Home Pond.
Home Pond is a 9-acre pocket water in the Raquette Lake township — small enough that it rarely shows up on recreational radar, set back from the main lake corridor where most of the region's traffic concentrates. No fish species data on file, no formal trails indexed to it, and no nearby peaks to anchor it in a day-hiking loop — the kind of water that exists primarily as a map name and a dot in the forest. If you're poking around the Raquette Lake backcountry by canoe or bushwhack, it's worth a GPS waypoint; otherwise, it stays quiet by default.
Home Pond has public access. Summits nearby include Green Top and Bradley Mountain.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
12 parking areas· 1 accessible
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.
- 01Sagamore Road ParkingTrailhead2.7 miunpavedDirections →
- 02Blue Ridge Parking3.1 miunpavedDirections →
- 03Cascades Trail Parking Lot3.3 miunpavedDirections →
- 04Payne Mountain Trail Parking4.2 miunpavedDirections →
- 05DEC parking 188864.2 mi
- 06Wakely Dam5.6 miunpavedDirections →
- 07Wakely Mountain Trailhead Parking Lot5.6 miunpavedDirections →
- 08Moose River Recrieation Area5.6 miunpavedDirections →
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- Where is Home Pond located?Home Pond is a pond in the Raquette Lake region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Home Pond?Home Pond has a surface area of approximately 9 acres, a small pond.
- Is Home Pond open to the public?Yes, Home 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 Home Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Home Pond: 63 designated campsites, 9 lean-tos or shelters, 1 listed campground. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.