Workamper News

Our Featured Employer of the Week is Grand Canyon Conservancy! Check out more about them at: https://my.workamper.com/employer-profile/2

Grand Canyon Conservancy is the official non-profit partner to Grand Canyon National Park. Through our eight retail stores located at the North and South Rims of the Grand Canyon, we sell books and items that are educational and approved by the park service. We help the park service with programs and trail endowments through our member-based organization that currently has over 22 thousand supporters.

All of our Featured Employers can be found here: https://workamper.com/featured-employers

Today, I am speaking with a woman whose family just started RVing a little over a year ago, and now she manages a KOA campground in Michigan.

Brigette Patton discovered the Workamping lifestyle almost by accident, and it completely changed the direction of her family’s life.

After her husband lost his job, they took a leap of faith, bought an RV that happened to be for sale in their front yard, and landed their first Workamping job just days later.

That decision quickly opened doors from seasonal campground work to managing the Ludington KOA in Michigan. The job gives Brigette and her husband, David, an opportunity to work together while their boys – Noah, Isaiah and Sage – connect with other kids at the campground

Brigette also shares why creating memorable guest experiences and building relationships has become the heart of her work.

Finally, you’ll learn why the Luddington East/Pere Marquette River KOA Holiday campground is focused on family fun, creative themed weekends, and is already looking ahead to recruiting enthusiastic Workampers for the 2027 season.

https://workampershow.com/brigette-patton-from-idea-to-manager-in-one-year/

For many RVers, pets are part of the family. So, it’s no surprise that one of the first questions aspiring Workampers ask is, “Can I bring my pet with me?”

The answer is usually yes, but traveling and Workamping with pets requires a little more planning than some newcomers expect.

The good news is that plenty of Workampers successfully travel with dogs, cats and other companion animals. The reality, however, is that pets influence nearly every aspect of choosing a Workamping job. They affect where you can work, how long you can be away from your RV and even whether an employer offers you a position at all.

Fortunately, traveling with pets is entirely possible when owners plan ahead, communicate honestly and accept the responsibility that comes with bringing animals along for the ride.

Read this helpful article - and more - in our blog at https://workamper.com/blog/how-to-workamping/workamping-with-pets/