Long Pond.
Long Pond — 22 acres in the Tupper Lake region — is one of dozens of small ponds scattered across the northwestern Adirondacks that share the name, making it more coordinate than destination. Without documented fish surveys or formal trail access, it sits in that middle category: not remote enough to be a backcountry objective, not developed enough to show up on the family-weekend checklist. Waters like this often hold brook trout by default and see more use from locals with a canoe and a truck than from through-hikers. If you're targeting Long Pond specifically, start with the DEC Unit Management Plan for the area — access is almost always old logging roads or informal paths that don't make it onto trail maps.
Long Pond reaches a maximum depth of 20 feet, with a mean depth of 11 feet. Long Pond has public access. Summits nearby include Coffee Mountain and Peaked Hill.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
1 parking area
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 AreaTrailhead1.6 miunpavedDirections →
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- Where is Long Pond located?Long Pond is a pond in the Tupper Lake region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Long Pond?Long Pond has a surface area of approximately 22 acres, a smaller backcountry water.
- How deep is Long Pond?Long Pond has a maximum depth of 20 feet, with a mean depth of 10.5 feet.
- Is Long Pond open to the public?Yes, Long 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 Long Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Long Pond: 6 designated campsites. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.