Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Lake Desolation sits in the southern Adirondacks near the hamlet that shares its name — a 68-acre pond with year-round access and a mix of seasonal camps and open shoreline. The name undersells it: this is a working recreational pond with boat access and swimming, not a remote backcountry destination, and it sits just far enough from the Northway (Exit 15, ten minutes west) to stay off the summer tourist circuit. The pond drains into the Kayaderosseras Creek system, which eventually feeds the Hudson, and the surrounding low hills are second-growth hardwood — accessible Adirondack water without the altitude. No fish species data on file, but the pond sees regular angling pressure and supports a mix of warmwater fishery typical of the southern Park.
Long Pond sits in the Great Sacandaga Lake region — 19 acres of quiet water in a zone better known for reservoir recreation and seasonal camps than backcountry solitude. No fish species on record, which usually means either private access or enough angling pressure that DEC sampling hasn't justified stocking. The pond's position in the southern Adirondacks puts it outside the High Peaks corridor — less dramatic relief, more mixed hardwood and wetland edges, and a landscape shaped as much by 20th-century flood control as by glacial drift. If you're here, you're likely a local or you've followed a trail less traveled.
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.
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.
