Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Adirondack High School Pond is a one-acre water tucked into the Old Forge area — small enough that it likely serves more as a landmark or a local reference point than a paddling or fishing destination. No fish species on record, no marked trails leading in, no backcountry sites to pitch a tent. If you're driving through Old Forge and hear locals mention it by name, now you know: it's on the map, it's real, and it's exactly as modest as the acreage suggests.
Airport Pond is a 6-acre water tucked somewhere in the Old Forge region — the kind of small, named pond that shows up on USGS maps but doesn't generate trail signs or DEC literature. No fish stocking records on file, no established access points in the usual references, and the name suggests it's tied to some airstrip history that may or may not still exist. These off-grid ponds tend to sit on private land or require bushwhacking through working forest, which means they're either local secrets or legitimately inaccessible depending on who owns the shoreline. If you're poking around Old Forge backcountry and stumble on it, you've done the work.
