Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Kettle Pond is a six-acre water in the Tupper Lake region — small enough that it likely gets missed in favor of the larger named ponds that anchor the area's paddling routes. No fish species on record, which usually means either never stocked or too shallow to hold trout through summer, though panfish are always a possibility in these quiet backwaters. Without documented access or nearby peaks, this is the kind of pond that shows up on a topo map during broader route planning — worth noting if you're already in the area, but not a destination on its own.
Kildare Pond is a 27-acre water tucked in the Tupper Lake region — small enough to slip past most paddlers, quiet enough to hold its own stillness even in midsummer. No fish stocking records on file, which could mean native brookies that never got documented or simply that it's been overlooked by DEC surveys — either way, it's off the angling radar. The pond sits in working forest country where access typically means gated logging roads or private land negotiation, not marked trailheads. If you can reach it, you'll likely have it to yourself.
Kit Fox Pond is a 9-acre pond in the Tupper Lake region — small enough to scan in a glance, large enough to feel like solitude if you find it on a quiet afternoon. No fish species data on record, which usually means brookies were here once or it's too shallow and warm by mid-summer to hold anything year-round. The name suggests either a surveyor's dog, a trapper's nickname, or the old Adirondack habit of tagging every wet spot with whatever came to mind that morning. Worth checking local DEC or town records for access details — ponds this size in the Tupper Lake orbit are sometimes walk-ins off logging roads, sometimes private.
