BOBBY GRUHN FIELD AT CITY PARK STADIUM, HOME OF GAINESVILLE RED ELEPHANT FOOTBALL AND SOCCER
THE WALT SNELLING PRESSBOX AT CITY PARK IS NAMED FOR BIG RED'S LONGTIME PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER
FOUR LUXURY SUITES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE WALT SNELLING PRESSBOX OVERLOOKING BOBBY GRUHN FIELD
CITY PARK STADIUM HOUSES THE LARGEST VIDEO BOARD AT A HIGH SCHOOL VENUE IN THE SOUTHEAST.
THE FIELD AT CITY PARK STADIUM IS NAMED FOR LEGENDARY GHS FOOTBALL COACH BOBBY GRUHN.
A VIEW OF BOBBY GRUHN FIELD FROM ON OF THE FOUR LUXURY SUITES IN THE WALT SNELLING PRESSBOX
CITY PARK STADIUM HAS SERVED THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE SINCE THE EARLY 1900S
Bobby Gruhn Field at City Park Stadium
840 Green Street Circle NW Gainesville,GA 30501
Located 2.3 miles from Gainesville High School, in the heart of the City of Gainesville, Bobby Gruhn Field at City Park Stadium is the home venue of Red Elephant football and soccer.
The field at City Park Stadium was named in 1985 for Gainesville football's longest-tenured and winningest coach, Bobby Gruhn, who led the Red Elephants from 1954-1992 and amassed a 156-103 record.
A state-renowned site for high school football that's been serving Gainesville High School and the Gainesville community since the early 1900s, City Park Stadium has been enduring an all-encompassing renovation since 2022.
The new construction will bring double the seating capacity to 6,000 and include new ticket booths, arched entryways, paddock on the side of home entry, concessions areas, bathrooms; and a new Walt Snelling Press Box that is two stories and comes complete with suites and ample room for media, coaches, and gameday operations.
IVEY-WATSON FIELD, HOME OF RED ELEPHANT BASEBALL
VISITOR'S SIDE OF IVEY-WATSON FIELD, HOME OF RED ELEPHANT BASEBALL
RED ELEPHANT BASEBALL HAS WON 7 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, 4 AT IVEY-WATSON
TED IVEY
DRANE WATSON
Ivey-Watson Field
1530 Lee Waldrip Drive Gainesville,GA 30501
Gainesville High School baseball has called Ivey-Watson Field home since 1986. Located on the shores of Lake Lanier, Ivey-Watson is recognized statewide as not only a unique and picturesque venue, but one of the best high school home fields, due in large part to the Red Elephant baseball's proud tradition of excellence reflected in the program's seven state championships.
Built on 25 acres of land donated by Lee Waldrip (matching an already-existing federal land grant), Ivey-Watson Field is named for Ted Ivey and Drane Watson.
Ivey was instrumental in developing the baseball talent that made GHS a state-playoff stalwart as a Little League and American Legion coach. He was the Red Elephants pitching coach from 1981 until his death in 1987. Watson coached GHS to its first state title in 1949, after leading the Red Elephants to finals appearances in 1947 and 1948. He also helped organize Gainesville's Little League program in 1952.
LONGWOOD PARK IS LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Longwood Park
20 Pearl Nix Parkway Gainesville,GA 30501
Longwood Park, located across the street from Gainesville High School, is the home of Red Elephant men's and women's tennis.
THE NEWLY-RENOVATED FLOOR OF DAVIS-HILL GYM
DAVIS-HILL GYM IS NAMED FOR FORMER GAINESVILLE MEN'S COACH JERRY DAVIS
DAVIS-HILL GYM IS NAMED FOR FORMER GHS WOMEN'S COACH MANSON HILL
THE BASKETBALL PROGRAMS' MEDIA ROOM IN DAVIS-HILL GYM
THE RED ELEPHANT WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM IN DAVIS-HILL GYM
Davis-Hill Gym
830 Century Place Gainesville,GA 30501
Davis-Hill Gym is located on the campus of Gainesville High School and is home to Red Elephant women's and men's basketball.
Built in 2000 as part of a reconstruction of GHS, Davis-Hill Gym was first known as the "new gym," as it shared the campus with its predecessor, home of Big Red basketball from 1960-2000.
Another reconstruct of the GHS campus began in 2020, giving way to the demolition of the 1960-built gym and a new name for the 20-year-old "new gym:" the "Alumni Gym." In 2024, the Gainesville City School Board voted to change the gym's name for a third and likely final time, allowing the home of Red Elephant basketball to honor the programs' greatest coaches: Jerry Davis and Manson Hill.
Davis led the men's program for 28 years, retiring in 2008 as the second-winningest active coach with 701 victories. During his tenure, Gainesville won 11 Lanierland titles, 24 subregion and region championships, made the state quarterfinals 12 times and the state semifinals eight times, and earned back-to-back state championships in 1982 and 1983.
Hill, who retired in 2011, headed up the Gainesville women's program for 22 years, amassing 452 wins. He led the Lady Red Elephants to 10 region titles, 15 state playoff appearances, six state semifinals, and four state championships.
CHATTAHOOCHEE GOLF COURSE, HOME OF RED ELEPHANT GOLF
CHATTAHOOCHEE GOLF COURSE SITS ON THE NORTHERN BANKS OF LAKE LANIER
Chattahoochee Golf Course
301 Tommy Aaron Dr. Gainesville,GA 30501
Chattahoochee Golf Course is the home of Red Elephant women's and men's golf. Located 10 miles from Gainesville's High School's campus, the drive on which the course sits is named for 1955 GHS alum and 1973 Masters Champion Tommy Aaron.
The 18-hole course situated on 183 acres of the northern banks of Lake Lanier was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened in 1960. Chattahoochee GC has greens that average 7,000 square feet, two bentgrass putting greens, and a driving range, and a practice area complete with a sand bunker and chipping greens.
THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER ON GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL'S CAMPUS
THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER (BOTTOM RIGHT) AND GAINESVILLE'S OPEN-AIR FOOTBALL FACILITY (TOP)
THE LOBBY OF GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL'S STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER
THE MAIN GYM AND INDOOR TRACK AT THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER
RED ELEPHANT FOOTBALL'S LOCKER ROOM IN THE SAC
THE SAC IS THE HOME VENUE OF RED ELEPHANT VOLLEYBALL
THE SAC IS THE HOME VENUE OF RED ELEPHANT WRESTLING
Student Activities Center
830 Century Place Gainesville,GA 30501
(Click on "Student Activities Center" for virtual tour of Gainesville High School's hub for athletics)
Opened in the Fall of 2023 and built as part of a complete reconstruction of Gainesville High School's campus, the Student Activities Center (SAC) is not only the home of Red Elephant volleyball and wrestling, but the hub of Gainesville athletics.
The 93,000-square foot, three-level SAC includes an office and meeting space for each GHS athletic program, a media room, multi-purpose gym with an elevated track, players' lounge, and an athletics nutrition center.
While Bobby Gruhn Field at City Park is where Red Elephant football plays its home games, the true home of the program is the second floor of the Student Activities Center with offices and meeting spaces for every coach and position group, and immense locker room space for the players.
Situated beside Gainesville High School's open-air football practice field and pavilion, the SAC also houses the GHS JROTC and band programs providing offices, meeting and rehearsal spaces, storage, and an air rifle range with moving targets.
BRUCE MILLER FIELD ON THE CAMPUS OF GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER, GHS WEIGHT ROOM, BRUCE MILLER FIELD, AND THE INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
FORMER GHS FOOTBALL COACH BRUCE MILLER AFTER WINNING THE 2012 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bruce Miller Field
830 Century Place Gainesville,GA 30501
Bruce Miller Field is the home venue of Red Elephant lacrosse and track and field as well as Gainesville Middle School football, and serves as Gainesville football's outdoor practice facility.
The field is named for former Gainesville football coach Bruce Miller who not only amassed a 157-46 record and never missed the playoffs in 16 years at GHS, but led the program to its first state championship.
THE HOME OF RED ELEPHANT SOFTBALL ON THE CAMPUS OF GHS
Gainesville Softball Complex
830 Century Place Gainesville,GA 30501
Located on the campus of Gainesville High School, the Gainesville Softball Complex has been the home of Red Elephant softball since 2013.
The complex comes complete with home locker room facilities, a coaches office, batting cage, bullpen, and video board.
GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS WEIGHT ROOM
GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS WEIGHT ROOM
GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS WEIGHT ROOM
Gainesville High School Weightroom
830 Century Place Gainesville,GA 30501
The weight room serving Red Elephant athletes on the campus of Gainesville High School is a newly-renovated, state-of-the-art facility.
Sitting at 10,000 square feet, the weight room has the capabilities of being indoor-outdoor thanks to two garage doors that open to the paddock between the Student Activities Center and Bruce Miller Field.
To best serve GHS student-athletes, the latest technology and equipment in strength training is used including massive telelvision screens to help with the delivery of the workout program. Perch VBT systems for the racks to help track bar speed and bar path during lifting, and Catapult, which is used for GPS data during cross country and football practice.
