Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
East Pond is a 62-acre water in the Raquette Lake region — part of the sprawling network of ponds, wetlands, and wooded shoreline that defines the central Adirondacks west of Blue Mountain Lake. The pond sits in low-relief forest country, the kind of backcountry where paddling and portaging matter more than peak-bagging, and where loons and beaver are more common than trail registers. No fish species data on record, which often signals either light angling pressure or catch-and-release brookies that slip under DEC survey nets. Access details are sparse — check the latest DEC paddling maps or ask at the Raquette Lake Supply for current portage routes and put-in logistics.
East Pond is a 24-acre water in the Raquette Lake township — one of dozens of small ponds scattered through the working forest and private holdings west of the Blue Line's densest public land. No fish data on file, no marked trailhead in the DEC inventory, no lean-to — which usually means private inholding, gated logging road, or both. The name appears on the USGS quad but not in the DEC's stocked-waters list or the designated campsite registry. If you're hunting it down, confirm access and ownership before you bushwhack.
