Lower Brasstown Falls

Height: 26 feet
Type: Sluice
Stream: Brasstown Creek
River Basin: Savannah River
Elevation: 930 feet
Landowner: United States Department of Agriculture
Recreational Area: Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District
State: South Carolina
County: Oconee
USGS Map: Tugaloo Lake
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Accessibility: Trail
Trail Blaze: None
Admission Fee: None
Hike Length: 0.5 miles
Waterfall GPS: 34.71877 -83.30490
Parking GPS: 34.71916 -83.30173

Overview

Lower Brasstown Falls is also called Brasstown Sluice.

Driving Directions

From Westminster, South Carolina. From the intersection of US-123, head north on US-76 for 11.7 miles and turn left onto Brasstown Road. Drive 4 miles and turn right onto Brasstown Falls Road, right before the bridge. Drive for 0.5 mile to where the road dead ends and park.

From Clayton, Georgia. From the intersection of US-441, head east on US-76 for 13.9 miles and turn right onto Brasstown Road. Drive 4 miles and turn right onto Brasstown Falls Road, right before the bridge. Drive for 0.5 mile to where the road dead ends and park.

Hiking Directions

From the parking. Head between the boulders at the end of the parking and follow the trail for 480+ feet to a split in the trail and head right. Continue following the trail for 325+ feet to stairs heading down to a platform overlooking Upper Brasstown Falls. Continue following the trail for 320+ feet to where it crosses a small stream and continue following the trail for 350+ feet to another set of stairs heading down to a platform overlooking Middle Brasstown Falls. Continue following the trail a short distance to a steep set of stairs, which switchbacks to another steep set of stairs to the base of the waterfall.

My GPS track can be found below. Click on the track name to be taken to the Gaia GPS website where you can save the track to your phone or computer.