Goose Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Old Forge area — small enough that it rarely appears on recreational radar, but the kind of place that shows up in local knowledge and older USGS quads. No fish stocking records on file, which typically means either naturally reproducing brookies in modest numbers or a pond that winters out and runs fishless. Access details are scarce in the standard trail databases; if you're hunting for it, start with the town assessor's parcel maps and be prepared for a bushwhack or an unmarked woods road. Old Forge has dozens of ponds in this size class — some are gems, some are beaver swamps with marginal access.
Closest parking lots within range, ranked by walking distance. Accessibility flags come from Google verified-data; surface and capacity from OpenStreetMap. Confirm hours and seasonal closures before you go.
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