Eugenia Falls, part of the Grey Sauble Conservation Area, was said to be named after the wife of Napoleon III, Princess Eugenie. It was discovered in 1852 in search of "fool's gold" but no gold was ever found here.
The Falls features hiking trails, picnic areas, war memorial and of course the 98 foot tall waterfall!
This area is perfect for a lazy walk along the scenic path which leads to a dead end by the waterfall. For a more demanding hike, there is a trail which leads to the bottom of the waterfall where the water flows into the Beaver River. At the time that I went, which was the summer of 2011, the falls was fairly tiny due to the lack of rainfall over the previous weeks.
Nonetheless, the area was beautiful and peaceful. We followed the trail which led to the top of the waterfall and we decided to climb over the "fence" that blocked visitors from trying to walk across the water. Oops! For the record, we only climbed over since the water was very weak and it wouldn't wash us over the cliff.
We took a mini "Waterfall Hunting" stop to this area on our way to Collingwood. We didn't stay too long here as we were all eager to swim at Wasaga Beach due to the summer heat. There are alot of bugs in this area so if you were to visit, I would recommend bug spray!
Here are some pictures of our mini excursion:
Walking along the path from the parking lot to the top of the waterfall.
Crazy tree roots along the hiking trail
This was our view from the trail. As you can see, the Falls weren't at it's full capacity.
Standing on top of the calm waterfall.
My friends washing their toes in the cool water =P
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