Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Holcomb Pond is a 27-acre water tucked into the Lake Placid region — small enough to stay off most regional itineraries, large enough to hold a quiet morning paddle if you can find the access. No fish species data on record, which either means it hasn't been surveyed recently or it's shallow enough to winterkill in hard years. The pond sits in transition forest between the High Peaks corridor and the working landscape to the north — more likely to see a great blue heron than a climbing party. Worth a look if you're mapping overlooked water in the region, but confirm access before you load the canoe.
Hudson River — the pond, not the iconic waterway — is a two-acre backcountry stillwater in the Lake Placid region, tucked far enough off-trail that it doesn't appear on most paddlers' radars. The name is a historical artifact: many small Adirondack ponds bear the names of surveying-era landmarks or nearby drainages, sometimes lending outsized identity to modest waters. No fish data on file, no formal access trail, no lean-tos — this is a bushwhack destination for orienteering types or hunters working the perimeter ridges. If you're expecting the river, keep driving south.
Hunter Pond is a small two-acre pocket tucked somewhere in the Lake Placid region — minimal surface area, no documented fishery, and no obvious trailhead or public access infrastructure that registers in the DEC inventory. It's the kind of water that shows up on USGS quads but rarely in trip reports: either landlocked by private holdings, or remote enough that paddlers and anglers route around it. Without species data or a known put-in, it exists more as a cartographic footnote than a destination. If you're hunting for quiet water in the Lake Placid area, you're better off with Copperas, Owen, or Oseetah — all of which offer confirmed access and something swimming below the surface.
