Facilities/Directions
Volleyball Arena
330 River Road
Ramsey Center (Room 233)
Athens, GA 30602
The Ramsey Center is located at 330 River Rd., Athens, GA, 30605
GPS coordinates for nearest major intersection: N33° 56.087’, W083° 22.2227
Georgia's $40 million Bernard B. and Eugenia A. Ramsey Student Physical Activities Center is where the Georgia Bulldogs play their home matches. The nation's largest on-campus facility for recreation and fitness, the Ramsey Center, features a three-court volleyball arena and locker rooms that are utilized by the Bulldogs for practices and competition. For home matches, retractable bleachers are extended on both sides of center court for a seating capacity of 1,925.
In addition to lively crowds, Georgia's home matches feature the Redcoat Pep Band, UGA Cheerleaders and Georgia mascot Spike! The first volleyball match played in the Ramsey Student Center was on Sept. 22, 1995 vs. a No. 3-ranked Florida. The Gators won 3-0 (15-3, 15-0, 15-7). A record that still stands today, the largest home crowd in program history attended the match (2,633).
Named the best recreational facility in the country by Sports Illustrated in 1997, the Ramsey Center is a constant reminder of the University of Georgia's commitment to athletic excellence and the realization of what is required of greatness.
During the summer of 2009, new additions were added to the volleyball area of the Ramsey Center with the program's coaches moving into new offices along with the addition of a theatre-style team video and scouting room, a new training room, a new visitor's locker room and a players' lounge that features a sitting area, a wi-fi bar and a nutrition station.
The Ramsey Center encompasses 420,000 square feet - the equivalent of 5.5 acres of building - and the variety offered is as vast as the area covered. Five gymnasia, three swimming pools, three multipurpose rooms, a climbing wall, 10 racquetball courts, two international squash courts, two strength and conditioning rooms, a one-eighth-mile jogging track, an outdoor equipment rental room and an outdoor resource center are all available under one roof.
Driving Directions
From 441 South
Continue into Athens on 441 until it becomes Commerce Rd. Continue onto Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Turn Right at North Ave. Turn right at E. Dougherty St./North Ave. Take your first left onto N. Thomas Street. Continue onto E. Campus Rd. Turn left at College Station Rd. Turn left onto River Rd. The Ramsey Center will be on your left. Parent drop off may pull into lot E03 on the left, however parking here is by permit only during weekdays. For bus/van drop off, continue past the Ramsey Center and bear left at the stop sign. Wrap around behind the Ramsey Center and continue past the University Health Center, up the hill. There is a bus pull off to the left where campers may be dropped and can proceed down the hill to the Spectator Entrance of the Ramsey Center.
From I-20 West
From I-20 W take exit 172 for US-78/GA-17 toward Thomson/Washington. Turn left at GA-10/US-78 W. Continue to follow GA-10 W. Continue onto Oconee St./US-78 BUS W. Turn left at S Thomas St. Continue onto E. Campus Rd. Turn left at College Station Rd. Turn left at River Rd. The Ramsey Center will be on your left. Parent drop off may pull into lot E03 on the left, however parking here is by permit only during weekdays. For bus/van drop off, continue past the Ramsey Center and bear left at the stop sign. Wrap around behind the Ramsey Center and continue past the University Health Center up the hill. There is a bus pull off to the left where campers may be dropped and can proceed down the hill to the Spectator Entrance of the Ramsey Center.
From I-20 East
Take exit 57 to merge onto I-75 N/I-85 N toward Chattanooga/Greenville. Take exit 106 to merge onto GA-316 E/University Pkwy toward Lawrenceville/Athens. Take the US-78 E/GA-10 Loop S ramp to US 29 S/Lexington/Hartwell/University of Georgia. Take exit 7 and turn left onto College Station Rd. Turn Right at River Rd. The Ramsey Center will be on your left. Parent drop off may pull into lot E03 on the left, however parking here is by permit only during weekdays. For bus/van drop off, continue past the Ramsey Center and bear left at the stop sign. Wrap around behind the Ramsey Center and continue past the University Health Center up the hill. There is a bus pull off to the left where campers may be dropped and can proceed down the hill to the Spectator Entrance of the Ramsey Center.
From I-85 North
Take exit 106 to merge onto GA-316 E/University Pkwy toward Lawrenceville/Athens. Take the US-78 E/GA-10 Loop S ramp to US 29 S/Lexington/Hartwell/University of Georgia. Take exit 7 and turn left onto College Station Rd. Turn Right at River Rd. The Ramsey Center will be on your left. Parent drop off may pull into lot E03 on the left, however parking here is by permit only during weekdays. For bus/van drop off, continue past the Ramsey Center and bear left at the stop sign. Wrap around behind the Ramsey Center and continue past the University Health Center up the hill. There is a bus pull off to the left where campers may be dropped and can proceed down the hill to the Spectator Entrance of the Ramsey Center.
From Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Head west on S Terminal Pkwy towards I-85 N. Merge onto I-85 N. Take exit 106 to merge onto GA-316 E/University Pkwy toward Lawrenceville/Athens. Take the US-78 E/GA-10 Loop S ramp to US 29 S/Lexington/Hartwell/University of Georgia. Take exit 7 and turn left onto College Station Rd. Turn Right at River Rd. The Ramsey Center will be on your left. Parent drop off may pull into lot E03 on the left, however parking here is by permit only during weekdays. For bus/van drop off, continue past the Ramsey Center and bear left at the stop sign. Wrap around behind the Ramsey Center and continue past the University Health Center up the hill. There is a bus pull off to the left where campers may be dropped and can proceed down the hill to the Spectator Entrance of the Ramsey Center.
