Lower Beech Ridge Pond is a 25-acre water in the Old Forge township — one of the smaller named ponds in a region dense with lakes, and one without publicly documented fish survey data or established trail references in the standard DEC literature. The name suggests it sits below higher terrain to the south or east, likely in second-growth hardwood transition forest typical of the southwestern Park, but access details and ownership status remain unclear in available records. For paddlers and anglers working the Old Forge area, this is a name on the map without a well-worn path to it — worth local inquiry at the town office or nearby outfitters before making assumptions about where to launch or whether it's open to public use.
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