Why Live in Greywood
Greywood in Pleasant Garden, NC, is a neighborhood 8 miles south of Greensboro’s city center, offering a quieter lifestyle with convenient access to major highways and employers in southern Guilford County. Divided by Wood Lake, the area features a trailer park to the east and single-family homes to the west, with bungalow, ranch-style, and split-level designs from the 1960s and 1990s. Homes typically have long, paved driveways, and many residents use car ports instead of garages. The neighborhood has wide streets, occasional streetlamps, and properties marked by fences and mature trees, with parcels averaging nearly half an acre. Greywood is close to the new Toyota Battery Manufacturing megasite, just 13 miles southeast. Residents are within 2.5 miles of Interstate 85 and 4 miles of Interstate 73, providing access to the Greensboro Urban Loop and nearby cities like Raleigh and Durham.
Local amenities include Pleasant Garden Volunteer Park, 4 miles east, featuring soccer fields, a disc golf course, and a nature trail. Hagan-Stone Park, 6 miles east, offers RV camping, hiking, fishing, and a summer pool with a water slide. Wet ‘n Wild Emerald Pointe Water Park is another nearby attraction. Shopping options include Dollar General and Carolina Gardens nursery, both less than a mile away, and a cluster of local businesses along Pleasant Garden Road. Dining options near Interstate 85 include Times Square Pizzeria & Italian Eatery and Hwy55, with a Walmart Supercenter and Lowe’s also in the vicinity. The Pleasant Garden farmers market, held at the Town Hall picnic shelter, offers produce, homemade goods, and more on Wednesdays and Saturdays from June through September.
