Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Indian Mountain Pond is a seven-acre pocket in the Tupper Lake Wild Forest — small enough that it doesn't show up on most recreation maps, quiet enough that it stays off most paddling itineraries. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means either wild brookies that never got documented or a pond that winterkills too hard to hold anything year-round. Access details are sparse in the DEC records; if you're hunting for it, start with the Tupper Lake region trail map and expect either a bushwhack or an unmarked woods road depending on which side you approach from. Best guess: this is a local-knowledge spot, not a trailhead destination.
Iron Pond is a 27-acre water in the Tupper Lake region — small enough to paddle in an hour, large enough to feel removed once you're on it. No fish stocking records and no documented lean-tos or formal trails in the immediate drainage, which means it's likely either private-access or a bushwhack destination off a logging road. The name suggests old iron-ore activity, common in this part of the park where 19th-century mining operations left behind ponds, pits, and the occasional tailings pile reclaimed by alder and spruce. If you're chasing it, confirm access and ownership before you go — the Tupper Lake Wild Forest has plenty of unmarked ponds that require either permission or a good topo map and patience.
Iroquois Lock is a 2-acre pond in the Tupper Lake region — small enough that most paddlers would call it a wide spot in a creek rather than a destination water. The name suggests canal-era infrastructure, likely tied to the log-drive days when timber moved through this drainage toward the mills, though the lock itself (if it ever functioned as such) is long gone or overgrown. No fish data on file, no maintained access that would show up on a DEC map. If you're poking around Tupper Lake's backcountry and stumble onto it, you've earned a footnote — but this isn't a put-in you'd plan a trip around.
