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Slim Pond

Slim Pond is a 12-acre water tucked into the Blue Mountain Lake township — one of those small ponds that sits off the main travel corridors and sees more moose than paddlers. No fish species on record, which either means it winters out or nobody's bothered to survey it formally; either way, it's not a angling destination. The lack of nearby trail infrastructure or designated campsites keeps this one quiet — a map-and-compass objective for paddlers willing to work for solitude. If you're already in the area with a canoe on the roof and a taste for exploration, Slim Pond rewards the effort with silence and a tight shoreline of spruce and tamarack.

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Pond
Surface
12 ac
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§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
Schoolhouse Grounds Coffee Shop
3.3 mi away
Restaurant
Hex and Hop Tasting Room - Blue Mountain Lake
3.1 mi away
General store
Hoss's Country Corner
10.5 mi away
Shelter
Wilson Pond Lean-To
0.1 mi away
§ On the water & nearby

Marinas, beaches, bait shops, and food

Marinas & launches (1)
Public beaches (1)
Bait & tackle (0)

No bait & tackle shops listed yet.

Food nearby (4)
§ At the water

Camping & access

Camping (30)
  • 30 designated campsites
Access (28)
§ Nearby parking

27 parking areas

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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§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (7)
Lakes & ponds (28)
Trails (25)
Lean-tos (12)
  • Lower Sargents Pond Lean-To5.3 mi
  • O'Neil Flow lean-to6.4 mi
  • Stephens Pond Lean-To2.5 mi
  • Tirrell Pond lean-to6.5 mi
  • O'Neill Flow Lean-To6.4 mi
  • Unnamed lean-to1.8 mi
  • Stephens Pond Lean-To2.5 mi
  • Pinebrook Lean-To6.1 mi
Primitive campsites (30)
  • Stephens Pond tent site2.5 mi
  • Primitive Tentsite3.0 mi
  • Primitive Tent Site3.0 mi
  • Primitive Tentsite3.0 mi
  • Lake Durant Campsite3.7 mi
  • Lake Durant Campground3.9 mi
  • Lake Durant Campsite4.0 mi
  • Sprague Pond Campsite #24.9 mi
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