In a few more weeks we will conclude our work camping experience at Wild Duck Campground in Scarborough, Maine. Wild Duck Campground is a 70 site, adults-only park that is heavily wooded and very serene. It it located at the edge of a marsh. Mosquitoes are no more prevalent than any where else in New England. The park is owned and managed by Chris McCallum, a young, hard-working and very friendly owner. He values good customer service.  The park is less than 10 miles from Portland. 

My wife and I worked the same four days each week and are off the other three. This gave us ample time to do what we wanted to do in Maine. Sandy worked in the office for 16 hours (four 4-hour days). She answered the phone, sold merchandise and took reservations and assisted guests with information about the park and surrounding attractions and businesses. I did maintenance, and my days averaged 4 hours per day. There were a handful of days in which I only worked three hours, but most days plan on four hours and a few days you will need to work four and a half hours to complete your tasks. My duties involved collecting garbage from small residential-style metal cans and placing the bags into a John Deere Gator. Driving the gator to the dumpster and unloading. Raking each site as it is vacated or needing to be prepped for incoming guests, this includes cleaning the fire ring, picking up the raked pine needles and leaves and putting them into the Gator to transport to the dump in a remote corner of the campground. My final task each day was to clean the men's and women's bathroom and the laundry. Some guys do more grass cutting and weed whacking and less of what I did.

Our compensation was as follows: a free full hook up site with 30 amps, free propane and $50 of free electricity per month. And you get a free camp T-shirt.