The Cartersville Soccer Complex has a concession stand and restroom facilities.

Driving time is approximately 45 minutes from the United Quest clubhouse. Driving directions from the Quest clubhouse:

1. Take I-75 North to exit #283: Emerson-Allatoona Road.
2. Turn left onto Emerson-Allatoona Road and go 3.9 miles. This is a 2-lane country road. At some point the name changes to Atlanta Road and again to GA 293. (Law enforcement vehicles are often present on this road.)
3. Turn left (immediately after the tall smokestacks and just before the railroad underpass) onto Old Mill Road. The sign is small and easy to miss. If you reach the railroad underpass, you missed the turn. 
4. Continue on Old Mill for 1.5 miles through an industrial area. The early part is a typical ruddy industrial park road with railroad track crossings. Warning: The mill area doesn't always smell like fine perfume.
5. Turn left at a traffic light onto Etowah Drive. The Cartersville Primary School is on the far left side of this intersection.
6. Continue on Etowah for 0.3 miles.
7. Turn right (it looks more like a fork) just after the Primary School onto Pine Grove Road and go 1 mile. You'll pass some soccer fields on the right, then you'll pass Dellinger Park on the left, and you'll pass some more soccer fields on the left after the park. After 1 mile, you'll come to a 4-way stop with Cartersville Middle School on the far left of the intersection. (You may be able to see the fields at this point, but you don't want to turn yet.)
8. Go straight for about 100 yards past the 4-way stop, then turn left into the last Middle School entrance near the football field. This road will veer to the right of the field and take you to the youth soccer fields behind and to the right of the school's football field.
9. Alternate entrance: Go straight for 0.4 miles past the 4-way stop. When Pine Grove bends to the right, go straight instead to switch onto Walnut Grove Road. (This road wasn't labeled when we scouted the directions.) Continue on Walnut Grove for a very short distance, probably less than 0.1 miles. Turn left onto Milner Road. (This road wasn't labeled when we scouted the directions.) Continue on Milner for a short distance (¼ mile or less). Turn left just after the school bus barn to enter the soccer complex.

Food:

• The Riverside Bakery & Cafe is located in the shopping center diagonally across from the Middle School off Pine Grove and Douthit Ferry. It received good reviews from several Academy members during a spring 2005 visit.
• There's also a Beef O'Brady's in this same shopping center.

Miscellaneous:

• Driving directions from Braly Sports Complex (Paulding Co.) to the Cartersville Soccer Complex