Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Alligator Pond is a 17-acre water tucked into the southeastern Adirondacks near Brant Lake — small enough to fall off most recreation maps, large enough to hold its own shoreline character. The name suggests either frontier-era humor or a long-ago sighting that became local lore, but the pond itself is quiet, wooded, and typical of the low-elevation ponds that dot the hill country between Schroon Lake and Lake George. No fish data on record, which usually means either marginal habitat or a pond that hasn't seen a survey crew in decades. Worth a look if you're already in the Brant Lake area and collecting water names.
Austin Pond sits a few miles west of Brant Lake village — a 35-acre private water tucked into the foothills, not a destination for through-hikers or public access seekers. The pond belongs to the cluster of small, residential waters that define this corner of Warren County: shoreline camps, a quiet surface, no DEC signage or trailhead parking. No fish species data on file, which usually means either private stocking or unstocked holdover brookies from decades past. If you're not a landowner or a guest, this one stays on the map as a name only.
