Spider Pond.
Spider Pond is a one-acre pocket water in the Old Forge area — small enough that it won't show up on most recreational lake lists, but it exists as a named feature in the DEC inventory. No fish stocking records, no formal access trails in the public record, and no nearby peaks or maintained trailheads to anchor a description. These micro-ponds scattered through the western Adirondacks often survive as relics of old logging-era geography — spring-fed, tannic, landlocked by second-growth timber. If you're hunting it down, you're either bushwhacking with a GPS or you already know the old road that gets close.
Spider Pond reaches a maximum depth of 16 feet, with a mean depth of 6 feet. Spider Pond has public access. Summits nearby include Panther Mountain.
The water, surveyed.
Seasonal pattern for this lake · live closures appear above
3 parking areas
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.
- 01Dobbs Road Parking AreaTrailhead1.8 miunpavedDirections →
- 02South Creek Lake Parking Area4.2 miunpavedDirections →
- 03Little River Road Parking Area6.3 miunpavedDirections →
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- Where is Spider Pond located?Spider Pond is a pond in the Old Forge region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State.
- How big is Spider Pond?Spider Pond has a surface area of approximately 1 acres, a small pond.
- How deep is Spider Pond?Spider Pond has a maximum depth of 16 feet, with a mean depth of 5.9 feet.
- Is Spider Pond open to the public?Yes, Spider 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 Spider Pond?Within roughly seven miles of Spider Pond: 13 designated campsites, 1 lean-to or shelter. Permit and primitive-camping rules vary; check NYSDEC before you go.