Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Lost Ponds — fourteen acres tucked into the Raquette Lake Wild Forest, nameless enough to suggest either a surveyor's placeholder or the kind of location that gets claimed quietly and stays that way. No fish stocking records, no marked trail on the DEC maps, no trailhead parking with a brown sign. The ponds sit in low country west of Raquette Lake proper, accessible by bushwhack or old logging trace depending on how much you trust your topo skills and how committed you are to finding water that doesn't show up on every paddler's shortlist. Bring a compass and realistic expectations about what "Lost" means.
Louie Pond is a 24-acre water in the Raquette Lake township — small enough to hold a quiet afternoon, large enough to paddle without circling back on yourself in ten minutes. No formal fish stocking records and no designated campsites, which means it sees far less pressure than the bigger named waters in the Raquette drainage. Access typically involves either a bushwhack or a private-land approach — confirm ownership and permissions before heading in. Worth checking with local outfitters or the DEC Ray Brook office for current access intel.
Lower Beech Ridge Pond is a 25-acre water in the Old Forge township — one of the smaller named ponds in a region dense with lakes, and one without publicly documented fish survey data or established trail references in the standard DEC literature. The name suggests it sits below higher terrain to the south or east, likely in second-growth hardwood transition forest typical of the southwestern Park, but access details and ownership status remain unclear in available records. For paddlers and anglers working the Old Forge area, this is a name on the map without a well-worn path to it — worth local inquiry at the town office or nearby outfitters before making assumptions about where to launch or whether it's open to public use.
Lower Brown Tract Pond sits at the southwest edge of the Raquette Lake watershed — a quiet, undeveloped 157-acre pond that sees a fraction of the traffic that Big Moose and Eagle Lake pull from NY-28. Access is by paddle or bushwhack; no maintained trail runs to the shoreline, and the surrounding state land keeps the experience backcountry-quiet. The pond drains north into the Brown Tract Inlet, which feeds into Raquette Lake proper, making it a logical extension for canoeists working the Raquette Lake / Forked Lake water trail system. No fish data on record, but the tannic water and wooded shoreline suggest brook trout habitat if the inlet holds cold enough flow.
Lower Cacner Pond is a two-acre pocket water in the Great Sacandaga Lake region — small enough that it won't appear on most road atlases, and remote enough that access details are scarce in the public record. No fish species data on file with DEC, which often signals either limited stocking history or a pond that doesn't hold trout through summer oxygen drops. The Great Sacandaga corridor is a patchwork of private land and small public parcels, so assume gated roads and posted shoreline unless you're working from a current county tax map. Worth a look if you're already in the area with a canoe and a tolerance for bushwhacking — but call this one a question mark until you scout it in person.
Lower Cat Pond is an 11-acre pocket tucked into the Long Lake township — small enough that it doesn't pull crowds, large enough that it holds water through dry summers and registers on the old survey maps. No fish stocking records, no trail register, no lean-to — this is the kind of water that shows up in deed descriptions and on paddlers' mental lists of "ponds I've passed but never stopped at." The name suggests an Upper Cat Pond somewhere upstream, but the naming logic of these old working-forest waters doesn't always survive into the present. Best guess for access: private logging roads or a bushwhack off a larger route — check current ownership and ask locally before heading in.
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.
