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Eugenia Falls Conservation Area is one of several parks in the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority. Despite the magnitude of the natural wonder of which the Conservation Area encompasses, Eugenia Falls goes relatively unnoticed. The park is located in the hamlet of Eugenia, Ontario, Canada. The closest town with amenities is Flesherton, about ten kilometres to the southwest. Flesherton is approximately 100 kilometres northwest of the Greater Toronto Area and 50 kilometres southeast of Owen Sound. The town is at the crossroads of Ontario highway 10 and highway 4. Eugenia Falls was first discovered in 1852. Returning soldiers from World War I suggested that the waterfall be named after Princess Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III. The river just above the waterfall has been the site of many mills and dams. A stone arch is all that remains from a 1907 attempt to divert the water around the river through a tunnel. The Conservation Area is on the western edge of the town, along the Beaver River. The waterfall is just a short walk from the parking lot. There is no cost to enter and park at Eugenia Falls. The park is a day use facility only and there is no camping on site. Eugenia Falls is a 90 foot waterfall that sees the Beaver River fall over the Niagara Escarpment. The waterfall is just one of many waterfalls in the area but is one of the most picturesque and dramatic. Because Beaver River is dammed just a short distance upstream, forming Lake Eugenia, the water flow over the waterfalls can vary drastically. Typically, flow is heavy in the spring and almost slows to a trickle by late summer. The Bruce Trail runs through the park and right beside the waterfall. The Bruce Trail is one of the oldest and most famous hiking trails in Canada. The Trail runs from Niagara-On-The-Lake in the south, along the shores of Lake Ontario, to its northern terminus at Tobermory, a point between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay on the Bruce Peninsula. A short distance to the southwest, along the Bruce Trail, is Hoggs Falls. Hoggs Falls is shorter, at 25 feet, but no less impressive. The waterflow can be heavier and with a little effort, one can climb down to be right at the base of the waterfall.
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