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GeneralEXTRA VEHICLE FEES: One vehicle is included in your reservation. Any additional vehicles will be charged $10.00 per vehicle, per night and will be collected by the camp host.
About Old Shady Rest Campground
Number of accommodations: 45
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
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Reviews (425)
What Guests Are Saying
Old Shady Rest Campground offers a clean, quiet environment with well-separated sites, making it ideal for camping. The campground is conveniently located near Mammoth Lakes, providing easy access to town and nearby hiking trails. While there are some construction activities and occasional noise from neighboring sites, many guests appreciate the friendly camp hosts and the overall peaceful atmosphere.
What Guests Are Saying
Old Shady Rest Campground offers a clean, quiet environment with well-separated sites, making it ideal for camping. The campground is conveniently located near Mammoth Lakes, providing easy access to town and nearby hiking trails. While there are some construction activities and occasional noise from neighboring sites, many guests appreciate the friendly camp hosts and the overall peaceful atmosphere.
Review Summary
Andon L
VerifiedMay 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Awesome time up here. Always great, loved the grounds. Had a conveniently located spot at 004 located next to the bathrooms, trash cans, and camp host. Was well within everything you’d wanna do in town from stopping at the grocery, tackle shops, or the mammoth village. Also great access to convict lake and surrounding lakes/creeks like twin, June, etc. Love it here and can’t wait to be back again soon!
Michael K
VerifiedMay 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
First few days of the season. All was clean, crisp and quiet. Had a great time.
I can't wait to go back with the family as it warms up so i can enjoy the frisbee golf etc.
Michael K
VerifiedMay 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
First few days of the season. All was clean, crisp and quiet. Had a great time.
I can't wait to go back with the family as it warms up so i can enjoy the frisbee golf etc.
Tuoxin L
VerifiedOctober 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Our group has made reservations for two sites, Site 50 and Site 49, both of which are fantastic. They are spacious and conveniently located close to the restroom facilities, which are both roomy and well-maintained. We have one car on one site, and two cars on the other. However, we were unaware of the need to pay for an extra car. Our reservation only indicated that each site could accommodate up to two cars, which is why we made an additional reservation since we have a total of three cars. As we were preparing to leave in the morning, the campground host or ranger, whoever manages the campground, approached us and charged $8 for an extra car at one of our campsites. I'm not really complaining, but it did catch us by surprise. It would be helpful if this rule were more prominently displayed for visitors when making reservation.
Tuoxin L
VerifiedOctober 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Our group has made reservations for two sites, Site 50 and Site 49, both of which are fantastic. They are spacious and conveniently located close to the restroom facilities, which are both roomy and well-maintained. We have one car on one site, and two cars on the other. However, we were unaware of the need to pay for an extra car. Our reservation only indicated that each site could accommodate up to two cars, which is why we made an additional reservation since we have a total of three cars. As we were preparing to leave in the morning, the campground host or ranger, whoever manages the campground, approached us and charged $8 for an extra car at one of our campsites. I'm not really complaining, but it did catch us by surprise. It would be helpful if this rule were more prominently displayed for visitors when making reservation.
Deanna H
VerifiedOctober 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Clean bathrooms and well-maintained campsite. We usually stay at New Shady Rest but it was closed. We were concerned about finding parking for a third car but ended up with only two, so that would be a consideration for the next time. Stayed one night on our way to backpacking and will be back!
Deanna H
VerifiedOctober 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Clean bathrooms and well-maintained campsite. We usually stay at New Shady Rest but it was closed. We were concerned about finding parking for a third car but ended up with only two, so that would be a consideration for the next time. Stayed one night on our way to backpacking and will be back!
Emily L
VerifiedOctober 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
This spurs in this campground are angled at odds with the direction of travel around the loop, which makes for very difficult trailer parking. In a further overt act of hostility the forest service has seen fit to line the road and sites with large boulders making it just that bit even harder to get your rig into your site as you navigate the impossible angles.
Emily L
VerifiedOctober 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
This spurs in this campground are angled at odds with the direction of travel around the loop, which makes for very difficult trailer parking. In a further overt act of hostility the forest service has seen fit to line the road and sites with large boulders making it just that bit even harder to get your rig into your site as you navigate the impossible angles.
Barbara S
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
I have been camping at Shady Rest Campground since 1956, and have nothing but fond memories of this lovely spot. Yes, it's changed over the decades, but some things one can count on: shady trees! Old Shady Rest will remain my choice; New Shady Rest is a bit too crowded for me.
We stayed for 5 nights in space 5 in our 24' RV and loved it. The neighbors and camp host were very friendly; the bathrooms clean; the campground decently quiet. During the day, the sound of chain saws at New Shady Rest as crews thin the trees might have been annoying, but we left for adventures every day, and the crew promptly stopped work at 4:30.
The location of both Shady Rest Campgrounds is ideal for those who want to get around easily, and the beautiful Shady Rest Park is a tiny bike ride or walk.
Location Old Shady Rest Campground
Address:
Mammoth Lakes, CA, 93546
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 37.6506 / -118.961
Elevation: 2377 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- Reserved Sites will be held until the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Please call the office at 760-934-5795 if you need to inform the campground of an arrival time greater than 24 hours after your arrival date, or if you will not use your reservation whatsoever.
- $10 charge for use of the dump station
- This is a high elevation facility; please use caution when traveling from lower elevations
- Be bear aware; keep all food out of site in approved containers or locked inside your vehicle and remove all food from area after eating; always keep a clean camp and do not feed any wild animals
- Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.
- Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed.
- Only 2 pets per site allowed.
- Please Note: One RV with tow per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. In accordance with standard industry practices, Inyo Recreation will assess an additional $10.00 extra vehicle fee per day for the second vehicle in each single family campsite, and on the third and fourth vehicle in any double family campsite, provided these vehicles are not joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site. In the case of motorcycles, the first two are considered one vehicle, and the third and fourth motorcycle are also considered one vehicle. No additional vehicle fees are collected for bicycles.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.
- Click here for more information about Inyo National Forest
- PASS DISCOUNTS: You must provide your pass and photo identification upon check in. If you received a pass discount for which you were not eligible, you must pay the difference in price upon arrival.
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralEXTRA VEHICLE FEES: One vehicle is included in your reservation. Any additional vehicles will be charged $10.00 per vehicle, per night and will be collected by the camp host.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
