Waterfall Tour
Grey County is famous for its seven breathtaking waterfalls. The waterfalls, as marked on the Family Fun Spots map are throughout Grey County from north of Owen Sound all the way down to Durham.
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The tour is approximately 150 km in length and starting in the north:
- Indian Falls: Off Grey Road 1 north of Owen Sound within the Indian Falls Conservation Area. The falls are 0.8 km from the parking lots along a marked trail. Please be careful as there are steep climbs, including a set of wooden stairs and a steep drop down to the river.
- Jones Falls: Located in the Pottawatomi Conservation Area just east of Springmount. Access and parking behind the Owen Sound Transportation Company off Hwy 6. Can also access off the road just east of Springmount but parking is limited to highway shoulder.
- Inglis Falls: Located at Inglis Falls Conservation Area off Inglis Falls Road, north off of Grey Road 18. Parking fee applies from May - Oct. ($3.00 per vehicle or $30.00 for annual parking pass.) Picnic pavilion and washrooms are available.
- Walters Falls: On private property of The Falls Inn. Visitors are welcome to view the falls from the platform or stop in at The Falls Inn for a nice meal or overnight stay. In the village of Walters Falls, turn east onto Front Street and follow the road into the parking area.
- Eugenia Falls: At its most spectacular when the natural flow isn't reduced by hydroelectric power development upstream. Located in the village of Eugenia off Grey Road 13 north of Grey Road 4. Stop in at Eugenia Falls Emporium for a nice lunch while you're there.
- Hoggs Falls: Tucked away a short 2-minute walk from Lower Valley Road near Flesherton. Turn north off Grey County Road 4 onto East Back Line and then turn eastward onto Lower Valley Road and then west into the parking area.
- McGowan Falls: Located in the Durham Conservation Area. From Hwy 6 turn east onto Grey Road 4 then left onto either Albert Street or Elgin Street then right onto George Street which leads to the falls and parking area.
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