About Grena Park Waterfalls
Grena Park Waterfalls (or Cascatas de Parque da Grená in Portugese) consist of at least 6 waterfalls on an unnamed seasonal stream passing right through the park.
Although Parque da Grená is adjacent to the Caldeira Lagoa das Furnas (known for lakeside recreation and thermal features), the former is in a separate, paid area.

This park was said to have opened in December 2019, but it was closed shortly thereafter due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thus, it wasn’t until after the pandemic had passed that the park finally opened to the public.
That said, the land upon which the park existed had changed hands since 1832, when it was acquired by an English traveler, but was since developed by the British Consul of Ponta Delgada named Vines.
The consul named the property Grená after the name of his wife’s childhood family house in Ireland.

Anyways, the paid area means that in order to visit Parque da Grená, I had to pay an additional fee in order to get through the turnstile blocking entry into the park.
This turnstile was about a 200-250m walk from the main car park for the Caldeira Lagoa das Furnas on the northern side of the lake.
As of my visit in late June 2024, I paid 10 euros for a ticket (this is the per person rate), which can be a bit steep (despite the signage here suggesting this is “so cheap”).
Thus, I did this excursion on my own since my wife and daughter wasn’t really interested in doing this hike let alone spending another 20 euros for the privilege.

Anyways, Grená Park not only features waterfalls, but it also has views of the Lagoa das Furnas as well as some captive animals that I’m sure the families would enjoy.
Of the 6 numbered waterfalls in the park, Waterfall #1 is the uppermost one, and it’s called the “English Leap Falls” (also Poça da Inglesa or “English Well”).
I suspect the name of the falls has something to do with the British Consul who first developed this park.
It’s by far the tallest of the waterfalls (probably around 40-50m), but it does tend to have a light, wispy flow, especially in the Summer.

Other notable waterfalls that I’ve found to be most impressive involve Waterfalls #3, #4, and #6.
Waterfall #3 had a sloping rock surface with a spring and alcove next to it, and it required a bit of an uncomfortable rock scramble to get a good look at it.
Waterfall #4 had a nice 5-10m plunge with a bit more volume than the wispy English Leap Falls, and could very well be my favorite one in the park.
Waterfall #6 was a wide cascade easily seen from a wide footbridge that was well downstream of Waterfall #3, but it was possible to see both waterfalls from this bridge.

As for exploring all of the waterfalls in Parque da Grená, I managed to do it by hiking a counterclockwise loop that was about 2.5km long (including all the detours).
There’s actually a pretty extensive network of criss-crossing trails crossing the creek in several spots, which provided options for customizing this hike in countless ways.
There were map signs helping you locate where you are in the park, but there were also pamphlets and PDFs of the park to refer to if you need something with you while on the trail.
The trail conditions were well-maintained with railings and steps in the steepest parts, and the rough scrambling was pretty much kept to a minimum (I recalled only Waterfall #3 had one such rough scramble).

Since my focus was more on exploring all the waterfalls, I even backtracked to hit up the waterfalls that I missed earlier on (which might have increased the distance even more than for a typical visit).
Ultimately, I spent about 90 minutes within the Grená Park, but we also spent about an hour at Lagoa das Furnas, so we wound up spending about 2.5 hours away from the car.
Authorities
The Grena Park Waterfalls are located on the island of São Miguel of the Azores Autonomous Region of Portugal. It is privately managed by Feliz Terra, which is doing so under direction of the Azores Autonomous Region Government. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, you can try visiting the Grená Park website.
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