Work Camper Program

Augusta and New Kent Forestry Centers

Full-time campers volunteer at least ten hours of work per week per person in return for their stay at the facility. Both facilities offer a diversity of work interests, ranging from collecting and planting seed, to tree seedling grafting and greenhouse work, grounds keeping and carpentry. There is something for everyone at our nurseries. Interested? Call for more information.

Our campground has been featured in "Workcamper News", and both are so popular that many travelers have returned more than once. Since the campgrounds stay booked, campers are reminded to call well in advance to secure a site.

New Kent Forestry Center

• Phone: 804.966.2209
• six campsites, which include water, electrical, and sewer hookup.
• Shaded, quiet area of the nursery.
• Telephone, ice machine and laundry facilities are available to campers.
• Local points of interest: a nature trail at the center, bird watching, fishing, and many tourist attractions in nearby Williamsburg and Richmond.
• Map and Directions to the New Kent Forestry Center

Augusta Forestry Center

• Phone: 540.363.5732
• five campsites, which include water, electrical, and sewer hookup.
• Telephone, laundry facilities available to campers.
• Local points of interest: Blue Ridge Mountains, Skyline Drive, Newmarket Battlefield, Woodrow Wilson birthplace, a frontier museum, and caverns.
• Map and Directions to the Augusta Forestry Center

Last modified 2007-06-21