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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
Greta N
VerifiedJuly 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
This was a nice place to camp close to Mammoth Lakes. The sites weren't terribly private but it was quiet and clean. Our only complaint was that, for some sites (like ours #44), it was a looooong way to the bathroom. Not a problem during the day but not fun if you need to go during the night. You will be wide awake when you get back! As for Mammoth Lakes, we were 0 for 2 on restaurant choices until our son suggested Distant Brewing. That one was a winner!
Bruce W
VerifiedJune 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Great campground. Nice and shady. Close to town. Hosts very very nice and helpful.
Bruce W
VerifiedJune 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Great campground. Nice and shady. Close to town. Hosts very very nice and helpful.
Melody R
VerifiedJune 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Great location good amount space between most campsites , host did his job but was very non personable.
Melody R
VerifiedJune 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Great location good amount space between most campsites , host did his job but was very non personable.
Scott K
VerifiedJune 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Old Shady Rest is convenient, clean and quiet. We have enjoyed many trips and sometimes stayed for a week, sometimes just a couple of times. Spots are on the small side if you’re looking to bring an extended size trailer—expect the campground road to be a little tight and the approach to get your rig situated a little bit of a challenge.
When we parked within an hour or so got a friendly visit by the host who gave us our vehicle display note. He gave us a simple campground guide (do’s and dont’s) and cautioned us to read the part about bears and keeping our food carefully locked up in the provided beer lockers.
The week we were there (mid June 2023) it was raining off and on and the site flooded. We enjoyed the easy walking/biking trails that are right near the campground and walked over to the mammoth visitor center and Starbucks across the street. The spots where we usually stay have no hook ups and we don’t need them anyways. Both Shady Rest’s are good “go to” spots for a summertime home base in Mammoth.
Scott K
VerifiedJune 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Old Shady Rest is convenient, clean and quiet. We have enjoyed many trips and sometimes stayed for a week, sometimes just a couple of times. Spots are on the small side if you’re looking to bring an extended size trailer—expect the campground road to be a little tight and the approach to get your rig situated a little bit of a challenge.
When we parked within an hour or so got a friendly visit by the host who gave us our vehicle display note. He gave us a simple campground guide (do’s and dont’s) and cautioned us to read the part about bears and keeping our food carefully locked up in the provided beer lockers.
The week we were there (mid June 2023) it was raining off and on and the site flooded. We enjoyed the easy walking/biking trails that are right near the campground and walked over to the mammoth visitor center and Starbucks across the street. The spots where we usually stay have no hook ups and we don’t need them anyways. Both Shady Rest’s are good “go to” spots for a summertime home base in Mammoth.
Rebecca H
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Ant hills EVERYWHERE. worried about finding a 5'×5' patch to sit the dog or our chairs in. But, the bathrooms & host were nice, and the trees were gorgeous. More bears than i expected.
Rebecca H
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Ant hills EVERYWHERE. worried about finding a 5'×5' patch to sit the dog or our chairs in. But, the bathrooms & host were nice, and the trees were gorgeous. More bears than i expected.
Debbie C
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2022 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Nice, shady campground with good amenities (clean restrooms, water access). Couldn't locate a place to dump trash though. The camp host was friendly and also sells firewood bundles for $8. Fairly quiet area and set back off the main road a bit - I have camped here quite a few times over the years. It's a good location for heading off to your Mammoth Lakes adventures like fishing at Crowley or Convict Lake and Owens River or heading through town to Twin Lakes, Lake Mary, George and Horseshoe Lake or to the Mammoth Adventure Center, San Juoquin River/Rainbow Falls/Devil's Postpile area. Saw a few chipmunks and ground squirrels and several birds in the campground. We camped the very last week of the season and it looked like they were replacing the old wooden picnic tables with new picnic tables.
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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