Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Lower Moose Pond is a 21-acre pond in the Long Lake region — one of those mid-sized waters that sits off the primary recreation corridors and doesn't show up in the DEC stocking reports. No fish data on file, which usually means it's either a headwater pond with uncertain winter oxygen levels or it's simply never been surveyed in any systematic way. The name suggests it's part of a cluster — there's often an Upper Moose or a Moose River connection nearby — but without a formal access trail or a lean-to pulling traffic, this one stays quiet. Worth checking the Long Lake town maps or asking at the hardware store if you're looking for something genuinely off-roster.
Lower Pit is a two-acre pond in the Indian Lake region — small enough that it barely registers on most maps, and remote enough that it stays off the casual paddler's radar. No fish data on record, no maintained trails leading to the shoreline, and no nearby peaks to frame the view — this is backcountry water for orienteering types or hunters who know the drainage. The name suggests old quarry or logging history, but without a clear access point or a reason to bushwhack in, Lower Pit remains what it sounds like: a footnote pond in a township full of bigger, easier options. If you're already back there, you know why you came.
Lower Pond is a small backcountry pond in the High Peaks Wilderness, accessed via the Klondike Notch Trail system. Remote and lightly visited; plan for primitive conditions and no formal campsites.
Lower Preston Pond is a backcountry water body accessed via the Preston Ponds Trail system in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness. Remote and lightly visited — expect primitive conditions and a quiet paddle.
Lower South Pond is a 44-acre water in the Old Forge township — one of several "South Ponds" scattered across the western Adirondacks, which means confirming you're at the right one before you launch. The pond sits in second-growth forest typical of the Old Forge corridor: logged hard in the railroad era, now thick with mixed hardwoods and pockets of spruce. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means brookies if anything, or nothing at all — worth a cast if you're already there, not worth the drive if fish are the mission. Access details are lean; local knowledge or a DeLorme will serve you better than the DEC website.
Lydia Pond is a 21-acre water in the Tupper Lake region — small enough to stay off most radar, large enough to hold a canoe trip worth taking. No fish data on record, which usually means it's either too remote to stock or too shallow to survey, and given the acreage it's likely the latter. Access details are sparse in the DEC files, so assume this is either private-land-adjacent or tucked behind seasonal roads that don't make the trail register. If you're poking around the Tupper Lake backcountry and you find it, you're probably alone.
Lynus Vly is a four-acre pond tucked into the Great Sacandaga Lake basin — the kind of small water that doesn't draw crowds and doesn't appear on most recreation maps. The term *vly* (rhymes with "sly") is an old Dutch word for wetland or marsh, common in this part of the southern Adirondacks where glacial melt carved shallow, boggy ponds into the lowland forest. No fish species data on record, which typically means limited depth, soft bottom, and marginal habitat for trout or bass. Access details are sparse — plan on bushwhacking or local knowledge if you're set on finding it.
