Volunteer Opportunities

Our volunteers are dedicated to the preservation of Garden of the Gods Park.  Over 100  volunteers help to staff the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center in cooperation with the Park, Recreational and Cultural Services Department of the City of Colorado Springs.

Volunteers can choose to be active within programs and visitor services and/or lend financial support to the goals of FOGG through annual memberships and donations.

Become A Volunteer

Special Volunteer Activities
WANTED: Volunteers to assist in 30th street Clean-up Meets at 9 am on the 3rd Saturday of
the month. Contact Jeanne McElderry,  jmcelderry@gardenofgods.com or John Demmon johndemmon@comcast.net

Volunteers Education.  Click here for the Continuiung Education opportunutues for Garden of the Gods Volunteers.

Information Specialist 
Use your people skills at our Information Kiosk by interpreting exhibits and helping people from all over the world have the best experience in our park and our city as possible.

Naturalist Interpreter 
Share your enthusiasm for nature with visitors through walks through the Central Garden or present a talk on a subject of your choosing on the trail or in our Red Rocks Room.

Youth Program Leader (Parks Plus) 
Join other volunteers and City Staff in our Parks Plus program.  It is designed to teach children the natural wonders of our park.  Parks Plus is divided into two programs: Meet The Park is designed for younger children and introduces them to the park in general; Geology shows older children “How Those Red Rocks Got Here”.

Step On Guide 
Interact with groups of people who arrive by bus by joining them on their bus and interpreting the nature; geology; and history as you ride through the park.

Trail Maintenance / Clean-up  
The FOGG Trails Maintenance crew is an all-volunteer team that meets every 3rd Saturday to maintain the many trails of the Garden of the Gods. Trail work includes pruning back brush overgrowth, clearing out water drainage, ground erosion prevention, and litter control.

Anyone interested in joining the Trails Maintenance crew can contact the Visitor’s Center for more details.

Special Events Assistant 
Use your skills and enthusiasm for the park to help maintain both the park and its trails in a number of selected projects. FOGGhorn

Newsletter Staff
If you enjoy writing, consider assisting with the publication of the quarterly membership newsletter.

  
*All our volunteers join the ranks of the other Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services volunteers. 

Become A Volunteer