Shady Rest Park

Destination adopted by: PUP Hiking Company

  • Shady Rest Park is an extensive and popular public recreation facility carved into a forest of Jeffrey pine at the end of the Shady Rest Path and Sawmill Cutoff Road. The park offers playground equipment, a sheltered picnic area, restrooms, sand volleyball courts, softball fields, green-grass soccer fields, a concession stand, a parking area and a small "street scene" skatepark designed for all ability levels. Picnic facilities may be reserved by contacting the Town's Recreation Department; visit the Local Recreation Resources page for more information. In winter, the parking area serves as a staging point for multiple winter activities.

  • Shady Rest Park is an extensive and popular public recreation facility carved into a forest of Jeffrey pine at the end of the Shady Rest Path and Sawmill Cutoff Road. The park offers playground equipment, a sheltered picnic area, restrooms, sand volleyball courts, softball fields, green-grass soccer fields, a concession stand, a parking area and a small "street scene" skatepark designed for all ability levels. Picnic facilities may be reserved by contacting the Town's Recreation Department; visit the Local Recreation Resources page for more information. In winter, the parking area serves as a staging point for multiple winter activities.

Avalanche Forecast for 11/30/2024

  • AVALANCHE FORECAST: Surface instabilities like storm and wind slabs have become increasingly unlikely in the days since our last storm. However, a concerning structure of strong, new storm snow over weak, old facets exists in isolated areas, particularly in the northern half of the forecast area. As you head out into the backcountry, it's worth building in larger terrain margins to account for this uncertainty. Find out More

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Related Trails

Related Trails

Trail Length (mi) Surface Activities and Services
A Trail - Groomed Snowmobile Trail 13.2 Snow Cross Country Skiing Dog Sledding Snowmobiling Snowshoeing
Knolls Loop 9.9 Sand E-Biking Mountain Biking Off Highway Vehicles
Shady Rest Path 0.8 Asphalt Biking E-Biking Hiking Pets
Shady Rest Winter Trails 2.9 Snow Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Winter Fat Biking

Related Experiences

Related Experiences

Experience Rating Length (mi) Surface Duration
Cross Country Skiing the MLTS Nordic Trail System at Shady Rest 1.8 Snow Less than 4 hours
Dog Sledding the A, B, K Trails Loop 9.0 Snow Half day
E-Biking the Shady Rest Path 0.8 Asphalt About an hour
Family Biking at Shady Rest 5.5 Mixed Less than 4 hours
Family Biking the Shady Rest Park Loop 2.7 Mixed Less than 4 hours
Handcycling Around Town 4.5 Mixed Less than 4 hours
Handcycling at Shady Rest Park 1.8 Mixed Less than 4 hours
Handcycling Loop at Shady Rest Park 5.0 Mixed Less than 4 hours
Handcycling the Shady Rest Path 2.0 Mixed Less than 4 hours
Mountain Biking the Knolls Loop 10.4 Mixed Less than 4 hours
Skateboarding at Shady Rest Park 0.3 Mixed Less than 4 hours
Skate Skiing the MLTS Nordic Trail System at Shady Rest 2.9 Snow Less than 4 hours
Snowmobiling Shady Rest to Bald Mountain 52.3 Snow Half day
Snowmobiling Shady Rest to Deadman Creek 22.3 Snow Half day
Snowmobiling Shady Rest to Minaret Vista 23.2 Snow Half day
Snowmobiling the A Trail and L Trail from Sawmill Cutoff Road to Lookout Mountain 11.0 Snow Half day
Snowplay at Shady Rest Park 0.2 Snow Less than 4 hours
Walking the Shady Rest Path 1.6 Asphalt Less than 4 hours
Winter Fat Biking the Shady Rest Winter Trails 2.9 Snow Less than 4 hours
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