Clear Lake.
Clear Lake is a small 29-acre water in the Tupper Lake region — named for the quality every Adirondack pond aspires to and few actually maintain past ice-out. Without fish stocking records or documented species, it's likely a seasonal pond or a private holding rather than a public fishery, though the name suggests it held clarity (and perhaps trout) at some point in its history. Waters of this size in the Tupper orbit often sit tucked in second-growth forest between the bigger destination lakes — functional habitat, watershed contributors, but not always accessible or maintained for recreation. If you're on Clear Lake, you either own shoreline or you bushwhacked in.
Clear Lake reaches a maximum depth of 40 feet, with a mean depth of 17 feet. Clear Lake has public access. Summits nearby include Barbour Hill and Painter Mountain.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
5 parking areas
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.
- 01Harpers Falls Parking AreaTrailhead2.4 miunpavedDirections →
- 02Lampson Falls Parking Area2.9 mipavedDirections →
- 03Middle Branch Parking Lot4.5 miunpavedDirections →
- 04Sinclair Falls Parking Area/Tooley Pond Rd6.9 miunpavedDirections →
- 05Sinclair Falls Parking Area/Lake George Rd6.9 miunpavedDirections →
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- Where is Clear Lake located?Clear Lake is a lake in the Tupper Lake region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Clear Lake?Clear Lake has a surface area of approximately 29 acres, a smaller backcountry water.
- How deep is Clear Lake?Clear Lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet, with a mean depth of 16.7 feet.
- Is Clear Lake open to the public?Yes, Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake?Within roughly seven miles of Clear Lake: 8 designated campsites. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.