Merv Griffin Estate

Merv once said: “For me, the good life is that time when, after you’ve accomplished everything you want to in life, you decide its possible to build the house of your dreams”!

With all of its amenities, including a 5/8-mile racetrack, the true luxury of this desert compound “is the land”, Griffin said. When he first purchased the 240-acre property, there was nothing there except the jagged peaks of the Santa Rosa Mountains. Now it’s surrounded by golf courses and housing developments.

Merv divided his time traveling between his mansion in Beverly Hills, a mountain lodge in Carmel, a home in Ireland and spent several months each summer on his 142-foot yacht, the Griff. His mode of transportation between Los Angeles and the desert was a converted black military helicopter.

The family of Merv Griffin is proud to maintain this beautiful estate as a legacy to Mr. Griffin and to continue bringing pleasure to those who visit it, as it has for over 20 years.