Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Duck Hole is a one-acre pond in the Paradox Lake region — small enough that it likely holds more interest as a named place on a topo map than as a paddling or fishing destination. The name suggests either historical waterfowl use or the kind of functional descriptor that stuck when someone needed to distinguish one wet spot from another in timber or survey records. No fish species data on file, which for a pond this size in this region usually means seasonal water levels, shallow basin, or both. Worth a look if you're exploring the area on foot, but set expectations accordingly.
Dudley Pond is a 10-acre pocket of water in the Paradox Lake region — quiet, tucked away, and off the main tourist circuits that funnel traffic to Paradox Lake itself or the Crown Point corridor. No fish data on file with DEC, which usually means it's either unstocked, winterkills periodically, or simply hasn't been sampled in recent surveys. The surrounding terrain is low-elevation mixed hardwood and hemlock — more Champlain Valley than High Peaks — and access details are scant enough that this one stays local. If you're poking around the back roads between Severance and Paradox, it's worth a look with low expectations and a topo map.
