Old Shady Rest is a single-loop campground with 46 dirt and paved campsites set in an old-growth Jeffrey pine forest within walking distance of basic town services, just across the road from the larger New Shady Rest Campground. Most of the sites here are better suited to small rigs and tent camping. There is a trailhead for the Knolls Loop, water, bathrooms and access by way of the Shady Rest Path to Shady Rest Park and the Town Loop. Trails for motorized and non-motorized pursuits are within a short distance.