Camp Worker/Dock Hand

Individual Live-In Fishing Resort Maintenance Worker

Organization: Route Lake Lodge

Job Type: Seasonal May 7th to September 30th

Location: Dryden, Ontario

Website: http://www.routelakelodge.com

Organization Description:

Route Lake Lodge is a remote, boat-in tourist resort featuring outstanding fishing and hunting opportunities to adventurous Canadians and American outdoors people. This small, family run camp is located on a remote lake in NW Ontario. It is a seasonal business which is open from May through September. Rustic cabins dot the shoreline and motorized boats transport guests to our island on the water system. Route Lake Lodge is known for its cozy, off-the-grid accommodation, sustainable conservation-minded fishery, friendly customer service, and environmentally minded business ethics. It is a unique vacation destination-- off the beaten path, deep in the Boreal forest where wilderness rules! Surround yourselves with tranquility; visit the homeland of moose, black bear, bald eagles, loons, walleye, perch, lake trout, northern pike and northern lights! Route Lake is simply elegant camping. Learn more at routelakelodge.com

Job Description:

Are you adventurous? Do you like the outdoors? Would you like to learn many skills that will help you in your everyday life? Then come live and work in a log cabin on a remote lake in NW Ontario for 5 months! Assist in running a busy, rustic and secluded, off the grid, fishing and hunting wilderness resort. Full time seasonal work (5-6 days per week) from May 7th -September 30th. Would like people with some of the following skills but not a necessity - Immaculate cabin cleaning, building and grounds maintenance, dockhand, painting, lawn care and gardening, laundry, wood splitting, motorboat operations and repair, friendly customer service, fishing experience, conservation ethic and environmental knowledge. Starting pay for salaried positions is $3000-$3500/month. PLUS, FREE HOUSING. Additional benefits: use of boat and weekly tips acquired from guests.

Qualifications:

Applicants must be in EXCELLENT PHYSICAL SHAPE-hardworking with the ability to do some heavy lifting and portaging. Looking for mature, responsible, service-minded people with a sense of independence and adventure; folks who enjoy outdoor physical work and want to create an charming environment for guests. Live an alternative lifestyle while working with nature. Spend your days off swimming, fishing, and exploring the boreal forest at this unplugged, boat-in resort. Learn more at www.routelakelodge.com

Apply To:

IF you are ENERGETIC, STRONG, Detail -Oriented, and OUTDOORSY, please send a COVER LETTER, RESUMES with skills acquired and past employer's contact info, and two LETTERS of REFERENCE to [email protected] by February 28, 2026. Phone interviews will follow for selected applicants (330)351-6659. Job offers are made when proper people are found.