Living Near Marietta Country Club
Marietta Country Club has more than a century behind it: it was founded on September 28, 1915, with a nine-hole course on College Hill in Marietta. In 1990 it moved to Kennesaw, near Kennesaw Mountain, and opened a new 18-hole course by Robert Cupp. The neighborhood beside it, The Overlook at Marietta Country Club, sits right across the street from 27 holes and a mountain view.
Also nearby: Paper Chase Farm.
The club is at 1400 Marietta Country Club Drive NW in Kennesaw and describes itself as 28 miles from downtown Atlanta. The Overlook at Marietta Country Club homeowners association lists its address as 2187 Tayside Crossing, Kennesaw. Despite the name, this is a Kennesaw address, which trips up a lot of first-time searches.
For daily drive times, check a map app at the hour you'd actually leave. The route you'd pick at 7 a.m. and at 10 a.m. may not be the same.
For the bigger picture, see Living in Kennesaw and our Kennesaw Mountain trails guide.
The Overlook at Marietta Country Club describes its housing as a mix of single-family homes and townhomes, with the club across the street. That mix is worth noting: you can be near a private club without having a big yard to mow.
Other neighborhoods sit nearby too. If a listing says "Marietta Country Club," confirm which neighborhood and HOA it actually belongs to, since each has its own covenants and fees.
The Overlook amenity center. The HOA lists a Junior Olympic-size pool, a toddler pool with a water feature, a water-slide tower, five tennis courts with a pavilion, a playground, a clubhouse and a 28-acre spring-fed lake.
Marietta Country Club. The club is private and member-owned. It has 27 holes of golf (the third nine was added in 2005), a driving range and short-game area, 12 tennis courts, six pickleball courts, a seasonal pool, a fitness center and four dining venues. Recent projects include the Mountain View Lounge (2017), the Rose Pavilion by the pool (2022), new pickleball courts (2024) and a multi-phase renovation of the original 18 holes that began in 2025.
Club membership is separate from owning a home in any of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The mountain in the club's backdrop is a national park unit. The trail to the top of Big Kennesaw runs 1.1 miles from the visitor center with about 700 feet of climbing, and the view from the summit reaches the Atlanta skyline. Budget 45 to 90 minutes, depending on how often you stop to "enjoy the view."
Swift-Cantrell Park. Kennesaw's largest community park covers 42 acres at 3140 Old 41 Highway, with a one-mile perimeter trail, a splash pad, a dog park, a lighted skatepark and a large inclusive playground.
The Overlook at Marietta Country Club has its own homeowners association with an association manager. We didn't find a published fee schedule, so ask for the current disclosure, including dues for single-family homes versus townhomes, any initiation or transfer fees and leasing rules. If the home is in a different neighborhood near the club, request that association's documents instead.
If you've ever wondered why a Kennesaw club is named for Marietta, here's the short version. The club was founded in Marietta in 1915 on College Hill, with a nine-hole course and a clubhouse built on the foundation of Professor J.H. Smith's former home. It was incorporated as "The Marietta Country Club" on January 17, 1916. When it moved to its current site near Kennesaw Mountain in 1990, it kept the name, and 75 years of history came along for the ride.
Today the club's timeline reads like a renovation log, with the Mountain View Lounge in 2017, the Rose Pavilion in 2022, and a rebuilt short-game area and new pickleball courts in 2024. If a club can be a work in progress after a century, it's probably doing something right.
This area is in the Cobb County School District. Confirm assignments for any specific address with the district's lookup tool.
Kennesaw. The club started in Marietta in 1915 and moved to its Kennesaw site near Kennesaw Mountain in 1990.
Yes. It's a private, member-owned club.
The Overlook at Marietta Country Club is across the street from the club, with single-family homes, townhomes and its own amenity center.
Twenty-seven. Robert Cupp's 18 holes opened in 1990, and a third nine was added in 2005.
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