Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Calamity Pond is a 10-acre pond on the Calamity Brook Trail north of Upper Works, marked by the David Henderson memorial — the oldest monument in the High Peaks. Hike-in access only; most visitors pass through en route to Flowed Lands and Lake Colden.
Cameras Pond is a 10-acre water tucked into the Lake Placid region — small enough to slip past most hikers, large enough to hold its shape on a topo map. No maintained trails, no lean-tos, no fish stocking records — which means it's either a bushwhack destination for someone with coordinates and curiosity, or a name you pass on the way to somewhere else. The pond sits in that middle category of Adirondack water: not remote enough to feel like a discovery, not accessible enough to justify the detour unless you're already in the neighborhood. Worth a look if you're mapping the area; worth skipping if you're chasing trout or a sunset swim.
Cheney Pond is a 12-acre pocket water in the Lake Placid region — small enough that it doesn't anchor a major trail system, but typical of the mid-elevation ponds that fill the gaps between the tourist corridors and the High Peaks proper. No fish species on DEC record, which usually means limited stocking history and a shallow basin prone to winterkill, though brook trout sometimes work their way into these systems via inlet streams. The pond sits off the main recreation grid — no named peaks within striking distance, no lean-tos in the immediate watershed — which makes it more of a local or incidental destination than a planned outing. If you're near Lake Placid and looking for solitude over infrastructure, it's worth a look.
Coldspring Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Lake Placid region — small enough that it rarely appears on recreation maps and quiet enough that most visitors to the area never register its name. No fish species on record, which typically means either it's too shallow to hold trout year-round or it's never been stocked and surveyed by DEC — common for ponds under ten acres in private or mixed-access watersheds. The name suggests a spring-fed source, and the "cold" prefix often correlates with clear water and a gravel or bedrock bottom. Worth confirming access status and ownership before planning a visit.
Connery Pond sits at the foot of the Sentinel Range along NY-86, halfway between Lake Placid village and the base of Whiteface. A short walk-in from the highway lot (under a mile, mostly flat) gets you to a DEC lean-to on the east shore — a popular base for paddling the pond, a Whiteface day climb up the Memorial Highway, or as a quieter alternative when Heart Lake is full. Brook trout fishing, swimming off the shoreline rocks. The view of Sentinel and McKenzie from the pond is one of the underrated Lake Placid–corridor frames. Memorial Day weekend the lean-to fills fast — get there Thursday night.
Cooper Kill Pond is a three-acre pocket water in the Lake Placid township — small enough that it rarely appears on recreational lists, quiet enough that it stays that way. No fish data on record, no trail register, no lean-to — the kind of water that serves as a landmark on a bushwhack route or a turnaround point on a dirt road rather than a destination. The name Cooper Kill follows the Dutch colonial convention (kill = creek), suggesting the pond drains into a small tributary system rather than holding any depth or flow of its own. If you're looking for it, you already know why.
Copperas Pond sits in a small bowl off NY-86 between Lake Placid and Wilmington — a 0.6-mile hike from the highway trailhead and one of the most accessible quiet ponds in the High Peaks corridor. Three primitive DEC-designated tent sites line the shoreline; the Eastern Shore site, set on a flat granite shelf at the water's edge, is the prize. The pond connects to Owen Pond (south) and Winch Pond (east) via a 2.1-mile loop trail — a classic family hike and a sensible basecamp for day-hiking Cascade, Porter, or Pitchoff. Brook trout in the pond; brookies and the occasional rainbow in the connector streams. On Memorial Day weekend the three sites are claimed by Friday afternoon.
Cranberry Pond is a 32-acre water tucked in the Lake Placid region — one of dozens of mid-sized ponds in the northern Adirondacks that sit just outside the High Peaks spotlight. No fish species on record, which typically means either limited access, shallow bottom conditions that don't hold trout, or a history of winterkill that never got restocked. The name suggests the pond edges hold sphagnum mat and the kind of boggy shoreline that makes bushwhacking tough and keeps most paddlers looking elsewhere. Worth checking DEC maps for trail access if you're local and curious — but this isn't a destination pond for anglers or campers passing through.
