Coldspring Pond.
Coldspring Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Lake Placid region — small enough that it rarely appears on recreation maps and quiet enough that most visitors to the area never register its name. No fish species on record, which typically means either it's too shallow to hold trout year-round or it's never been stocked and surveyed by DEC — common for ponds under ten acres in private or mixed-access watersheds. The name suggests a spring-fed source, and the "cold" prefix often correlates with clear water and a gravel or bedrock bottom. Worth confirming access status and ownership before planning a visit.
Coldspring Pond reaches a maximum depth of 18 feet, with a mean depth of 7 feet. Coldspring Pond has public access. Summits nearby include Mount Whitney and Eagle Eyrie.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
12 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.
- 01Old Owens Pond ParkingTrailhead0.7 miunpavedDirections →
- 02Owen Pond Parking0.8 miunpavedDirections →
- 03Monument Falls Parking Lot1.1 miunpavedDirections →
- 04Upper Basset Flats1.1 mipavedDirections →
- 05Monument Falls Pulloff1.2 miunpavedDirections →
- 06Connery Pond #3 Trail Parking1.2 miunpavedDirections →
- 07North Connery Pond Parking Lot1.2 miunpavedDirections →
- 08Ausable River # 5 River Access Parking1.3 miunpavedDirections →
+4 more on the map above
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NYSDEC has stocked this water across 15 recent seasons — the ledger below is the public record.
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- Where is Coldspring Pond located?Coldspring Pond is a pond in the Lake Placid region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Coldspring Pond?Coldspring Pond has a surface area of approximately 5 acres, a small pond.
- How deep is Coldspring Pond?Coldspring Pond has a maximum depth of 18 feet, with a mean depth of 6.9 feet.
- Is Coldspring Pond open to the public?Yes, Coldspring 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 Coldspring Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Coldspring Pond: 9 designated campsites, 8 lean-tos or shelters, 1 listed campground. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.