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Georgia Trade and Convention Center
offers 143,000 square feet of space with
seating for more than 4,000 in its exhibit
halls. The facility has hosted events rang-
ing from the Northern Peach Cheer and
Dance Championship to the NCWA
Collegiate Championships.
Contact: Dalton Area CVB,
www.daltoncvb.com.
DeKalb County
DeKalb County is located just six miles
outside of downtown Atlanta and 10 miles
from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport. In addition to easy
accessibility from numerous major high-
ways, the county is home to Stone
Mountain Park, the state's top attraction.
Hotel rooms: 7,739
Major facility: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
is a 5,000-seat soccer complex.
Contact: Discover DeKalb,
www.atlantasdekalb.com.
Forsyth County
Forsyth County, home to the city of
Cumming, features more than 26 parks
with 52 softball/baseball fields, soccer
fields, multi-purpose fields and a skate
park—all of which are within a 12-mile
distance from each other making tourna-
ment execution easy and efficient.
Hotel rooms: 400+
Major facilities: The Cumming Aquatic
Center offers ten 50-meter lanes and per-
manent seating for 750. The county also
features fields for baseball, soccer, lacrosse
and soccer.
Contact: Cumming-Forsyth
County Chamber of Commerce,
www.cummingforsythchamber.org.
Gwinnett County
Just 30 minutes north of downtown
Atlanta is Gwinnett County, which encom-
passes numerous cities including Duluth
and Snellville. The Arena at Gwinnett
Center has been host to events like the
SEC Women's Gymnastics
Championships the SEC Women's
Basketball Championships and the
Georgia High School State Wrestling and
Basketball Championships.
Hotel rooms: 10,000+
Major facilities: The Arena at Gwinnett
Center is an 11,500-seat, multi-purpose
arena. Gwinnett Center offers 50,000
square feet of multi-use space. Suwanee
Sports Academy is a 100,000-square-foot
facility with seven regulation-sized NBA
courts. Buford Youth Sports Complex
houses three full-sized soccer/lacrosse/
football fields. SGAA Dual Deck Arena
has two floors of regulation inline hockey.
Coolray Field is a Minor League ballpark.
Atlanta Ice Forum is a 15,000-square-foot
training complex with two NHL-sized
sheets of ice.
Contact: Gwinnett Sports Commission,
www.gwinnettsportscommission.com.
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