Tabor Falls is one of the most stunning waterfalls in northeast Georgia. It ranks high on my list of favorites. The 50-foot, single-tier twin drop of this waterfall is extraordinarily picturesque, no matter the flow level.  Tabor Falls lies on an unnamed tributary of the Middle Fork Broad River near Sellers Road, just outside Mt. Airy. Knowing how beautiful this waterfall is, its nondescript location in the rolling hills of the Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area is quite remarkable.

Until the last several years, Tabor Falls was seldom visited and all but unknown, even to people who grew up in the area. The waterfall is most often accessed from the gate at the end of Sellers Road (FR 89A). The first part of the hike heads down the gated road, before turning right onto a narrower logging road in a quarter-mile. This side road passes through a recent forest thinning area before morphing into a narrower footpath, which eventually descends to the base of Tabor Falls after two creek crossings. The final rock scramble to the bottom is steep and equipped with a rope. The total hiking distance is about 1.1 miles. There is no official signage for Tabor Falls. 

Some folks also access Tabor Falls from an alternate trailhead along Georgia Mountain Orchard Road (FR 191). This unmarked trail intersects the main trail to Tabor Falls near the top of the falls. 

The historic book "Life Along the Middle Fork Broad River" by Patti Evans-Shumate and Rebecca Bruce describes Tabor Falls as "one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the [Lake Russell] WMA" near the old George Sellars homesite. According to the book, the site was located northwest of the Toccoa Pumping Station and west along Guard Camp Road. Today, the Forest Service lists the name of gated FR 89A as Sellars Road, presumably named for the George Sellars

homesite. The "Sellers" in the name of the road leading to the parking area appears to be a misspelled variation of Mr. Sellars's name. In a 1987 interview, George Sellars's wife, Beulah Brown Sellars, described their home place as "The Old Tabor Place," hence the origin of the Tabor Falls name.

Tabor Falls was the site of a tragic accident in 2022. A 29-year-old ex-Marine slipped from the top of the falls and suffered a fatal fall. Along the rock scramble to the bottom, you will see a wooden cross placed to memorialize the young man's life.

For detailed directions to Tabor Falls, see page 231 in Mark Ozboyd's "Waterfalls of Georgia" guidebook.