 In a series of flash @-@ forwards in the final episode , it is shown that Ron decides to leave his now @-@ successful construction company . He is shown talking to Ben Wyatt about having diversified his funds by selling half his gold . The flash @-@ forward reveals that Ron purchased 51 % interest in the Lagavulin Distillery . Feeling his life lacks purpose , he asks Leslie for advice and she arranges for him to be the new superintendent of the Pawnee National Park . One of the last shots of Ron in the series features him " at work , " happily paddling a canoe around the lake in the park to the tune of " Buddy " by Willie Nelson . 
