Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Bear Pond is a 19-acre pond in the Paradox Lake region — a quieter corner of the eastern Adirondacks where state land intermingles with private parcels and the names on the map outnumber the boats on the water. No fish stocking records and no established trailhead signage, which usually means either private access or a bushwhack approach through second-growth forest. The pond sits in that middle zone: too small for motorized traffic, too obscure for the weekend paddling crowd, likely to stay empty even in July. If you're headed this way, confirm access and ownership before you go — the Paradox Lake Wild Forest doesn't publish maintained trails to every named water.
Berrymill Pond sits in the eastern Adirondacks near Paradox Lake — a 71-acre water with minimal public footprint and no formal DEC access or fish stocking records on file. The pond reads as private or semi-private on most maps, typical of the patchwork land ownership in the Schroon Lake / Paradox corridor where state land, posted parcels, and right-of-way questions overlap. If you're tracing old topo maps or exploring the network of seasonal roads in the area, expect gates and uncertainty rather than trailhead signage. Best approached as a cartographic curiosity rather than a paddling destination.
Big Lock Pond is an 8-acre pond in the Paradox Lake region — low-profile, no DEC stocking records, and tucked into a forested corner of the eastern Adirondacks where the terrain flattens out before the Champlain Valley. The name suggests old logging or canal-era infrastructure, though no visible remnants anchor the story today. It's the kind of water that shows up on a topo map but rarely in conversation — shallow, tannic, likely holding warmwater species if anything. Best approached as a bushwhack objective or a quiet paddle if you're already exploring the Paradox drainage and want water to yourself.
Big Marsh Pond sits in the Paradox Lake region — 26 acres of open water that reads more wetland than swimming hole, the kind of shallow pond that warms early and holds pickleweed along the margins. The name tells the story: marshy shoreline, likely beaver activity, and the sort of untracked quiet that comes with water nobody's racing to reach. No fish data on record, which usually means either unstocked and acidic or simply unsampled — common for smaller ponds outside the stocking rotation. Worth a look if you're poking around the Paradox drainage and prefer bog edges to granite slabs.
Brother Ponds is a 10-acre water in the Paradox Lake wild forest — a name that suggests a pair, though mapping shows a single pond body with an indented shoreline that reads like two lobes pressed together. The Paradox Lake region runs quiet compared to the High Peaks corridor to the west, and most ponds here see more moose than hikers. No fish data on record, which typically means limited access, minimal stocking history, or both. Worth checking DEC's wild forest unit map for the area if you're hunting lesser-known water in the eastern Adirondacks.
Buck Mountain Pond is a 10-acre water tucked into the Paradox Lake region — a quieter corner of the eastern Adirondacks where the named ponds outnumber the trailhead parking lots. No fish species on record, which likely means limited stocking history and minimal angling pressure; it's the kind of water that stays off most fishing maps and stays that way. The Paradox Lake area itself sits in the transition zone between the High Peaks to the west and the Champlain lowlands to the east — more hardwood forest, fewer granite summits, and a network of old logging roads that may or may not still be passable. Worth confirming access and conditions with the local DEC office before planning a trip.
Bullhead Pond is a nine-acre backcountry pond in the Paradox Lake region — small enough that most hikers pass it without a second look, remote enough that it stays off the casual fishing circuit. No fish stocking records on file, which typically means wild brookies or nothing at all; the DEC doesn't survey every small water in the Park. The pond sits in mixed hardwood forest with no formal trail access marked on state maps — old logging roads and unmaintained footpaths are the usual approach, and conditions vary year to year depending on blowdown and beaver activity. This is a pond for orienteering practice or a deliberate bushwhack, not a Sunday afternoon paddle.
Bullpout Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Paradox Lake country — small enough to miss on a map, named for the bottom-feeding catfish that likely gave early anglers more trouble than table fare. The pond sits in mixed hardwood and hemlock cover typical of the eastern Adirondacks, where the terrain softens between the High Peaks and Lake Champlain valley. No maintained trail, no DEC designation, no stocking records — this is the kind of water that stays quiet because it offers solitude more than scenery or sport fish. Worth knowing if you're working the Paradox drainage or looking for a bushwhack objective that won't show up on anyone's weekend itinerary.
Bullpout Pond is a 13-acre water tucked into the Paradox Lake region — small enough to hold no formal fish stocking records and remote enough to stay off the day-tripper circuit. The name suggests a history of bullhead catfish (bullpout in local usage), though without current species data it's unclear what swims here now. Waters this size in the Paradox drainage typically see light pressure from anglers willing to bushwhack or paddle-and-portage for solitude. Access details are scarce; if you're headed in, confirm the route with DEC or local outfitters before committing the day.
Bumbo Pond is a seven-acre pocket water in the Paradox Lake region — low-profile, lightly visited, and the kind of place that stays off most hiking itineraries not because it's remote but because it doesn't announce itself. The name alone (likely a corruption of an older surveyor's term or local nickname) hints at its backstory as a working-landscape water rather than a scenic destination. No fish stocking records on file, no established trail system, no lean-to — this is a pond for the orienteering types who treat the DEC unit management plan maps as invitations. If you're already in the area for Paradox Lake itself, Bumbo makes a reasonable bushwhack objective; otherwise, it's a dot on the map that rewards exactly the effort you put into finding it.
Burge Pond is a nine-acre pocket water in the Paradox Lake region — small enough to miss on most maps, tucked into the wooded mid-elevation terrain east of Schroon Lake. No developed access, no fish stocking records, no trail register at a trailhead — this is the kind of pond that exists for the landowner, the surveyor, and the occasional bushwhacker with a GPS waypoint. The Paradox drainage holds dozens of these unnamed or under-documented waters; Burge is simply one with a name on the DEC inventory. If you're looking for public fishing or a lean-to, stick to Paradox Lake itself — bigger water, boat launch, brook trout, and a reason to be there.
Burris Pond is a four-acre pocket water in the Paradox Lake region — small enough that you'll find it only on detailed topographic maps, and remote enough that most anglers and paddlers pass through this corner of Essex County without knowing it's there. No fish species on record, no formal access noted, no nearby peaks to anchor it in the mental map of the High Peaks hiker. This is the kind of water that matters to the bushwhacker, the solitude-seeker, or the local who knows the old logging roads — a dot on the map in country where dots matter more than names.
