About this campground
The Graylyn Estate, built in 1927 and a member of Historic Hotels of America® since 2015 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Historic Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation® for recognizing and celebrating the finest historic hotels across America. Built by the Gray family in the 1920s and 1930s, Bowman Gray, Sr. was a "captain of industry" and a president of the R.J. Reynolds tobacco company. The Graylyn Estate was built at a time where families such as his were moving out from the city to the countryside to construct even grander estates. The Graylyn Estate boasted elegance in design, opulence, and progressive technological capabilities for the era. The Winston-Salem estate is now managed by the Wake Forest University and is dedicated to supporting the university through student scholoarship funding. For Price Match Guarantee and Special Offers please visit, please visit HistoricHotels.org.
Getting there
The Graylyn Estate is located approximately 4 miles from the Smith Reynolds Airport and approximately 26 miles from the Piedmont Triad International Airport. Located in the heart of North Carolina, Winston-Salem is within easy driving distance from Greensboro, Raleigh, Charlotte, and Richmond, Virginia. Visit HistoricHotels.org to get more information, view special offers or make a reservation. Save up to 50% off best available rates at participating historic hotels with a free membership to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Activities
- HIKING
- HISTORIC & CULTURAL SITE
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- PICNIC TABLES
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- Badin Lake Recreation AreaNational Forests in North Carolina47 mi
- KING'S MOUNTAIN POINT PICNIC PAVILION (NC)National Forests in North Carolina47 mi
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The Graylyn Estate doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby North Carolina campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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