Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Canary Pond is a 15-acre water in the Speculator area — small enough to stay off most radar, large enough to hold a kayak for an afternoon. No fish data on record, which typically means it's either unstocked and unfished or too shallow to winter over anything but salamanders and dragonfly nymphs. The name suggests old surveyor's nomenclature or a long-gone trapper's camp, but the pond itself keeps a low profile in a region better known for bigger water and the Speculator lakefront. Worth a look if you're already in the area and want something quiet.
Cedar Lakes sprawls across 313 acres in the Speculator backcountry — one of the larger remote ponds in the southern Adirondacks and a float-plane destination for anglers willing to arrange a charter flight from Inlet or Speculator. The pond sits in a roadless zone with no maintained trail access from a public trailhead, which keeps pressure low and limits mostvisitation to hunters, paddlers staging multi-day trips from connecting waters, and the occasional floatplane party. The state owns most of the shoreline, but without easy public access the pond operates more as a backcountry resource than a day-use destination. Confirm current access options and fish populations with the DEC Region 5 office before planning a trip.
Clockmill Pond is a 61-acre water in the Speculator area — mid-sized by local standards, quiet by design. The name suggests mill-era settlement history, though the pond today sits well off the main tourist corridors that funnel traffic toward Lake Pleasant and Sacandaga Lake to the south. No fish species data on record with DEC, which usually means light stocking pressure and local-knowledge fishing at best. Worth a look if you're already in the Speculator orbit and hunting for still water that doesn't show up on the summer rental circuit.
Cod Pond holds 48 acres in the Speculator region — a mid-sized water with no stocking records and no established reputation for trout or bass, which usually means local knowledge and a paddle-in or bushwhack situation. The name suggests old logging-camp geography: provisions cached, a survey marker, a trapper's route that predates the state land acquisitions. Without public access intel in the DEC files, this is either gated private, landlocked by posted parcels, or tucked behind enough forest that it stays off the casual angler's list. Worth a call to the Region 5 DEC office in Ray Brook if you're hunting quiet water and don't mind the detective work.
