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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Average nightly rates45 total sites
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45 sites
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 (470)
What Guests Are Saying
Old Shady Rest Campground offers a pleasant and well-maintained environment with spacious, level sites suitable for both tents and RVs. Its convenient location near town and various recreational activities adds to its appeal, while friendly hosts enhance the overall experience. Some minor drawbacks include occasional noise from nearby roads and the presence of ants, but these do not detract significantly from the campground's charm and cleanliness.
What Guests Are Saying
Old Shady Rest Campground offers a pleasant and well-maintained environment with spacious, level sites suitable for both tents and RVs. Its convenient location near town and various recreational activities adds to its appeal, while friendly hosts enhance the overall experience. Some minor drawbacks include occasional noise from nearby roads and the presence of ants, but these do not detract significantly from the campground's charm and cleanliness.
Review Summary
William B
VerifiedJune 27, 2026 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Easy access to town and trolly system. Campground is well used so we found it to be very dusty.
Jane D
VerifiedJune 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Campground host visited us shortly after we had set up camp. He was friendly and informative. The campsite was neat when we arrived and appreciate the new picnic tables. Love Old Shady Rest and sad that we were just passing through on this trip!
Kristin N
VerifiedJuly 3, 2026 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Excellent, quiet and very clean campground!
michael m
VerifiedJuly 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Clean and quiet
Evelina R
VerifiedJuly 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
This is a well maintained campsite with enough space for tent or rv camping. Bathrooms are cleaned every day. The location is very convenient, its only minutes away from grocery stores and restaurants. Theres plenty of shade at the campsites.
Mike W
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Nice centrally located campground with good amenities. Campsites are large, flat, clean, and have plenty of room for parking. Sites, bathrooms and grounds were very well maintained.
Louisa F
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Well maintained campground. My site was #33 which is long enough for a trailer and a vehicle, wide enough for a slide out. There is no dump station at Old Shady Rest. We had to towing the RV to New Shady, waited in a long line and paid $12 for dumping.
elisha n
VerifiedJuly 15, 2026 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
elisha n
VerifiedJuly 15, 2026 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Spencer H
VerifiedJuly 17, 2026 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: AREA OLD SHADY REST CAMPGROUND
Simple basic campground attracts a lot of RVs. The site has little to no privacy. People obviously feed the chipmunks as they are very brazen in their behavior hard to scared off and to make it worse there are signs warning they carry the PLAGUE. But the biggest detractor was it’s in Mammoth I can’t see what others do in that town even if it was the best site in the world I wouldn’t return because of the town and the people in it. Be warned do NOT visit during holidays particularly 4th of July the town cares way more about making money of tourists than ensuring visitors have a safe and pleasant visit.
Location Old Shady Rest Campground
Address:
Mammoth Lakes, CA, 93546
United States
Elevation: 2377 feet
0.8 mi drive to downtown Mammoth Lakes (about 3 min)
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: September 2, 2026
