Potter Pond.
Potter Pond is a six-acre pond in the Blue Mountain Lake township — small enough that it likely sees more moose than paddlers, and remote enough that it doesn't appear on most recreational radar. No fish stocking records on file, no maintained access, no trailhead signage — the kind of water that exists more as a dot on the quad map than as a destination. If you're poking around the backroads or bushwhacking between documented routes in the central Adirondacks, you might stumble on it. Otherwise, it stays off the list.
Potter Pond reaches a maximum depth of 14 feet, with a mean depth of 4 feet. Potter Pond has public access.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
12 parking areas· 1 accessible
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.
- 01Wilson PondTrailhead1.9 miunpavedDirections →
- 02Wilson Pond1.9 miunpavedDirections →
- 03DEC parking 188872.7 mi
- 04Cascade Pond Trail Parking Lot3.7 miunpavedDirections →
- 05Cascade Pond Trail3.7 miunpavedDirections →
- 06Parking Area For Blue Mountian And Tirrell Pond4.8 miunpavedDirections →
- 07Northville Lake Placid Trail Parking Lot5.2 mipavedDirections →
- 08Lake Durant Northville Placid Trail Parking Lot5.2 mipavedDirections →
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- Where is Potter Pond located?Potter Pond is a pond in the Blue Mountain Lake region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Potter Pond?Potter Pond has a surface area of approximately 6 acres, a small pond.
- How deep is Potter Pond?Potter Pond has a maximum depth of 14 feet, with a mean depth of 3.9 feet.
- Is Potter Pond open to the public?Yes, Potter 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 Potter Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Potter Pond: 23 designated campsites, 9 lean-tos or shelters, 1 listed campground. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.