Parmeter Pond.
Parmeter Pond is a seven-acre water in the Tupper Lake township — small enough that it lives in the gap between the named destinations and the working landscape most visitors drive past. No fish species on the DEC survey record, which usually means brookies that never got stocked or sampled, or a pond that winters-out in lean years. The name suggests old farming or logging boundaries — *Parmeter* as surname, not landmark — and ponds this size in this region tend to sit on private land or at the end of unmaintained woods roads that only the neighbor with an ATV still uses. If you're hunting down every named water in the Park, this one's on the list; if you're planning a weekend, it's not.
Parmeter Pond reaches a maximum depth of 7 feet, with a mean depth of 3 feet. Parmeter Pond has public access. Summits nearby include Gooseberry Mountain and Randall Hill.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
12 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.
- 01Sinclair Falls Parking Area/Tooley Pond RdTrailhead2.9 miunpavedDirections →
- 02Sinclair Falls Parking Area/Lake George Rd2.9 miunpavedDirections →
- 03First Brook Parking Area3.6 miunpavedDirections →
- 04Middle Branch Parking Lot4.0 miunpavedDirections →
- 05Lampson Falls Parking Area4.9 mipavedDirections →
- 06Newbridge Parking Area4.9 miunpavedDirections →
- 07Copper Rock Falls Parking Area5.1 miunpavedDirections →
- 08Tooley Pond Mtn. Parking Area6.2 miunpavedDirections →
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- Where is Parmeter Pond located?Parmeter Pond is a pond in the Tupper Lake region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Parmeter Pond?Parmeter Pond has a surface area of approximately 7 acres, a small pond.
- How deep is Parmeter Pond?Parmeter Pond has a maximum depth of 7 feet, with a mean depth of 2.6 feet.
- Is Parmeter Pond open to the public?Yes, Parmeter 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 Parmeter Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Parmeter Pond: 11 designated campsites. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.