The wilderness area protects 5,500 acres (2,200 ha) of forest in the historic Molalla River–Pudding River drainage basin, some 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Molalla, Oregon and 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Portland.

Somewhat unusual for a wilderness in this area is that it is on BLM land rather the nearby Mount Hood National Forest.

[2] The wilderness is in the densely forested and lower western Cascades, with the highest point being the namesake Table Rock[3] which rises to an elevation of 4,881 feet (1,488 m).

By August huckleberry and salmonberry ripen on the slopes of Table and Rooster Rock.

[5] A moderately difficult hiking trail climbs 3.6 miles (5.8 km) to the summit of Table Rock where the western Cascades can be viewed.