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Directions
Forsyth Correctional Center (Prison)
(Also known as “Cherry Street” or “Cherry Street Prison”)
The address for the prison is 307 Craft Drive, Winston Salem NC 27105
From Silas Creek Parkway:
Go North on Silas Creek Parkway follow the extension to the intersection of University and North Point Blvd. Continue straight on North Point Blvd. Take a right at the light at Cherry St. Take the first left turn on Craft Dr. Take the second left in front of the fence off Craft Dr. (1st turn is the DOT parking lot) and follow the drive past the white house and the fenced playground on the right. Follow the road around the end of the playground to the right and into the parking lot. Park in the yellow striped spaces behind the two-story brick chapel. Come to the parking lot level door under the overhang and ring the doorbell.
From Downtown:
Go North on Cherry St. and continue past the Coliseum. Just past the intersection on Polo Rd and North Cherry St., turn right onto Craft Dr.
From Polo Rd:
Follow Polo Rd. past Wake Forest University. Turn Left at the light at the intersection of Cherry St. and Polo Rd. Turn right onto Craft Dr.
Forsyth County Jail
The Jail is located in downtown Winston-Salem at 201 N. Church Street.
There is plenty of street parking:
- On Second St. E. between N. Main St. and N. Chestnut St. (beside the jail)
- On N. Church St. between Third St. E. and Second St. E. (front of the jail)
- On N. Chestnut St. between Third St. E. and Second St. E. (back of the jail)
Additional Parking:
- Entrance on N. Chestnut St. between Third St. E. and Second St. E. (across from back of the jail)
- Entrance on N. Chestnut St. between Second St. E. and E. First St. (in lower lot beside the jail)
