Welcome to the beach! Sellars Falls is a spectacular 35-foot waterfall in the upper reaches of the Middle Fork Broad River in Lake Russell WMA. The beautiful pool at Sellars Falls is like a scene from a Caribbean island: an expanse of clear, shallow water underlain by symmetric patterns of sand ripples. Sellars Falls is taller than it looks in pictures, which do a poor job of portraying its true size. 

The waterfall lies off-trail, about 0.4 mile downstream from Sandy Bottom Falls and 0.6 mile below a historic stone tunnel through which the river flows. This tunnel was built to accomodate a now-defunct railroad track. Hikers access the tunnel and waterfall from the end of Pumping Station Road (FR 89), which is usually closed to vehicles. The area is also approached from the same parking area as for Tabor Falls along Sellers Road (FR 89A), which dead-ends into Pumping Station Road. 

From the old stone tunnel, an unmarked footpath follows the east side of the Middle Fork Broad River downstream to Sandy Bottom Falls. However, the path veers away from the river a short distance below Sandy Bottom Falls. The rest of the route to Sellars Falls is a mixture of faint paths, low-level bushwhacking, and rock hopping down the peaceful river. Visitors then scramble down the west side of the river to the base of the falls.

Sellars Falls is named after George Sellars, a settler whose homestead was located west of the Middle Fork Broad River during the early 20th century. The Sellars home had three rooms and a kitchen, two rock fireplaces, and a large porch. At the homestead, corn, cotton, and vegetables were raised by the Sellars family. Today, the site rests beneath a blanket of briars, daffodils, and buttercups.

For detailed directions, see page 237 in Mark Ozboyd's "Waterfalls of Georgia" guidebook.