Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Calahan Pond is a seven-acre kettle pond in the Schroon Lake region — small enough that it doesn't pull much attention from the bigger named waters nearby, which is precisely its appeal. No formal fish stocking records on file, no marked trail system, no lean-tos — this is the kind of water that shows up on a topo map and rewards the paddler or bushwhacker willing to figure out the approach. The shoreline is typical lowland Adirondack: mixed hardwoods, marshy edges, beaver activity depending on the year. If you're looking for solitude within striking distance of Schroon Lake village, start here.
Center Pond is a 13-acre water in the Schroon Lake region — small enough that it doesn't draw the same traffic as the larger named lakes in the area, but large enough to hold interest if you're exploring the back roads and logging routes in this part of the eastern Adirondacks. No official fish species data on record, which usually means it's either brook trout water that hasn't been surveyed in decades or it's gone fishless — local knowledge beats the DEC spreadsheet here. Access details are thin, but ponds this size in the Schroon Lake corridor are often walk-ins from old forest roads or private land with informal use patterns — worth a knock on a door or a conversation at the general store before you bushwhack.
Coffee Pond is a three-acre pocket water in the Schroon Lake region — small enough that it likely sees more moose than paddlers, and remote enough that it doesn't show up on most recreation maps. No fish data on record, which usually means either wild brook trout that no one's bothered to survey or a shallow basin that winterkills. The name suggests an old logging camp or a trapper's nickname; ponds this size in the central Adirondacks tend to be remnants of 19th-century backcountry geography that never made it into the hiking-guide economy. Worth investigating if you're already in the area with a topo map and a willingness to bushwhack.
Crane Pond is a 60-acre trailhead pond with drive-in access, serving as the primary staging area for hikes into the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness. Brook trout fishing; routes depart from here to Pharaoh Mountain and Pharaoh Lake.
