Lilypad Pond.
Lilypad Pond is a 15-acre water in the Tupper Lake region — small enough to feel private, large enough to paddle without immediately running out of shoreline. The name tells the seasonal story: by mid-July the surface is thick with lily pads, the kind of quiet, weedy habitat that bass and pickerel prefer, though no fish records are officially on file. Access details are scarce, which often means either private land or a bushwhack approach — worth confirming ownership and route before heading in. These smaller, unnamed-road ponds tend to reward the homework: less pressure, more solitude, and the occasional surprise of a put-in that locals have been using quietly for decades.
Lilypad Pond reaches a maximum depth of 24 feet, with a mean depth of 8 feet. Lilypad Pond has public access. Summits nearby include Coffee Mountain and Peaked Hill.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
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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.
- 01Clear Pond Parking AreaTrailhead2.0 miunpavedDirections →
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- Where is Lilypad Pond located?Lilypad Pond is a pond in the Tupper Lake region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Lilypad Pond?Lilypad Pond has a surface area of approximately 15 acres, a smaller backcountry water.
- How deep is Lilypad Pond?Lilypad Pond has a maximum depth of 24 feet, with a mean depth of 7.9 feet.
- Is Lilypad Pond open to the public?Yes, Lilypad 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 Lilypad Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Lilypad Pond: 5 designated campsites. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.