Shady Rest Park

Destination adopted by: Stacey Tomkiewicz

  • 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 03/18/2024

  • AVALANCHE FORECAST: Temperatures continue to increase today as spring weather sets in. Surface snow is still adjusting to recent daytime warming, creating the potential for wet snow avalanches. Be careful traveling on or below steep mountainsides once the surface snow begins to melt in the heat of the day. 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 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 Obsidian Dome Blue Diamond Route 2.3 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
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
Snowplay at Shady Rest Park 0.2 Snow Less than 4 hours
Snowplay at the Deadman Summit Hill 0.3 Snow Less than 4 hours
Snowplay at the Sherwins Trailhead 0.4 Snow Less than 4 hours
Snowshoeing the Obsidian Dome Blue Diamond Route 2.3 Snow Half day
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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