State Parks volunteers are the best!

In 2016, our remarkable volunteers contributed 222,250 service hours towards work in the parks. Volunteers for State Parks assist with everything from cleaning campsites to trail maintenance to assisting with telling the story of the parks. They clean beaches, complete service projects, assist with special events and help the park rangers by serving as camp hosts. We have groups that adopt their local parks, as well as friends groups who work to support both their individual parks and the state park system as a whole.

Our volunteers are vital to keeping the system running and a simply thank you does not seem like enough. Each year we recognize a few of our outstanding volunteers. Here are the awards for 2016: