Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Hall Pond is an 11-acre water tucked somewhere in the Old Forge township — one of dozens of small ponds scattered across the central Adirondack plateau that don't make the paddling guides or the DEC stocking reports. No public fisheries data on file, which usually means it's either unstocked, unmanaged, or both — though small forest ponds in this zone sometimes hold wild brookies if the inlet and outlet conditions are right. Access details are unclear; many ponds this size in the Old Forge area sit on private land or require local knowledge to reach. If you're hunting it down, check the town tax maps and knock on doors — or treat it as a winter bushwhack when the leaves are down and property lines are easier to read.
Harry Ponds — a 13-acre body of water tucked into the woods near Old Forge — sits off the main circulation of the Fulton Chain corridor, which means quieter water than Fourth Lake but less infrastructure and detail in the stocking or access record. No fish species data on file with DEC, which usually signals either unstocked private water or a pond that gets overlooked in the survey rotation. The Old Forge township has dozens of small ponds like this one: close enough to snowmobile trail networks and logging roads to be reachable, remote enough that you'll want a local contact or a good topo before you commit to the bushwhack.
Hawk Pond is a 39-acre water in the Old Forge area — small enough to stay off the busiest lake circuit but large enough to hold fish and paddle interest. No public species data on record, which usually means either minimal stocking history or catch reports that haven't made it into DEC surveys; local intel at an Old Forge fly shop will fill the gap faster than the database. The pond sits in working Adirondack country where state land, private holdings, and easement access can shift block to block — confirm public access and launch rights before you load the canoe.
Hiawatha Lake is a five-acre pond tucked into the Old Forge township — small enough that most paddlers would call it a pond, but it carries the lake designation on the map. No fish species data on record, which usually means it's either stocked intermittently, fished lightly, or left to whatever brookies or sunfish wandered in on their own. The Old Forge corridor is dense with both private shoreline and public access points, so confirm ownership and launch access before planning a trip. If you're looking for a quiet float without the July traffic of the bigger Old Forge waters, it's worth a closer look at the current DEC access map.
Hiawatha Lake is a five-acre pond tucked into the Old Forge network — small enough that it doesn't show up on most regional itineraries, but accessible enough that locals know it as a quiet paddle or a winter skating spot when conditions hold. The water sits in second-growth forest typical of the working woodland west of the Fulton Chain, without the dramatic relief or named-peak context of the High Peaks corridor. No fish data on file with DEC, which usually means either light stocking history or a pond that winters hard and doesn't hold trout reliably. Worth a look if you're based in Old Forge and want something off the main lake traffic — but verify access and parking locally before you load the canoe.
Higby Twin Ponds sits in the Old Forge area as a paired-pond system totaling 14 acres — the kind of modest backcountry water that doesn't appear on most recreation maps but holds appeal for paddlers willing to work for solitude. No fish stocking records on file, which typically means brook trout if anything, or simply a quiet float through low-traffic wetland. Access details are sparse in the public record; local knowledge or a DEC Unit Management Plan would clarify whether there's a trail, a bushwhack, or a put-in worth the effort. Worth a call to the Old Forge Visitor Center before committing the afternoon.
Higby Twin Ponds sits in the Old Forge area with 16 acres of combined surface — two small basins linked close enough to share a name but separated enough to hold their own shorelines. No fish stocking records and no formal trail maintenance means this is local knowledge territory: the kind of water that shows up on topo maps but not in DEC day-hike guides. The ponds drain toward the Moose River drainage, tucked into the working forest west of the main tourist corridor where timber roads and hunting camp access define the approach more than blazed paths. Best bet for intel is the Old Forge hardware store or a conversation with someone who's hunted the ridges above South Branch.
Hinchings Pond is a 16-acre water tucked into the Old Forge region — small enough to slip past most paddlers chasing bigger destinations like the Fulton Chain or the Moose River Plains, but open enough to hold afternoon sun and decent shoreline access if you know where to find it. No fish species data on file, which typically means either light pressure or light documentation; local anglers sometimes find warmwater species in ponds this size in the region, but it's not a known destination fishery. The pond sits in working forest country where private holdings and public easements checkerboard the landscape — worth verifying access before you paddle. Old Forge town launch is the regional hub, five minutes from anything you need to resupply.
Hitchcock Pond is a 29-acre water tucked into the Old Forge corridor — small enough to stay off most touring routes, large enough to hold a decent shoreline if you're willing to bushwhack or paddle in. No maintained trail, no DEC campsite designation, no stocking records in the file — this is the kind of pond that shows up on a topo map and rewards the curious paddler more than the planner. The Old Forge area is laced with interconnected ponds and carries; Hitchcock sits in that network without being a marquee stop on any of the classic routes. If you're already on the water nearby and want to poke around, it's there — but it won't announce itself.
Hog Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Old Forge township — small enough that it rarely shows up on recreation maps, and quiet enough that it stays that way. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means brookies if anything, or nothing at all. These minimal-access Old Forge ponds tend to be the domain of locals with canoes and a tolerance for bushwhacking — less a destination than a secret held by whoever knows the woods well enough to find it. If you're asking about access, you probably aren't going.
Hopsicker Pond is a four-acre pocket water in the Old Forge basin — the kind of pond that shows up on the DEC list but not on most people's radar. No fish data on file, no established trails noted in the standard references, no lean-tos or designated campsites. It's likely a bushwhack-only access or a local secret tucked into the working forest around the Moose River Plains — worth knowing it exists if you're studying the Old Forge watershed, but not a destination unless you're already in the neighborhood with a canoe and a willingness to navigate off-trail.
Horseshoe Pond is an 11-acre water tucked into the Old Forge area — small enough to paddle in an hour, quiet enough that most traffic flows past to bigger destinations in the Fulton Chain or toward the western High Peaks. No fish species on record, which typically means it's either been overlooked by DEC surveys or it's a shallow, tea-colored basin better suited to frogs and dragonflies than trout. Access details are sparse in public records — if you're hunting for it, start with local outfitters or the Old Forge Visitor Center for current conditions and put-in intel.
Huckleberry Pond is a 23-acre water in the Old Forge area — small enough to feel tucked away, large enough to paddle without circling every ten minutes. No fish species on record, which usually means either it winters out or the DEC hasn't surveyed it in recent memory; either way, it's not a fishing destination. The name suggests old blueberry barrens or logged-over second growth — common in the southwestern Adirondacks where the forest bounced back from the turn-of-the-century timber era. Access details vary by season; check the latest DEC Wild Forest map or stop at the Old Forge visitor center for current trailhead conditions.
