Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Kelley Pond is a three-acre pocket water in the Old Forge area — small enough that it doesn't pull crowds, and in this part of the Park, that's saying something. No fish data on record, which likely means it's either too shallow for reliable trout habitat or simply under-surveyed; either way, it's not a fishing destination. Old Forge sprawls across a network of ponds, inlets, and carry trails, and waters this size tend to serve as quiet paddle-outs or swim spots for locals who know the access. If you're looking for it, start with town records or the Old Forge visitor center — this one doesn't advertise itself.
Kernan Pond is a nine-acre pocket of water in the Old Forge township — small enough that it likely sees more moose than motorboats, and remote enough that it doesn't show up on most recreational fishing or paddling circuits. No public access data on file, no stocking records, no trail register to speak of — which in the western Adirondacks usually means either private holdings or a bushwhack approach through wet lowland timber. If you're poking around the Old Forge backcountry and stumble onto it, assume it fishes like most unmanaged ponds in the region: native brookies or bass, shallow thermocline by July, and a shoreline too soft to build a campfire ring that'll last the season.
Kettle Pond is a five-acre tuck-away in the Old Forge web — the kind of small water that shows up on a topo map but rarely in trip reports. No public launch or marked trail system in the immediate record, which typically means private shoreline or informal access through surrounding parcels. The pond sits in glacial country where the topography is all kettles and eskers and oxbows left behind when the ice pulled back 12,000 years ago — hence the name, repeated a dozen times across the park. If you're looking for it, confirm access and ownership with the town or a local outfitter before you bushwhack.
