Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Jackson Pond is a 10-acre water tucked into the Old Forge township — small enough that it likely sees more moose and beaver traffic than paddlers, and remote enough that it doesn't carry the same name recognition as the bigger recreational waters in the Fulton Chain corridor. No fish species data on record, which either means no stocking history or just no one's bothered to document what swims there. If you're looking for solitude within reasonable distance of Old Forge, ponds this size are worth the scouting — but bring a topo map and expect bushwhacking or gated logging roads rather than marked trailheads.
Johns Pond is a five-acre pond in the Old Forge area — small enough that it lives in the shadow of the bigger-name waters that define the Fulton Chain corridor, and specific enough in its access and history that without confirmed details it's better left as a named dot on the map than a paragraph of guesswork. What's certain: it's on record, it's five acres, and it's in Old Forge territory, which means it sits somewhere in the network of ponds, bogs, and connector streams that radiate out from the Moose River Plains and the western edge of the park. If you know it, you know it — and if you're looking for it, start with the local DEC office or a good topo map.
