Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Beaver Pond — 48 acres in the Brant Lake region — sits in the middle-elevation terrain where the southeastern Adirondacks flatten out toward the lakes corridor. No fish data on record, which usually means either neglected stocking history or a pond that doesn't hold trout through summer heat, though beavers have clearly claimed it and reengineered the shoreline at some point in the last two decades. Access details are sparse; if you're searching for it on a map, cross-reference with local DEC access or private land boundaries before bushwhacking in. This is secondary-tier Adirondack water — worth exploring if you're already in the area, but not a destination on its own.
Bennett Pond is a 7-acre pocket water in the Brant Lake region — small enough that it likely sits on private land or sees minimal public use, and quiet enough that DEC fish surveys haven't logged species data. Ponds this size in the southeastern Adirondacks often serve as seasonal wildlife corridors and off-trail destinations for paddlers willing to scout access with a topo map and landowner permission. Without documented public access or stocking records, Bennett functions more as a named feature on the landscape than a recreational destination. If you're targeting fishable water in the Brant Lake area, Brant Lake itself and nearby Pharaoh Lake Wilderness ponds offer clearer routes in.
Black Mountain Ponds — 4 acres tucked in the Brant Lake region — sits in the quieter, less-trafficked northwest quadrant of the Park, where named waters often appear on maps with little fanfare and even less foot traffic. No fish data on record, no nearby curated trails or lean-tos; this is the kind of small pond that shows up on a bushwhack route or gets stumbled on by hunters working the ridgelines. If you're heading in, go with a GPS track and low expectations for established access. The reward is a small, undisturbed water that probably hasn't seen a dozen paddlers all year.
Black Mountain Ponds sit in the dense forest east of Brant Lake — a pair of small, shallow kettle ponds with no formal trail access and no established use history in the DEC records. The surrounding terrain is private timberland and low ridges; this is working-forest country, not recreation corridor, and the ponds themselves are more ecological footnote than destination. No fish stocking records, no campsites, no reason to bushwhack in unless you're surveying wetlands or chasing a property line. If you're looking for backcountry water near Brant Lake, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness is 20 minutes east.
Brindle Pond is a 9-acre water in the Brant Lake region — small enough to fall off most recreational radar, which is often the point. No fish stocking records on file, no nearby peaks to anchor a multi-objective trip, and no established trail infrastructure to speak of; access is likely via old logging roads or private land boundaries that require local knowledge to navigate. Ponds this size in this corner of the Park tend to serve as watering holes for deer and moose more than paddlers, and the shoreline is typically ringed with blowdown and alder thicket. If you're on Brindle, you either own land nearby or you worked to get there.
Burnt Pond is a 45-acre water tucked into the southeastern Adirondacks near Brant Lake — far enough from the High Peaks corridor to stay off most weekend itineraries. The pond sits in what was historically working forest, part of the patchwork of private and public land that defines the southern foothills; access and usage rights vary and should be confirmed locally before heading in. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means natural brook trout or nothing at all — worth a cast if you can get to it. The Brant Lake region skews more toward lakeside summer rentals than backcountry, so Burnt Pond reads as a quiet outlier in a neighborhood built for motorboats and docks.
Buttermilk Pond is a 21-acre water tucked into the Brant Lake region — small enough to feel like a local spot, large enough to hold interest if you're fishing blind or paddling for solitude. No official fish species data on record, which usually means it's either been overlooked by DEC surveys or holds wild brookies that don't get reported. The pond sits away from the main tourist corridors — no named peaks looming overhead, no trailhead signs on the highway — so access is likely via town or private roads, and worth confirming locally before you load the canoe. If you're staying near Brant Lake and want water that isn't Brant Lake, this is the kind of place that rewards the ask-around.
