You can help the Friends of Hocking Hills State Park with education, outreach, event planning, fundraising, or administrative support, as well as providing volunteers for needed Park projects and special events. We do not have any paid staff, so volunteers are a crucial part of our organization, and your time is just as valuable as any monetary contribution! Everyone is welcome, and we can match you with a project or activity that suits your interests and meets the needs of the Park.

Listed below are some of the many volunteer opportunities for those who want to support the Hocking Hills State Park. You may also think of ways that you can support the Friends and the Park that we haven’t even thought of yet!

Our unique Chinese Auction features an exclusive selection of gifts from donors throughout the Hocking Hills area. We need help before the Auction with soliciting for donations and desserts, picking up donations, and designing and distributing promotional materials. At the event itself, we need help setting up, selling tickets at the door, manning a Friends booth, serving desserts, running prizes, and cleaning up. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Greg Kidwell.

Our nature photography contest is one of the largest in the region, and includes a 24-hour contest throughout four counties, as well as free programming open to the public all weekend. We need help in soliciting for vendors and sponsorships, advertising the event, and processing registrations before the event. At the event, we need help setting up, selling merchandise, manning vendor booths, helping with on-site registration, auditing, and cleaning up. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Barb Jividen.

The Hocking Hills Poker Run is a 122 mile ride through five State Parks and Wayne National Forest. Beforehand, we need help in soliciting sponsors, and in event planning and advertising. The day of the event, we need help with registration, manning stops along the route, selling merchandise, serving dinner, and cleaning up. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Lisa Eiselstein.

Help support and promote educational programs and special events at the Park. This is a hands-on way to make a difference, and always a unique experience. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Jamie Kidwell.

Join us on a sunny summer weekend or during a special event at the Park, to distribute Friends information, solicit memberships & donations, and to sell Hocking Hills merchandise. It is a fun way to spend the day! If you are interested in learning more, please contact Jennifer Mitchell.

These are just a handful of the many ongoing volunteer opportunities available to help and support the Friends of Hocking Hills Park. Are you interested in volunteering in any other capactity? Have an idea that we have not thought of yet? Please contact Jerry Jividen.