Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Chapel Pond pulls double duty: it's the most photographed swimming hole on NY-73 (pull-off parking on the south end, granite ledges, cold deep water by Memorial Day) and it's the base of the Chapel Pond Slab — one of the most popular rock climbing crags in the Adirondacks. The pond sits in a narrow pass between Giant Mountain to the north and the slab cliffs to the south, framed by the kind of view that turns a drive between Keene Valley and the Northway into a destination. No camping at the pond itself (roadside DEC corridor, no permits), but Round Pond is one mile south for a lean-to base, and the Giant / Rocky Peak Ridge / Noonmark trailheads are all within five minutes. Swimming, fishing for brook trout, and watching climbers work the slab from the road — that's the visit. Strong cell signal here too if you're routing a day.
Clark Pond is an 8-acre pocket water in Keene — small enough that it doesn't show up on most trailhead signs but local enough that you'll hear it named in passing if you spend time around town. No fish stocking records on file, no DEC-maintained access, and no trail system radiating from the shore — the kind of water that stays quiet because it asks more effort than most visitors are willing to give. If you're mapping unmapped corners or chasing property-line ponds for their own sake, Clark Pond is on the list. Otherwise, it's a dot on the quad and a name in the county water inventory.
Clark Pond is a six-acre pocket of water in the Keene town boundaries — small enough that it likely doesn't pull much attention from passing hikers, and remote enough that specifics on access and fish populations haven't made it into the standard inventories. Ponds of this size in the Keene area often sit on private land or in the transitional zone between state forest and working parcels, which can mean limited or unclear public access. Without species data on file, it's either unfished, unstocked, or simply under the radar — common for waters this small in a region dense with larger, more accessible alternatives. If you're chasing it down, confirm access and ownership before you bushwhack in.
Clear Pond is a 15-acre pond in the Keene township — small enough to miss on most maps, quiet enough that it stays that way. No official fish stocking records, no established campsite clusters, no trail register at a formal trailhead — this is backcountry in the older sense, where you walk in with a topo and walk out with a story but not necessarily a selfie. The water sits in mixed hardwood and softwood cover typical of the mid-elevation Keene Valley drainage, accessible to those who know where to look but unlikely to appear on a weekend itinerary. If you're here, you probably already know why.
Clements Pond is a four-acre water in Keene — small enough that it doesn't anchor a trail system or pull weekend traffic, which means it's either privately held or tucked into working forest where access isn't formalized. No fish stocking records on file, which tracks for ponds this size that sit outside the DEC's management rotation. If you're hunting small water in the Keene corridor, this one stays off the recreational radar — more likely a detail on a property deed than a paddling destination.
Coonrod Pond is a four-acre pocket of water in the town of Keene — small enough that it lives below the radar of most paddlers and anglers, and quiet enough that if you know where it is, you're probably keeping it that way. No fish stocking records, no formal access points advertised, no trail register to sign. These kinds of ponds tend to sit on private land or require bushwhacking through mixed hardwood and wetland edges, which means they stay off the weekend rotation and hold onto their solitude. If you're hunting stillwater that doesn't show up on every hiking app, start with the town tax maps.
Copper Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Keene town limits — small enough that it doesn't appear on most recreational maps and remote enough that local knowledge is the primary access route. No fish species on record, which either means it hasn't been stocked or surveyed in recent decades, or that it's a shallow seasonal pond that doesn't hold trout through summer. The name suggests old mining activity in the watershed, though copper extraction in the eastern High Peaks was mostly exploratory and short-lived compared to the iron operations further south. Worth confirming access and condition with the town office or local outfitters before planning a trip.
Cranberry Pond is a 2-acre water in the Keene backcountry — small enough that most topo maps label it but most hikers walk past it en route to something taller. The name suggests the usual sphagnum-and-heath shoreline common to glacial kettle ponds in this part of the Park, and the acreage puts it in that category of ponds that exist more as waypoints than destinations. No fish data on record, which tracks for waters this size and this remote — if it holds brookies, they're small and the population is marginal. Worth a look if you're already in the area and curious what a 2-acre Adirondack pond looks like when no one's paying attention.
