Bullhead Pond.
Bullhead Pond is a small 9-acre water tucked into the Old Forge corridor — the kind of pond that doesn't make it into guidebooks but shows up on topo maps and in local conversation. No fish stocking data on record, which usually means either native brookies that don't get reported or a pond that winters too shallow to hold trout year-round. The Old Forge area holds hundreds of similarly sized ponds — some accessible by bushwhack, some by forgotten logging roads, some by canoe routes that branch off the Fulton Chain. Without public access infrastructure, this one stays quiet.
Bullhead Pond has public access.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
1 parking area
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.
- 01Dobbs Road Parking AreaTrailhead5.9 miunpavedDirections →
What’s in the water.
NYSDEC has stocked this water across 13 recent seasons — the ledger below is the public record.
The stocking record.
Launch & supply.
Getting in, staying over.
What the lake is doing today.
What rings this water.
The waters.
The trails.
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- Where is Bullhead Pond located?Bullhead Pond is a pond in the Old Forge region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Bullhead Pond?Bullhead Pond has a surface area of approximately 9 acres, a small pond.
- Is Bullhead Pond open to the public?Yes, Bullhead Pond has public access. See the listing page for current trailhead, parking, and boat-launch details, and check active DEC advisories before visiting.