Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Carp Pond is a small 13-acre water tucked into the Lake George Wild Forest — one of those ponds that shows up on the topo but rarely makes it into conversation. No fish data on file, no marked recreation sites, and the shoreline access situation is unclear enough that most paddlers stick to the better-documented waters in the region. The name suggests either an old stocking effort or a settler's optimism about what might survive in a shallow Adirondack pond. If you're heading this way, confirm access and ownership lines before you bushwhack — the Lake George Wild Forest has plenty of easier entry points for backcountry water.
Carter Pond is a 22-acre water in the Lake George region — small enough to stay off most touring maps, large enough to hold its own shoreline character. No fish stocking records on file, which typically means either wild brookies that never made the surveys or a pond that winterkills and runs fishless year to year. The Lake George Wild Forest holds dozens of these middle-acreage ponds tucked between the better-known trail corridors — some with old footpaths, some bushwhack-only, most lightly visited outside hunting season. Check the DEC Wild Forest map for the nearest trailhead; Carter Pond likely requires local knowledge or a willingness to navigate by topo.
Champlain Canal is a 6-acre pond in the Lake George region — the name suggests canal-era origins, though the water itself sits outside the main navigation corridor that historically connected the Hudson River to Lake Champlain. No fish species on record and no nearby peaks or curated access points, which places this in the category of small named waters that exist more as geographic features than as recreation destinations. If you're tracking down every named water in the Adirondack Park for completeness, this one checks the box — but expect minimal infrastructure and limited reason to visit unless you're working land or mapping the region.
The Champlain Canal — not to be confused with Lake Champlain itself — is a 17-acre impoundment in the Lake George region, likely a widened or pooled section of the historic canal system that once connected the Hudson River to Lake Champlain. The canal operated as a commercial shipping route through the 19th and early 20th centuries, and remnants of locks, towpaths, and stone infrastructure still mark sections of the corridor. No fish species data on record, and the setting skews more industrial-historical than backcountry — this is canal water, not a forest pond. If you're tracing the old waterway or looking for a quiet paddle through a less-trafficked corner of the southern Adirondacks, it's worth a look for the engineering and the context.
The Champlain Canal — not to be confused with Lake Champlain proper — is a narrow, 10-acre impoundment tied to the historic canal system that once linked the Hudson River to Lake Champlain via a series of locks and channels. The canal infrastructure is long decommissioned in this area, leaving behind a quiet backwater that sits off the main recreation corridors of the Lake George region. No fish stocking data on record, no maintained access, no established trails — this is remnant infrastructure, not a destination pond. If you're mapping canal history or wetland corridors in the southern Adirondacks, it's a footnote; otherwise, there are a hundred better reasons to be in the Lake George Wild Forest.
The Champlain Canal — the 60-mile working waterway that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain — has an 11-acre impoundment cataloged within Lake George Region boundaries, likely a widened lock pool or feeder reservoir rather than a natural pond. This is canal infrastructure, not backcountry water: concrete locks, maintenance roads, occasional barge traffic moving between the capital district and the Champlain Valley. No fish data on record, which tracks for a managed channel with fluctuating water levels and boat traffic. If you're looking for paddling or fishing in the Lake George region, you're after the named ponds in the southern Adirondacks — this is a place barges go, not canoes.
The Champlain Canal — not to be confused with the larger Lake Champlain navigation system — is a 14-acre landlocked water in the Lake George region, likely a remnant oxbow or old canal infrastructure that gave up its working life decades ago. No fish data on record, no established trails, no nearby peaks to anchor it in the hiking universe — this is backcountry water that exists on the DEC roster but not in the recreational conversation. It's the kind of place you'd stumble onto while bushwhacking between better-known destinations, or while tracing old topo lines on a winter map session. If you're looking for solitude and don't need a trailhead sign to validate the trip, start here.
Clark Pond is a 14-acre pocket water in the Lake George region — small enough that it doesn't pull crowds, but large enough to hold a canoe for an hour or two of quiet paddling. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means brook trout *or* nothing, depending on whether the pond connects to moving water and whether it holds oxygen through the winter. The Lake George Wild Forest holds dozens of these small ponds, most of them accessed by unmarked woods roads or old logging tracks that require a topo map and a willingness to bushwhack the last quarter-mile. Worth checking DEC's Wild Forest inventory for the nearest trailhead if you're serious about finding it.
Clear Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Lake George region — small enough that it doesn't draw crowds, large enough to feel like a destination if you're looking for stillwater away from the main lake corridor. No fish data on file, which often means either wild brookies that slip through DEC surveys or simply a pond that doesn't hold fish year-round; locals who know it will know which. The Lake George Wild Forest has dozens of these small ponds tucked into the hills — some accessed by old logging roads, some by bushwhack — and Clear Pond fits that pattern: a place you find because someone told you about it or because you're willing to poke around with a map.
Coon Pond is a six-acre pocket water in the Lake George region — small enough that it doesn't appear on most recreation maps and quiet enough that it stays that way. No fish stocking records on file, which typically means either native brook trout in low numbers or a pond that winters out every few decades. Without maintained trail access or nearby trailhead infrastructure, this is the kind of water that gets visited by local landowners, adjacent campers, or the occasional bushwhacker working through a topo map. Worth confirming access and ownership before planning a trip.
Crandall Pond is a two-acre pocket of water in the Lake George region — small enough that it rarely shows up on general recreational maps and likely functions more as a local feature than a fishing or paddling destination. No fish species data on record, which usually means either the pond hasn't been surveyed in decades or it doesn't hold a reliable trout population worth stocking. Without curated access points or nearby trail infrastructure, this is the kind of water you'd encounter while bushwhacking property lines or scanning old USGS quads — present on paper, quiet in practice.
Crossett Pond is a 125-acre water in the southern Adirondacks near the Lake George region — large enough to paddle but small enough to stay off the radar of most through-traffic heading to the big lakes. No fish species data on record, which usually means it's either been forgotten by the DEC surveys or it's too shallow and weedy to hold much of interest to anglers. The pond sits in working forest land, so access and surrounding conditions depend on current timber company policy and seasonal road status. If you're mapping ponds in this corner of the park, Crossett is a name you'll see on the quad — but expect to do some homework before you launch.
