Brasstown Creek drains a deep, rugged gorge on the northwest slopes of Brasstown Bald. High in the creek's upper reaches lies the spectacular Brasstown Creek Falls, a spectacular 70-foot waterfall tumbling off a huge cliff. Greg Ford called it Sanctuary Falls when he documented this waterfall via Facebook posts. This is among Georgia's most difficult-to-reach significant waterfalls, and visitors are extremely few and far between.

Reaching Brasstown Creek Falls requires a long, challenging bushwhack across treacherous cross-country terrain, regardless of the route you take. The only way to reach this waterfall and all others in the upper Brasstown Creek watershed via public land is to bushwhack down from the Wagon Train Trail high atop Brasstown Bald. Astute map readers will observe that the easier access to this waterfall could have otherwise been from downstream along Brasstown Creek. Unfortunately, this access point is entirely blocked by private property and houses at the end of Upper Plott Town Road. There is zero national forest access from this road. 

Additionally, a pair of small cascading waterfalls lie about 300 feet downstream from Brasstown Creek Falls. They are about 20 feet and 10 feet high. Greg Ford referenced them as Chapel Falls and Gateway Falls.

To learn about more waterfalls in the Hiawassee area, see chapter 7 in Mark Ozboyd's "Waterfalls of Georgia" guidebook.