Ellicott Rock Wilderness

Ellicott Rock Wilderness is an 8,274-acre protected wild area where Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina meet, the nation’s only designated wilderness spanning three states and three national forests. It is named for Andrew Ellicott’s 1811 survey work along the Georgia–North Carolina border, when he carved a mark beside the Chattooga River after settling a border dispute under harsh winter conditions. A second stone was carved nearby in 1813 by North and South Carolina commissioners. Protected as wilderness beginning in 1975 and expanded in 1984, the area includes the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River, rugged Blue Ridge forests, wildlife, and trail-based access to remote river country.

South Carolina · United States