Polliwog Pond is a 7-acre pocket water in the Long Lake township — small enough that it won't appear on most regional maps, and remote enough that it's likely reached by bushwhack or a woods road that hasn't seen maintenance in decades. The name suggests early settler or logging-era usage, when every named water had a purpose: drinking supply, log-holding pond, or a landmark for survey crews. No fish data on record, which usually means either the pond winters out or it's simply too far off the grid for DEC sampling crews to bother. If you're chasing it down, start with the Long Lake town clerk or old USGS quads — this one's for map collectors and completionists.
No public beaches listed within 7 mi yet.
No bait & tackle shops listed yet.
Closest parking lots within range, ranked by walking distance. Accessibility flags come from Google verified-data; surface and capacity from OpenStreetMap. Confirm hours and seasonal closures before you go.
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