Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Lake Ann is a one-acre pond in the Lake George region — small enough that it sits below the threshold where most anglers and paddlers bother keeping records, which means no fish data and functionally no beta in the usual channels. Waters this size in the southern Adirondacks tend to be either roadside holdovers from old mill ponds or tucked into private-land drainages where public access is ambiguous at best. Without a DEC boat launch, a trail register, or a lean-to in the system, Lake Ann reads as either a local swimming spot with a grandfathered name or a cartographic footnote that never developed recreational infrastructure. If you're hunting it down, confirm access and ownership before you bushwhack.
Lake Elizabeth is a seven-acre pond in the Lake George region — small enough that "pond" is the more honest term, though the name stuck. No fish data on record and no formal trails or lean-tos in the DEC inventory, which suggests either private access or a water that sits just outside the recreational circuit most paddlers and anglers work. The Lake George Wild Forest holds dozens of these smaller waters tucked between the big-name destinations; some are posted, some are just off the map. If you're looking for Elizabeth specifically, start with the town clerk's office or a local realtor — access questions here run through property lines, not trailheads.
Lake Forest is a 29-acre pond in the Lake George region — small enough to be overlooked in a watershed dominated by the big lake itself, but exactly the kind of water that rewards locals who know where the quiet pockets are. No fish species data on record, which often means limited angling pressure or a pond that freezes out periodically; either way, it stays off the stocking lists and off most fishing maps. The name suggests residential shoreline or private-association history — common in the Lake George corridor where mid-century development claimed a lot of the smaller waters. Check county maps or the DEC public access inventory before paddling; these transition-zone ponds often sit in the gray area between public wild forest and private lakeshore.
Lake Nebo is a 112-acre pond in the Lake George region — big enough to hold water and a name, quiet enough that most travelers skip it for the bigger draws to the south. No fish data on file with DEC, which either means it hasn't been surveyed in decades or it's been surveyed and there's nothing to report; either way, it's not a fishing destination. The pond sits in that middle-distance category: not wild enough to feel remote, not developed enough to have a boat launch or a beach with a name. If you're looking for Lake George without the Lake George part, this is the template.
Lake of the Sacred Heart is a 17-acre pond in the Lake George region — small enough to remain off most paddling itineraries, but named with the kind of gravity that suggests a chapel, a camp, or a private retreat somewhere in its history. No fish species on record, which typically means either limited access or a pond that doesn't hold trout through summer drawdown. The Lake George wild forest sprawls across dozens of ponds in this drainage; this one sits far enough from the main lake to avoid the boat traffic but close enough to share the same Champlain lowlands character — warmer water, deciduous hardwoods, and the occasional view of the eastern escarpment. Worth confirming access and ownership before planning a visit.
Lake Pond — a 73-acre water in the Lake George Wild Forest — carries one of those placeholder names that suggests either settler indecision or a cartographer's shorthand that stuck. The pond sits in the wooded buffer east of Lake George proper, part of the quieter mid-elevation terrain that doesn't pull the crowds but holds its own for paddling and low-key exploration. No fish species data on file with DEC, which often means either limited stocking history or just a gap in the survey record — local anglers would know. Access details are sparse in the public record; start with the nearest Wild Forest trailhead or ask at the ranger station in Warrensburg.
Lake Sunnyside is a 38-acre pond in the Lake George region — small enough to slip past most paddlers chasing the big water views, but large enough to hold a quiet morning if you find access. No fish species data on record, which either means it hasn't been surveyed in years or it's holding brookies that no one's bothering to report. The name suggests private development or an old resort footprint, common in the Lake George orbit where shoreline parcels were carved up and named decades before the Park drew its blue line. If you're looking for it, confirm access and ownership before you launch.
Lake Vanare is a 36-acre pond in the Lake George region — small enough to hold a sense of enclosure, large enough to paddle without circling back every ten minutes. The name suggests private or semi-private history (likely a family name from an early camp lease or patent), and the absence of public data on access or fish stocking points to limited or gated entry — common in the southern Adirondacks where older lakeshore parcels were subdivided before the Forest Preserve expanded. If you're researching access, start with the town clerk in Bolton or Johnsburg; if you're already here, you know how you got in.
Lily Pond is a 17-acre water tucked into the Lake George Wild Forest — small enough to stay off the radar of most summer traffic, but accessible enough to work as a quiet paddle or a family fishing attempt when you need an hour away from the village crowds. No fish data on record, which typically signals light stocking history or none at all; it's the kind of pond where you bring a kayak and low expectations, or you use it as a turnaround point on a longer hike. The Lake George region has dozens of named ponds like this — not destinations, but useful spaces between the bigger water and the backcountry. Check the DEC Wild Forest map for current trail access and parking coordinates.
Little Pond — 31 acres, tucked somewhere in the Lake George region — is one of those named waters that exists more on the survey map than in the collective hiking memory. No fish stocking records, no trailhead chatter, no lean-to or campsite in the DEC inventory. It may be landlocked by private holdings, or it may simply sit in a drainage with better options nearby; either way, it's off the short list. If you know where it is and how to reach it legally, you're working from local knowledge or older property lines — not from a marked trail or a blue DEC disc.
