Poplar Pond is a three-acre pocket water in the Old Forge township — small enough that it lives outside the main paddling circuit but large enough to show up on the quad. No fish stocking records and no maintained trail access in the DEC database, which usually means either private inholdings or a bushwhack approach through second-growth hardwood and wetland margin. The name suggests an old burn or clearing — poplar moves in fast after disturbance — but without access intel it's worth a call to the Old Forge visitor center before making the drive. If you're looking for a similar-sized pond with a marked trail, consider heading toward the Ha-de-ron-dah Wilderness instead.
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