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New Shady Rest Campground

Photo: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain

94
sites: May–Sep
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

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Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest

As of Nov 9, 9:15 PM PST · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

94 sites for RV and tent campingReservable on Recreation.gov
At 7,798 ft
Mammoth Ranger DistrictInyo National Forest

New Shady Rest Campground is a large facility convenient to numerous outdoor activities and attractions in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. The campground is popular for hiking, mountain biking, sightseeing and hitting the adjacent town of Mammoth Lakes for shopping and dining. The facility accommodates both tents and RVs.

Around this trail

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Sleep close
New Shady Rest Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Eat after
The Breakfast Club
Restaurant
In town
If it rains
Mammoth Museum
Museum
In town

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Local outfitters

Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit3 mi away
Bishop Pack Outfitters34 mi away

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Also worth it near here
- SHADY REST SKI LOOPHiking · Next doorPhoto: moonjazz from San DIego, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Mammoth CreekCanoeing · ~3 min drive
- Sector FRock climbing · ~4 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit New Shady Rest Campground
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
1. Jan
  41° / 17°
2. Feb
  41° / 18°
3. Mar
  45° / 22°
4. Apr
  51° / 27°
5. May
  60° / 35°
6. Jun
  70° / 42°
7. Jul
  78° / 49°
8. Aug
  77° / 47°
9. Sep
  71° / 40°
10. Oct
  61° / 30°
11. Nov
  49° / 23°
12. Dec
  41° / 17°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 0.1 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.