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The work-camper team installing a power pedestal at Outside Inn Campground, Santee SC

Work With Us

A full hook-up site in exchange for your skills and your time. The right fit gets a home base. We get someone great. The animals get more humans to charm.

Full hook-up site30/50 ampWork exchangeSC Lowcountry
What it is

Work camping at Outside Inn.

Warm, but honest: this is a work exchange, not a vacation. Great for the right person — and this page is meant to make clear who that is.

Work camping at Outside Inn means you live on-site in your own rig on a full hook-up site — 30/50 amp, water, sewer — in exchange for helping us run the property. Exactly what that looks like depends on your skills and what we need at the time.

We’re a 60+ acre working farm and campground in the SC Lowcountry with 28 RV sites, two private glamping units, 25+ animals, and more to build. There’s always something to do. If you’re someone who sees what needs doing without being asked, you’ll fit right in.

Work camping South Carolina Full hookup site work exchange Farm work camping Camp host position Rolling — apply anytime
Wooded campsite rv at Outside Inn Campground, Santee SC
What you get

A home base on the farm.

You park on a full hook-up site with everything turned on, and you become part of the place — not a guest passing through, but someone the animals learn to recognize.

Full hook-up RV site — 30/50 amp, water, sewer All utilities included Access to the farmstand, trails & farm Part of the daily farm feedings A real community — Clair, Chris & the girls
What we need from you

Roles we regularly look for.

The right work camper varies with our current needs. These are the roles that come up most — and we’re always open to skilled campers who bring something we haven’t listed. Tell us what you do well.
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Property Photography & Content

Walking the property, documenting the farm, animals, sites, and guest experiences. Wide, immersive, sense-of-place imagery — not close-up detail shots. Ideal for photographers with a landscape or lifestyle background who understand natural light.

Hands-onProperty

Groundskeeping & Maintenance

Mowing, trail upkeep, general property maintenance, site prep between guests, minor repairs and improvements. Ideal for handy self-starters who notice what needs doing.

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Guest Services / Front of House

Greeting guests, answering questions, farmstand upkeep, general hospitality support. Ideal for people who love the camping lifestyle and know how to make someone feel welcome.

In the barnThe farm

Farm Assistance

Animal feedings, pasture maintenance, and general farm support alongside Clair and Chris. You don’t need to be a farmer — but you can’t be afraid of Fred.

Brushing highland cow at Outside Inn Campground, Santee SC
Who fits here

This is a good fit if you are…

Self-directed — you see what needs doing and do it. Genuinely comfortable around farm animals and the outdoors. Respectful of guests, the property, and the community we’re building. A good communicator, because we’re a small team. Flexible, because farm life doesn’t always follow a schedule. And someone who wants to be part of something, not just park somewhere.

Self-directed Comfortable around animals Respectful & reliable A good communicator Flexible
Honest heads-up. This is probably not the right fit if you’re looking for a quiet, hands-off spot to park for the winter. We love those campers too — they’re welcome as paying RV guests. Work camping here means showing up and being useful.
Pine forest dusk tractor at Outside Inn Campground, Santee SC
Life here

What the day-to-day actually feels like.

You’ll wake up to roosters. You’ll end your evenings at a fire ring with the farm quiet around you. You’ll know every animal by name within a week — Fred will make sure of it.

You’ll be part of a property that’s still being built, which means your contribution actually matters and you’ll be able to see it. The Lowcountry is stunning in fall, winter, and spring. Summers are hot — fair warning.

Meet the farm family
How to apply

Interested? Tell us about yourself.

Keep it simple — we want a conversation, not a resume. Send us an email and a real person reads every word.

Send us an email at stay@outsideinncampground.com with:

  • A little about you and your rig
  • What skills or experience you’d bring
  • When you’re available, and for how long
  • Why Outside Inn specifically — what drew you here

Prefer a form? You can also reach us through the contact page — just mention you’re a work camper and it routes to the same inbox.

We read every application. We’ll be in touch if it looks like a good fit — usually within a few days. Want to see what you’d be joining first? Follow @buildingoutsideinn for the behind-the-scenes reality of building a farm from scratch. No highlight reel. Just the real thing.
Work exchange

Show up and be useful.

If you want a home base on a working farm in the Lowcountry — and you’re the kind of person who sees what needs doing and does it — we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now
Full hook-up site · 30/50 amp, water & sewer · rolling applications