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.
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