Mud Pond.
Mud Pond — sixteen acres tucked into the working forest northeast of Tupper Lake — is one of dozens of small, unnamed-access ponds that dot the private timberlands and state forest around the village. No formal DEC trail register, no fish stocking records, no lean-to at the shore: this is the category of Adirondack water that gets visited by locals who know the logging road network, or not at all. If you're poking around the Tupper Lake wild forest blocks with a topo map and a sense of direction, ponds like this one offer the reliable reward of solitude and a lunch rock. Expect beaver activity and shallow, tea-colored water.
Mud Pond reaches a maximum depth of 9 feet, with a mean depth of 3 feet. Mud Pond has public access. Summits nearby include Flower Hill and Miners Hill.
The water, surveyed.
- Peak foliage from the water — the best seats in the Park are in a canoe this month.
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.
- 01Lake Ozonia Parking AreaTrailhead1.6 miunpavedDirections →
- 02Clear Pond Parking Area6.5 miunpavedDirections →
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1— 24.8 mi to the nearest table out here; plan the drive to dinner.
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- The St. Regis Suites24.1 mi
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- The Point24.8 mi
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— 17.9 mi to the nearest bed on the register; book before you go.
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3- Topridge20.6 mi
The sprawling Gilded Age estate Marjorie Merriweather Post built on Upper St. Regis Lake — later New York State's, now privately held. Best seen from the St. Regis lakes.
- White Pine Camp22.2 mi
The 1907 Great Camp on Osgood Pond that served as Calvin Coolidge's Summer White House in the summer of 1926. Seasonal guided tours, and several cottages rent by the week.
- The Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory24.3 mi
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- Where is Mud Pond located?Mud Pond is a pond in the Tupper Lake region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Mud Pond?Mud Pond has a surface area of approximately 16 acres, a smaller backcountry water.
- How deep is Mud Pond?Mud Pond has a maximum depth of 9 feet, with a mean depth of 3.3 feet.
- Is Mud Pond open to the public?Yes, Mud 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 Mud Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Mud Pond: 5 designated campsites. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.