Simpson Springs Reservoir is a one-acre pocket tucked somewhere in the broader Lake George Wild Forest — likely a former spring-fed source that fed private holdings or local infrastructure, now mapped but rarely discussed in current recreation literature. The name suggests 19th-century resource use (spring water for camps, estates, or small-scale farming), and the acre count puts it closer to a large vernal pool than a destination pond. No fish data on file, no trail signage pointing to it, no lean-to register mentions — this is the kind of water you find by accident on an old topo map or while bushwhacking between better-known routes. If you know where it is, you're likely the only one there.
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