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Old Shady Rest Campground

Warning

General

EXTRA 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.

Old Shady Rest Campground
OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

About Old Shady Rest Campground

Old Shady Rest Campground is a large facility convenient to numerous outdoor activities and attractions in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, and within walking distance of the full-service community of Mammoth Lakes. The campground is popular for hiking, mountain biking, sightseeing and hitting the town for shopping and dining. The facility best accommodates tents and small to medium-sized RVs.

Number of accommodations: 45

Campground Amenities

  • Dump Station
    Dump Station

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
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Currently closed - Opens on May 1

Sites & Availability

45 Sites Available

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Price
🚐 001, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 002, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 003, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 004, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 005, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 006, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 007, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 008, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 009, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 010, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 011, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 012, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 014, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 015, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 016, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 017, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 018, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 019, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 020, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 021, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 022, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 023, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 024, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 025, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 026, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 027, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 028, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 029, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 030, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 031, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 032, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 033, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 035, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 036, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 037, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 038, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 040, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 044, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 045, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 046, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 047, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 048, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 049, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 050, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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🚐 051, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
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$32.00
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Reviews (212)

What Guests Are Saying

Old Shady Rest Campground offers a peaceful and well-maintained environment, with clean restrooms and friendly camp hosts. Many guests appreciate the campground's proximity to Mammoth Lakes and various outdoor activities, as well as the spacious sites among the pine trees. However, some visitors noted challenges with access roads and the need for facility upgrades, particularly regarding showers.

Review Summary

4.4
212 reviews
5
60.8%
129
4
25.9%
55
3
6.6%
14
2
3.3%
7
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3.3%
7

Ari G

Verified

September 17, 2020 Stayed at: 022, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

5

Nice and shady. Part we were in had spread out campsites. Was a bit chiller, less partying than other sites

Radley O

Verified

September 6, 2020 Stayed at: 029, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

4

Convenient location.

jonathon f

Verified

September 3, 2020 Stayed at: 024, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

5

We have stayed here before several times and it is a favorite campground of ours. Anthony the camp host was very friendly and helpful with questions we had.

Lizzet R

Verified

August 30, 2020 Stayed at: 015, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

5

Old Shady campground was great! Really amazing staff, and great experience. Site was so clean, and felt really safe.will definitely be coming back!

John R

Verified

August 27, 2020 Stayed at: 027, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

5

Great location. Camp host was super!

Kate N

Verified

August 24, 2020 Stayed at: 022, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

4

Wonderful, quiet campground. Walk to town, good amenities. Large campsites. Dog friendly.

FRANK K

Verified

August 21, 2020 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

3

Nice and clean campground and close to the town, easy walk there and 10 min drive to the lakes. However, as it is close to town and a main road, you can hear road noise .

Madison B

Verified

August 20, 2020 Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

4

We love Shady Rest campground! Anthony, the host, was very nice and gave us a fun tip about the hot springs nearby!

Esther M

Verified

August 20, 2020 Stayed at: 027, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

5

Considering how close this campground is to town and the main road, we did have a bear walk through the camp while we were sitting at the campfire, so please put away all your smellables and trash all the time. It just kept on walking by when we spotted it with our headlights, so no issues.

Michael M

Verified

August 17, 2020 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND

5

Great campground with beautiful trees and space to breathe between the sites. You might occasionally hear some city and road noise, but the trade off is convenient access to town, and slightly warmer temperatures than the campgrounds up in the lakes basin.

Location Old Shady Rest Campground

Address:

Mammoth Lakes, CA, 93546
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 37.6506 / -118.961

Elevation: 2377 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

Reserved Sites will be held until checkout time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of the second day 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.

General

$10 charge for use of the dump station

General

This is a high elevation facility; please use caution when traveling from lower elevations

General

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

General

Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.

General

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.  

General

Only 2 pets per site allowed.

General

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.

General

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.

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Click here for more information about Inyo National Forest

General

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

General

EXTRA 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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