Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Cary Pond is a 40-acre water in the Long Lake township — backcountry enough that it hasn't made it onto the standard paddling circuits, but documented in the DEC inventory and named on the topo. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means brook trout if anything, or nothing at all. The pond sits in working forest land where access depends on private logging roads and whatever handshake arrangements might exist with the landowner — worth a stop at the Long Lake town office or a local fly shop before you commit to the drive. If you're already in the area for Newcomb or the Santanoni corridor, it's a footnote; if you're chasing obscure ponds for their own sake, it's exactly that.
Charley Pond is a 109-acre pond in the Long Lake township — one of those mid-sized waters that sits off the main recreational corridors and sees minimal pressure as a result. No fish species data on record, which typically means either unstocked native brookies or fishless — worth a call to the local DEC office if you're planning to wet a line. The pond is characteristic of the central Adirondack lowlands: forested shoreline, likely boggy in sections, and accessible by either private road or unmarked approach depending on which end you're coming from. Long Lake hamlet is the logical resupply base and starting point for recon.
Corner Pond is a three-acre pocket tucked into the Long Lake township — small enough that it won't appear on most road atlases and remote enough that casual access information is scarce. No fish species data on file, which in the deeper backcountry often means either unstocked or unsampled rather than barren; brook trout move into these small waters opportunistically after high-water years. The name suggests either a surveyor's landmark or a position relative to a larger water or property line — context that's gone quiet in the local record. Worth asking at the Long Lake town office or the local DEC if you're serious about finding it.
Corner Pond sits north of Long Lake village — a 61-acre water with no formal trail access and no fish stocking records, which means it's either a bushwhack destination or a paddler's side trip from the Raquette River system depending on how the drainage connects. The name suggests it marks a surveyor's boundary or a property corner from the old timber-lease days, but without recent DEC use or angler traffic, it's dropped off the recreational radar. Waters like this are common in the Long Lake corridor: named on the map, viable by canoe or compass, but not maintained for foot traffic. If you're already on the Raquette with a boat and a day to explore, Corner Pond might be worth the detour — otherwise it's a map dot, not a destination.
