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Sports in Ellijay
The sports picture in Ellijay runs through Gilmer County Parks and Recreation, the department that runs the athletic fields, the pool, and the youth programs from its facility at 1561 South Main Street.
The county's published facilities list shows five athletic fields and the public pool: that is the honest ballpark for organized play in the city.
The county layer
Who runs the fields
Gilmer County Parks and Recreation
1561 S Main St · (706) 635-7700
The department office, the athletic fields, and the public pool live at the South Main facility, and the youth leagues and programs book through the rec office.
The field picture
- Five athletic fields are listed among the county's published facilities.
- Youth baseball, softball, and the county league programs run through the rec department.
- The school facilities, including the district stadium, host the high school calendar.
The honest note
Leagues, courts, and the gym
Ellijay is a small county seat, so the organized-sports picture is the rec department plus the school programs, and the big-ticket competition sits a drive away in the corridor towns. The rec office at 1561 South Main is the single reliable source for what is registering and when.
The public courts and dedicated pickleball and tennis lines inside the city are not on the county's published facility list; the tennis and pickleball page says so plainly.
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