Big Marsh Pond.
Big Marsh Pond sits in the Paradox Lake region — 26 acres of open water that reads more wetland than swimming hole, the kind of shallow pond that warms early and holds pickleweed along the margins. The name tells the story: marshy shoreline, likely beaver activity, and the sort of untracked quiet that comes with water nobody's racing to reach. No fish data on record, which usually means either unstocked and acidic or simply unsampled — common for smaller ponds outside the stocking rotation. Worth a look if you're poking around the Paradox drainage and prefer bog edges to granite slabs.
Big Marsh Pond reaches a maximum depth of 14 feet, with a mean depth of 5 feet. Big Marsh Pond has public access. Summits nearby include Marsh Pond Mountain and LeClair Hill.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
12 parking areas· 3 accessible
Closest parking lots within range, ranked by walking distance. Accessibility flags come from Google verified-data and NYSDEC records; surface and capacity from NYSDEC and OpenStreetMap. Confirm hours and seasonal closures before you go.
- 01Elk Lake Road Parking Area #1Trailhead2.6 mi
- 02Elk Lake Road Parking Area #22.9 mi
- 03Hoffman Notch Parking Area3.5 mi
- 04Walker Brook Parking Lot3.6 miunpavedDirections →
- 05Elk Lake Parking Lot3.9 miunpavedDirections →
- 06West Mill Brook Parking Lot4.8 miunpavedDirections →
- 07Gulf Brook Road Campsite 1 Parking area5.0 miunpavedDirections →
- 08Gulf Brook Road Campsite 1 Parking area5.0 miunpavedDirections →
+4 more on the map above
What’s in the water.
NYSDEC has stocked this water across 14 recent seasons — the ledger below is the public record.
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- Where is Big Marsh Pond located?Big Marsh Pond is a pond in the Paradox Lake region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Big Marsh Pond?Big Marsh Pond has a surface area of approximately 26 acres, a smaller backcountry water.
- How deep is Big Marsh Pond?Big Marsh Pond has a maximum depth of 14 feet, with a mean depth of 4.6 feet.
- Is Big Marsh Pond open to the public?Yes, Big Marsh Pond has public access. See the listing page for current trailhead, parking, and boat-launch details, and check active DEC advisories before visiting.
- Can you camp at Big Marsh Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Big Marsh Pond: 21 designated campsites, 6 lean-tos or shelters, 2 listed campgrounds. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.