Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Bacon Pond is a 7-acre pocket water in the Lake George region — small enough to stay off most touring itineraries, which makes it a reliable refuge when the big named lakes get crowded. No fish stocking data on record, and the size suggests marginal trout habitat at best, but that's never been the draw here. This is a pond for people who want to sit on a shoreline alone with a dog and a book, or paddle a kayak in dead-still water without crossing wakes. Access details vary by season — check with the local DEC office or regional paddling groups for current put-in status and ownership boundaries.
Bear Pond is a 16-acre water in the Lake George region — small enough to hold quiet, large enough to paddle without feeling claustrophobic. No fish species on record, which usually means either unmapped brookies or none at all; the DEC hasn't stocked it in recent memory. The pond sits outside the heavy-traffic Lake George corridor, so it skews more local than tourist — the kind of place that gets fished by someone who grew up knowing the access. Worth checking the DEC's latest public water access list if you're planning a visit; some Lake George-area ponds are landlocked or require permission.
Bear Pond is a 45-acre water in the Lake George region — a name that appears on maps without much of a digital footprint, which typically means either private land or limited public access worth confirming before you drive. The pond sits outside the High Peaks corridor and the heavily trafficked Lake George Wild Forest trail networks, so it's not a standard day-hike destination. No fish species on record, which could mean unstocked, untested, or simply under the survey radar. If you're chasing this one down, call the local DEC office in Warrensburg or check the most recent Adirondack Atlas for access status — some ponds in this region are approachable only by permission or old logging roads that aren't maintained.
Beaver Pond is a five-acre water in the Lake George region — small enough to slip past most paddlers and anglers, but the kind of quiet pocket that rewards anyone willing to look beyond the big water and the busy corridors. No fish species data on file, which either means undersampled or marginal habitat; beaver activity (historic or active) tends to draw the name and shape the shoreline. The Lake George Wild Forest holds dozens of these smaller ponds, most of them accessed by bushwhack or unmarked paths rather than maintained trails. If you're hunting this one down, bring a compass and a topo — and don't expect a lean-to.
Beaver Pond — ten acres tucked somewhere in the broader Lake George region — is one of those small waters that shows up on the DEC list but doesn't carry much of a paper trail. No fish stocking records, no marked trailhead in the standard guidebooks, no lean-to or campsite designation that made it into the planning maps. It's likely a wetland feeder or a roadside pullover pond that earned a name locally but never developed the infrastructure or the fishing pressure to generate data. If you're looking for specifics on access or conditions, check the latest DEC quad map or ask at the nearest ranger station — this one's off the documented grid.
Berry Pond is a 17-acre pocket of water in the Lake George Wild Forest — small enough that it rarely shows up in conversation but large enough to hold a kayak for an afternoon. No fish stocking records and no developed access means this is a bushwhack or private-access situation, the kind of water that sits quietly between bigger destinations and gets visited mostly by people who already know it's there. If you're poking around the back roads east or west of the lake itself, Berry Pond is the sort of name you see on the DeLorme and file away for later — not a headline, but not nothing either.
Black Pond is a 3-acre pocket water in the Lake George region — small enough that it rarely appears on trail maps, but named and on the record. No fish stocking data, no designated campsites, no trailhead signage pointing you there. Ponds this size in the Lake George Wild Forest tend to be walk-in affairs: old logging roads, unmarked paths, or bushwhacks from better-known corridors. If you're heading in, bring a topo and don't expect company.
Bloody Pond is a 2-acre pond in the Lake George region — small enough that most topographic maps mark it but most hikers don't think twice about it. The name carries a grim historical echo common to several Adirondack waters: colonial-era battle sites where soldiers were buried or wounded washed in the shallows, though specifics here have blurred with time. No fish species on record, no formal trail access noted in DEC databases — it reads more like a named wetland than a destination pond. If you're sorting Lake George backcountry options, this one lives in the footnotes.
Bullhead Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Lake George Wild Forest — small enough that it doesn't register on most paddlers' radar, but that's precisely the appeal. No boat launch, no established DEC trail markers, no fish stocking records to chase: this is the kind of place you find by studying the topo and bushwhacking in with a light canoe or packraft. The water sits in second-growth forest a few miles from the more trafficked Bolton Landing corridor, quiet enough that you'll hear every woodpecker and beaver tail-slap. Bring your own access plan and expect to have the shoreline to yourself.
Bullhead Pond is a six-acre pocket water in the Lake George Wild Forest — small enough that it doesn't pull crowds, but named and mapped, which means it's on someone's list. No fish data on record, and with that surface area it's likely more frog chorus than angling destination. The name suggests either a stocked past (bullhead ponds were common mill-town put-and-takes in the 19th century) or simple description — bullhead catfish can survive in shallow, weedy basins where trout won't. Access and trail status would need verification with the local DEC ranger or the Wild Forest unit management plan.
Bumps Pond is a six-acre pocket water in the Lake George region — small enough that it doesn't pull much attention from the bigger named lakes nearby, but the kind of pond that shows up on a topo map and makes you wonder who fished it last. No species data on file with DEC, which usually means either unstocked and unfished or too shallow to hold trout through the summer. The name suggests old surveyor's slang or a long-gone local landmark — *bumps* as terrain feature, not personality. Worth a look if you're working through the lesser-known waters in the southern park, but set expectations accordingly.
Butler Pond sits in the Lake George Wild Forest — 102 acres of quiet water in a region better known for shoreline estates and motorboat traffic. The pond holds no fish stocking records and sees minimal angling pressure; most visitors are hikers threading through on snowmobile trails that double as foot access in summer, or hunters working the surrounding hardwood ridges in October. No designated campsites, no boat launch, no crowds — which is exactly the point if you're looking for a placeholder swim or a lunch stop between trailheads. Check the DEC Wild Forest map for the nearest seasonal access; conditions and trail status shift year to year.
