ATLANTA (AP) — A key piece of property near the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River in north Georgia will become part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, giving the public more access to the water and surrounding woods, officials with a national land trust said Monday.

The land, north of Helen, includes more than 500 feet along the Chattahoochee’s west bank, according to the Trust for Public Land. It will now be available for boaters to access the river in an area that’s popular for trout fishing, officials said.

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