Gray Shipley

Name: Gray Shipley
Address: 1699 LINVILLE CREEK RD, Vilas, NC, 28692, US
Telephone: (828) 484-1872

Gray Shipley is a CSA in Vilas, North Carolina with a farm store.

Wednesday–Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM

Hours and details as listed on the farm's website, checked Nov 4, 2026 · 13 pages read

Plan your visit

Hours: Wednesday–Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Where: 1699 LINVILLE CREEK RD
Vilas, NC 28692
Watauga County

Directions Call Website

Phone (828) 484-1872 · Facebook

Good to know: Free parking
Dogs welcome
No dogs
Pick and buy: Sells: Pasture-raised beef, Pork, Sausages, Curated boxes +1 more
Order: Online store
Ships orders
Pre-order for pickup
Gift cards

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Before you go

A pickup appointment matters because the farm has no space to hold beef after it is ready.
At the campsites, dogs must be leashed around livestock.

What they grow and sell

5 items · From the farm's website

Meat: Pasture-raised beef, Pork, Sausages, Curated boxes
Also from the farm: Pantry goods

Prices the farm lists

4 prices · From the farm's website

Item	Price
Curated Family Pack	$80.00
Half Beef Share	$3,000
Quarter Beef Share	$1,580
1/8 Beef Share	$825

Prices change; the farm's own page has the latest.

Events and things to do

Farm tours
Farm stay at the historic farmhouse
Farm camping · From $30/night
Ridge-top glamping · From $139/night

Visiting and ordering

Full bathroom
Free parking
Farm-fresh breakfast
Dogs welcome
No dogs
Fire pit/campfire ring
Wi-Fi

Good to know

Visitors can tour the farm, meet the cattle, and visit the farm store.
The farm store is closed Sunday through Tuesday.
Farm tours can be booked through the site's tour link.
The farm is about eight miles northwest of Boone; visitors should look for the red sign and 1699 mailbox.
Larger freezer-beef shares are pickup-only, while the eighth share can be shipped frozen.
The farm store sells beef, pork, eggs, and local artisan goods.

Ordering

Online store: The site offers online shopping for beef and other products.
Ships orders: Frozen orders ship nationwide.
Pre-order for pickup: Farm pickup is available.
Gift cards: A $100 gift card is offered.

About the farm

From the farm's website

Since 1872
Pasture-raised
No added hormones or steroids
Beef is dry-aged.
Also: Farm store

Shipley Farms is a family cattle farm in Vilas, North Carolina, with roots extending back to 1872. The farm is now operated across five generations of family farming in the Appalachian Mountains. It offers pasture-raised, dry-aged beef shipped frozen to customers or available for pickup at the farm. The farm offers lodging in a historic farmhouse overlooking the pastures.