Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Densmore Pond is a three-acre pocket water in the Brant Lake area — small enough that it won't appear on most road atlases, but real enough to carry a name and hold water year-round. No fish stocking records, no designated access, no formal trail — this is the kind of pond that exists in the margins between private land and state forest, more likely encountered by accident than intention. If you're poking around the woods between Brant Lake and Schroon Lake with a good topo map, Densmore is a reference point, not a destination. Bring a compass and realistic expectations.
Dipper Pond is a four-acre pocket of water in the Brant Lake region — small enough that it rarely appears on recreation maps and quiet enough that most paddlers in the area never hear about it. No fish stocking records on file, no formal trail infrastructure, no DEC campsite designations — it reads as private or functionally inaccessible to the general public. These micro-ponds scattered through the southern Adirondacks often sit on private forestland or require bushwhacking through thick second-growth to reach. If you're researching Dipper Pond for a trip, confirm access and ownership before you go.
Duck Pond is an 8-acre water in the Brant Lake area — small enough that it likely skews private or surrounded by seasonal camps, typical of ponds this size in the southern Adirondacks. No public fish stocking records on file, which usually means limited access or a pond that's fished locally but not managed by DEC. The name shows up on USGS maps but without the infrastructure (trailheads, lean-tos, state land buffers) that marks a pond as publicly accessible. If you're poking around Brant Lake proper and see a put-in, it's worth a paddle — but confirm access before you go.
