Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area

Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area, originally designated as Springer Mountain National Recreation Area, is a national recreation area in Fannin and Union counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was established in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in 1991 by and renamed the following year by. It is administered by the U.S. Forest Service and contains approximately. Springer Mountain, near the center of the recreation area, is the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.