Goose Pond.
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.
Goose Pond reaches a maximum depth of 35 feet, with a mean depth of 12 feet. Goose Pond has public access.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
2 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.
- 01South Creek Lake Parking AreaTrailhead3.8 miunpavedDirections →
- 02Dobbs Road Parking Area4.1 miunpavedDirections →
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- Where is Goose Pond located?Goose Pond is a pond in the Old Forge region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Goose Pond?Goose Pond has a surface area of approximately 5 acres, a small pond.
- How deep is Goose Pond?Goose Pond has a maximum depth of 35 feet, with a mean depth of 12.1 feet.
- Is Goose Pond open to the public?Yes, Goose 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 Goose Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Goose Pond: 1 designated campsite. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.