 In 1979, all Forest Service land was surveyed under the Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE II) and on the Sumter National Forest (adjacent to the existing wilderness) were classified as Roadless National Forest System land and named Ellicott Rock Extension.The Andrew Pickens Ranger district on the Sumter National Forest recommended the Ellicott Rock Extension as wilderness in 1995 in their Resource Management Plan.Although not fully designated, recommended wilderness is managed as if it were designated wilderness.