outer Banks, NC as a Aerial Adventure Park Guide - Housing available!

Seasonal
Job Starts: Apr 01, 2025

Zipline Guides

Wildwater

Bryson City, North Carolina, Ducktown, Tennessee, and Long Creek, South Carolina

Become an outdoor professional! Zipline Canopy Rangers Wanted in the Southeast for Summer 2025!

Seasonal
Job Starts: May 01, 2025

Raft Guides

Wildwater

Bryson City, North Carolina, Ducktown, Tennessee, and Long Creek, South Carolina

Become an outdoor professional! Whitewater Rafting in the Southeast for Summer 2025!

Seasonal
Job Starts: May 01, 2025
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Royal Gorge Rafting & Zip Line Tours

Outdoor Adventures

Colorado

Now Hiring New and Experienced guides for both rafting & zipline tours. Join Colorado's #1 destination for rafting & zip line tours - One Location - 100% Fun!
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Outdoor Youth Mentor

RedCliff Ascent

Enterprise, Utah

Love the Outdoors? Become an Outdoor Youth Mentor: 8-Day Backcountry Shifts Mentoring At-Risk Teens!

Year-round
Job Starts: Jan 30, 2025
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Denali ATV Adventures

Outdoor Adventures

Alaska

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

Elements Program

Huntington, Utah

Never too early to find your next adventure and work as a Mentor!

Year-round
Job Starts: Jan 30, 2025

Tour Guide

Boyden Cavern

Kings Canyon NP, California

Boyden Cavern is seeking 6-8 new Cavern Tour Guides for the 2025 season in Kings Canyon, CA!

Seasonal
Job Starts: Apr 18, 2025

Snorkel Tour Guide

Snorkel Alaska

Ketchikan, Alaska

Snorkel Alaska in Ketchikan is hiring Tour Guides! Snorkeling in Alaska???? That's right!

Seasonal
Job Starts: May 01, 2025
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American Adventure Expeditions

Outdoor Adventures

Colorado

Now hiring 1st Time & Experienced Guides, Office Staff & Drivers. Top Pay, Great Incentives, Free Housing! Work on Colorado's #1 River with Colorado's #1 Outfitter!
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Southeast Exposure

Outdoor Adventures

Alaska

Spend the summer in beautiful Southeast Alaska working for a locally owned and operated family business of 39 years!
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Zipline Guide

Montana Whitewater

Gallatin Gateway, Montana and Gardiner, Montana

Fly High Get Wet! Outside of Yellowstone National Park

Seasonal
Job Starts: May 12, 2025
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Alaska 360

Tour Company

Alaska

Work for the Ultimate Seasonal Adventure in Skagway, Alaska!
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Flathead Lake Lodge

Ranch

Montana

Flathead Lake, Glacier National Park and our Montana Guest Ranch. Your Summer Dream Job is Waiting!
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Tour Guide

Kayak Lake Powell

Page, Arizona

Explore. Paddle. Play. 🌊 At Kayak Lake Powell, we turn Lake Powell’s beauty into your adventure! 🚣

Seasonal
Job Starts: Feb 17, 2025

Tour Guide

Teton Floats

Jackson, Wyoming

Professional interpretive tour guide needed to lead trips in Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Park

Seasonal
Job Starts: May 01, 2025

Wilderness Leader

Camp Tawonga

California

21+ Wilderness Backpacking Leaders Needed! Will Reimburse for WFR Certification!

Seasonal
Job Starts: May 22, 2025
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SOAR Inc

Non Profit

Florida, North Carolina, and Wyoming

Adventure Based Programming for Neurodivergent Youth and Young Adults
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West Creek Ranch

Ranch

Montana

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

Bindlestiff Tours

Anchorage, Alaska and Las Vegas, Nevada

Spend Summer 2025 working as an Adventure Tour Guide - throughout Alaska & Canada!

Seasonal
Job Starts: Mar 25, 2025

Raft Guide

Sage Outdoor Adventures

Gypsum, Colorado

Huge fun on Colorado's best whitewater. Hiring Experienced & Inexperienced guides.

Seasonal
Job Starts: May 20, 2025
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Camp Chief Ouray

Camp

Colorado

Whether you're looking for a job as a camp counselor, wrangler, backpacking & adventure leader, office position, media specialist - we have something for everyone. Hiring for May - August, 2025.
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Camp Tawonga

Camp

California

Sierra Mountains! Tuolumne River! Fulfilling Jobs! Amazing Community!
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Raft Guide

Nantahala Outdoor Center

Mountain Rest, South Carolina, North Carolina, Ocoee, Tennessee, and Walnut, North Carolina

The 2025 Season is getting close!

Seasonal
Job Starts: Mar 10, 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: Apr 14, 2025
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Icy Strait Point

Resort

Alaska

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

Tour Company

Alaska

Join Juneau's Adventure Tour Company! We are paying top wages for experienced adventurers to be part of our 2025 season team!
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Soaring Treetop Adventures

Outdoor Adventures

Colorado

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

Anacortes Kayak Tours

Anacortes, Washington

Join Our Team of Fun Professionals & Experience Life in the San Juan Islands as a Sea Kayaking Guide

Seasonal
Job Starts: May 01, 2025
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Camp Walt Whitman

Camp

New Hampshire

Be around great people and kids in a beautiful part of New England - Join our friendly Camp Counselor staff for an unforgettable summer!
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Camp Thunderbird

Camp

Minnesota

Adventure Seekers Wanted! Join our Premiere Boys/Girls Camps and Expedition Programs while Experiencing Our Globally Diverse Staff Community!
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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!
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Camp IHC

Camp

Pennsylvania

A nine week opportunity to unleash a child’s innate curiosity, creativity, competitive instincts and sense of adventure!
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Jeep Guide

Alaska Travel Adventures

Ketchikan, Alaska

Spend your summer guiding in the mountains of southeast Alaska as a Backcountry Jeep Guide!

Seasonal
Job Starts: Apr 01, 2025

Kayak Guide

Discovery Sea Kayaks

Friday Harbor, Washington

Lead Sea Kayaking Trips off the stunning San Juan Island of Washington State!

Seasonal
Job Starts: May 01, 2025

Tour Guide

Bindlestiff Tours

Glacier National Park, Montana, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, Joshua Tree National Park, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and more!

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

Seasonal
Job Starts: Mar 25, 2025

ATV Guide

New River ATV

Fayetteville, West Virginia

The New River Gorge's Motorsports Destination!

Seasonal
Job Starts: May 01, 2025
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Camp Micah

Camp

Maine

Best summer job for anyone who loves the outdoors and working with kids. Truly an amazing experience to make lifelong friendships and challenge yourself!
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The Road Less Traveled

Tour Company

Illinois

If you love to travel, are passionate about youth development and want to make a difference in kids' lives, we'd love to have you lead trips for us this summer!
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CDL/Tour Guide

Southeast Tours

Skagway, Alaska

Work Where Adventure Awaits –Private Housing Options Available for CDL Drivers

Seasonal
Job Starts: Apr 18, 2025
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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!
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RaftOne

Outdoor Adventures

Tennessee

Dreaming of the job that's better than a vacation? Join us!
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Vista Verde Ranch

Ranch

Colorado

Vista Verde Ranch - Join us for the rest of the 2024 Summer or check us out for Winter '24-25!
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Alaska X

Tour Company

Alaska

Checkout our various positions in Juneau, Haines and Skagway!
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Work Arctic

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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