Jenny Lake.
Jenny Lake is a 23-acre pond in the Old Forge township — small, off the main corridor, and lacking the kind of foot traffic or DEC management that would put fish stocking or survey data on record. It sits in working forest country where private inholdings, club leases, and unmaintained logging roads make access a question of permission more than parking. No known public trail, no lean-to, no formal put-in — the kind of water that shows up on the quad map but stays quiet because it takes local knowledge or a float plane to reach it. If you're poking around Old Forge backroads with a canoe, ask at the hardware store first.
Jenny Lake reaches a maximum depth of 21 feet, with a mean depth of 10 feet. Jenny Lake 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.
- 01Dobbs Road Parking AreaTrailhead1.6 miunpavedDirections →
- 02South Creek Lake Parking Area3.4 miunpavedDirections →
Getting in, staying over.
Camping.
What the lake is doing today.
What rings this water.
The waters.
Read before you launch.
Make a weekend of it.
Closest editorial picks for a meal, a scoop, a pint, a bed, and a sight worth your time.
Stay.
1— 23.9 mi to the nearest bed on the register; book before you go.
Add to the record.
Free, takes thirty seconds. Yours forever.
Every page on this site gets better when readers contribute. Mark a peak you’ve climbed, drop a photo, file a field note, or flag a correction — every addition makes the next visitor’s page better.
Add a shot.
Sunrise on the dock, a cairn at the summit, a bend on the trail. Your camera roll, our archive.
Add a photo →File a report.
Trail conditions, water level, bug pressure, blowdown. The kind of detail that helps the next person plan.
Write a field note →Spot something off?
Wrong elevation, outdated access notes, a coordinate that's drifted. We'd rather hear it than miss it.
Suggest an edit →Frequently asked.
- Where is Jenny Lake located?Jenny Lake is a lake in the Old Forge region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Jenny Lake?Jenny Lake has a surface area of approximately 23 acres, a smaller backcountry water.
- How deep is Jenny Lake?Jenny Lake has a maximum depth of 21 feet, with a mean depth of 9.5 feet.
- Is Jenny Lake open to the public?Yes, Jenny Lake 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 Jenny Lake?Within roughly seven miles of Jenny Lake: 7 designated campsites. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.