Gardens & Grounds
Trails and Outdoor Spaces
Stretch your legs and lace up your sneakers! Our grounds have more than two miles of trails, wetlands, paved pathways, thick woodlands, and an expansive meadow for visitors to explore and enjoy. Don’t skip the waterfall, located along the Reynolda Village trail. Dogs are welcome on the grounds of Reynolda everywhere except the Formal Gardens, but must be leashed.
Nature Awaits
Lake Katharine Wetland and the Boathouse
Lake Katharine was the most prominent feature of the Reynolda landscape when the Reynolds family moved into their bungalow in 1917. The man-made, 16-acre lake was dredged up for the first time in 1924—11 years after its creation. In the 1950s, runoff from the construction of Wake Forest University’s new Winston-Salem campus filled the lake again. Today, the area serves as valuable wetlands and a natural history classroom.
Built before January 1913, the boathouse designed by Charles Barton Keen still stands and serves as the Boathouse Education Center for children’s educational programs.
For the Curious
VIEW EVENTS CALENDAR
Mar 1, 2024 — Jun 2, 2024
Embracing the times in which she lived, Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976) created images that reflect crucial movements and developments in art and photography during her seventy-year career. Her photog…
Feb 22, 2022 — Dec 31, 2024
Discover the lives of the Black women and men who helped shape Reynolda as it evolved from a Jim Crow era working estate into a museum.
Oct 20, 2023 — Oct 27, 2024
Portraits are often taken at face value—as accurate representations of a person’s appearance, sometimes removed by decades or centuries. But portraits are often the products of delicate negotiatio…
May 4, 2024, 9:30am
Celebrate self-expression and empowerment with Reynolda during Community Day when museum admission is free for all.
May 11, 2024, 10:00am
Join us for this family program as we cut and prepare a combination of locally sourced flowers and a few beautiful selections from our Gardens. Children and their caretakers can enjoy pairing and arra…
May 25, 2024, 2:00pm
Meg Partridge, Imogen Cunningham’s granddaughter, and director of the Imogen Cunningham Trust, grew up around Imogen, often visiting her home and studio in San Francisco. In her teens, Meg worked fo…