Long Pond is a four-acre water in the Old Forge township — small enough that it likely sits off the main chain-of-lakes corridor that defines paddling in the Fulton Chain area. No fish species on record, which in this region usually means it's either a shallow wetland feeder pond or a backwater that doesn't see stocking pressure. Without established trail or boat-launch data, this is the kind of water that shows up on the DEC Lake Survey list but stays off most paddlers' rotation — a named dot on the map, not a destination. Worth a look if you're sorting through Old Forge's secondary ponds for a quiet put-in, but confirm access and conditions locally before committing the drive.
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