Horseshoe Pond.
Horseshoe Pond sits northwest of Tupper Lake village — a small, 16-acre water with no documented fishery and limited online mention, which typically means either private shoreline or a put-in that requires local knowledge to find. The name suggests the classic glacial scour shape common to ponds in this part of the Park, and the acreage puts it in canoe-and-float-tube range if access exists. Without a DEC stocking record or marked trailhead, this is one to ask about at the Tupper Lake tackle shops or the town clerk's office — the kind of spot that shows up on the map but lives mostly in the mental geography of year-round residents. If you locate access, bring a depth finder; small ponds this quiet sometimes hold panfish or perch that never made it into the state database.
Horseshoe Pond reaches a maximum depth of 42 feet, with a mean depth of 16 feet. Horseshoe Pond has public access. Summits nearby include Barbour Hill.
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.
- 01Lampson Falls Parking AreaTrailhead1.2 mipavedDirections →
- 02Harpers Falls Parking Area2.4 miunpavedDirections →
- 03Middle Branch Parking Lot2.6 miunpavedDirections →
- 04Sinclair Falls Parking Area/Tooley Pond Rd5.2 miunpavedDirections →
- 05Sinclair Falls Parking Area/Lake George Rd5.2 miunpavedDirections →
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- Where is Horseshoe Pond located?Horseshoe Pond is a pond in the Tupper Lake region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Horseshoe Pond?Horseshoe Pond has a surface area of approximately 16 acres, a smaller backcountry water.
- How deep is Horseshoe Pond?Horseshoe Pond has a maximum depth of 42 feet, with a mean depth of 15.7 feet.
- Is Horseshoe Pond open to the public?Yes, Horseshoe 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 Horseshoe Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Horseshoe Pond: 8 designated campsites. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.