Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Marsh Pond is a four-acre water tucked in the Saranac Lake region — small enough that it lives up to the name, with wetland edges and the kind of shallow, tea-colored water that keeps motorboats away and brookies scarce. No fish data on record, no marked trails leading to a put-in, and no development pressure to speak of — this is the category of Adirondack pond that stays quiet because there's no compelling reason to bushwhack in. If you're exploring by canoe from a nearby chain or doing wetland bird surveys, Marsh Pond is worth a look; otherwise, it's a dot on the map that earns its obscurity.
Marvin Pond is a small four-acre water tucked into the working forest northeast of Saranac Lake village — the kind of pond that doesn't show up on touring maps but holds a place in local knowledge as a put-in for canoes and a quiet spot when the bigger lakes get busy. No designated campsites, no fish stocking records, no trails marked on state maps — this is private-land access or bushwhack territory depending on which shoreline you approach. If you know how to get there, you already know why it matters. Check property lines and ask locally before launching.
McCauley Pond sits just outside Saranac Lake village limits — an 80-acre water that pulls locals for quiet-morning paddling and evening fishing without the drive to deeper backcountry. The shoreline holds a mix of private camps and undeveloped wetland, with access typically managed through town or informal put-ins rather than a formal DEC trailhead. It's the kind of pond that serves as a neighborhood resource more than a destination — close enough for a Tuesday evening paddle, big enough to feel like water rather than a wide spot in a stream. No fish species data on file, but ponds this size in the Saranac Lake corridor typically hold warmwater species and the occasional stocked trout.
McKenzie Pond is a 241-acre water northwest of Saranac Lake village — large enough to hold serious water in a blow, tucked into working forest between the hamlet and the St. Regis Canoe Area. The pond sits in that middle ground of Adirondack access: not a roadside pull-off, not a backcountry destination, but the kind of water that requires asking around or studying the DeLorme for the put-in. No fish species data on file with DEC, which often means either it's been unstocked for decades or it holds wild populations that don't get surveyed — brook trout or yellow perch are the usual suspects in ponds this size at this elevation. Check with local outfitters in Saranac Lake for current access and whether it's worth the paddle.
Meadow Pond is a 14-acre pocket water in the Saranac Lake region — small enough to hold no formal fish records and obscure enough that it doesn't appear on most hiking itineraries. The name suggests wetland margins and shallow water, the kind of pond that warms early in spring and draws moose, beaver, and the occasional paddler willing to portage through brush for solitude. Without designated access or nearby peaks to anchor it, Meadow Pond exists in that middle category of Adirondack waters: known by name, visited by few, left mostly to the animals. Check local DEC maps or ask at a Saranac Lake outfitter for current access routes — if the pond sees regular use, someone in town will know the approach.
Monday Pond is a seven-acre pocket water in the Saranac Lake region — small enough that it likely sits off the main recreational radar, with no fish stocking records on file and no formal trail system documented in the DEC inventory. Ponds this size in the Saranac Lake Wild Forest corridor are often old logging flowages or natural depressions that filled in after the last ice age, accessible by bushwhack or forgotten tote roads if you're willing to navigate by topo map. Without maintained access or a trout population, Monday Pond is the kind of water that stays quiet by default — a place for explorers with a compass, not a destination for weekenders with a canoe rack.
Moody Pond is a 26-acre water tucked into the woods near Saranac Lake — small enough to stay off most touring circuits, large enough to hold its own shoreline character. No fish stocking records on file, which often means either native brookies that nobody's bothered to survey or a pond that winters too hard for consistent holdover. Access details are sparse in the DEC database, suggesting either private land complications or a bushwhack approach; worth checking the local ranger station or the Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy for current status. The name suggests either a temperamental water level or a 19th-century landowner with a disposition to match.
Moose Pond is a 201-acre water northeast of Saranac Lake village — one of several mid-sized ponds in the working forest corridor between the village and the northern High Peaks. The pond sits in private timberland with limited public access, part of the patchwork of club waters and easement lands that define this section of the park. No formal boat launch or DEC campsite here — this is a paddle-in or hike-in proposition if you can arrange access, and the kind of water that stays quiet even in July. No fish species data on file, but ponds of this size and depth in this zone typically hold brookies or stocked rainbows.
Moose Pond is a 75-acre paddle-only pond north of Bloomingdale, part of the Saranac Lake Wild Forest. Native brook trout and minimal shoreline development — quiet water for canoes, with trailhead access off Moose Pond Road.
Mountain Pond sits southwest of Saranac Lake village — a 59-acre water tucked into the rolling mid-elevation terrain between the northwest lakes and the High Peaks corridor. No fish species data on file, which often signals either limited stocking history or simply limited angler reporting; the pond's size suggests it could hold brookies or perch if it connects to feeder streams. Access details are sparse in the public record — likely a bushwhack or forgotten trail from a nearby seasonal road. Worth cross-checking DEC land maps and talking to locals at a Saranac Lake fly shop before committing to the hike.
Mountain Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Saranac Lake region — small enough that it reads more like a widened brook than a destination pond, and remote enough that it doesn't show up on the standard touring loops. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means native brookies if anything, or just a cold headwater pool holding frogs and dragonflies. The name suggests elevation, but without nearby peak references it's likely tucked into mid-slope timber rather than alpine basin country. Best treated as a waypoint or a bushwhack objective — not a place you drive to, but a place you pass through or stumble onto.
Mountain Ponds — plural, though often mapped as a single name — is an 8-acre water in the Saranac Lake region with limited public information on record. No fish species data exists in the DEC files, and the access situation isn't well documented in standard trail resources, which usually means either private land complications or a bushwhack-only approach through untrailed terrain. The name suggests elevation, but without nearby peak references it's likely a mid-slope or saddle pond rather than a true alpine tarn. Worth a call to the regional DEC office in Ray Brook if you're planning a visit — they'll have the clearest read on whether it's open water or worth the effort.
Mountain Ponds — note the plural, though the name often appears singular on maps — is a small, quiet water tucked into the forests south of Saranac Lake village, part of the network of ponds and wetlands that drain toward Oseetah Lake and the broader Saranac chain. At seven acres, it's more of a beaver meadow than a fishable pond, the kind of place paddlers stumble onto while exploring the smaller tributaries or bushwhacking between better-known waters. No fish stocking records, no formal trail — this is wetland habitat more than destination water. If you're looking for actual angling or a named campsite, stay on the main Saranac Lakes or head to one of the nearby wilderness ponds with established access.
Mud Pond — 111 acres near Saranac Lake — is one of those moderately sized ponds that lives in the gap between roadside accessibility and true backcountry destination, common enough in name that confirming you've found the right one on a map matters. No fish species data on record suggests either limited access, minimal stocking history, or both — the kind of water that gets overlooked in a region dense with better-known trout ponds. Worth confirming access and current conditions with the local DEC office in Ray Brook before committing to a trip; "Mud Pond" appears six times across the Park, and this one doesn't yet have the detail to distinguish it from the others.
Mud Pond is a seven-acre pocket water in the Saranac Lake region — one of dozens of small, understated ponds that sit off the main travel corridors and see more moose than paddlers. No fish stocking records on file, which typically means brook trout if anything, or nothing at all if the pond goes low-oxygen in winter. The name is descriptive: expect a soft bottom, lily pads by midsummer, and the kind of stillness that makes every paddle stroke audible. Worth checking a topo map for access before committing — many ponds this size in the area are walk-ins through private or informal routes rather than marked DEC trailheads.
Mud Pond is an 11-acre water in the Saranac Lake region — small enough to slip past most paddlers, but that's often the point with ponds this size. No fish records on file, which suggests either stocking never took hold or no one's reported what they've caught, and access details aren't well-documented in the usual trailhead databases. These low-profile ponds tend to be local spots or bushwhack destinations — worth asking at a Saranac Lake outfitter if you're set on finding it, but temper expectations if you're looking for marked trails or maintained campsites.
Mud Pond is five acres of shallow water in the Saranac Lake region — one of dozens of small ponds that carry the name across the Adirondack Park, most of them tucked into wetland corridors or low-lying drainages where beaver work and sediment keep the water warm and the bottom soft. No fish species on record here, which tracks for a pond this size and name: the shallow basin and organic substrate don't hold cold-water species, and the lack of public access or stocking history means it's been left to the frogs and herons. Worth knowing mainly as a cartographic footnote — if you're studying a Saranac Lake quad and see "Mud Pond" marked, this is the one.
Mud Pond is one of several small, shallow ponds bearing the name in the Saranac Lake region — this one a 10-acre brushy basin that tends toward the marshy end of the pond spectrum. It's the kind of water that appears on the DEC inventory but doesn't make it into the hiking guides: limited access, soft bottom, more beaver activity than boat activity. No fish data on record, which usually means it's either too shallow to winter over trout or nobody's bothered to sample it in decades. If you're looking for solitude and don't mind wet boots, it delivers — but most paddlers in the area will pass it by for the clearer water and better campsites on the bigger Saranac chain.
Mud Pond — 16 acres in the Saranac Lake region — is one of those place-name blanks where the data runs thin and the local knowledge hasn't yet filtered into the public record. No fish stocking records, no maintained trail markers in the DEC database, no lean-to or campsite designations: either it's truly remote and lightly visited, or it's tucked into private land with limited public access. The name suggests soft bottom and shallow water — classic Adirondack wetland margin rather than a deep glacial bowl. If you know this pond, you probably found it by accident or grew up nearby.
Mud Pond — 45 acres tucked into the Saranac Lake region — is one of those waters that shows up on the quad map without much fanfare and without a well-marked trailhead on the main roads. The name suggests boggy shoreline and limited access, which tends to keep pressure light and paddlers scarce; ponds like this often hold brook trout in the deeper pockets, though no species data is officially on record. It's the kind of water that requires some old-road navigation or a float-in from a connected pond system — not a destination so much as a find. Worth checking the DEC unit management plan for the tract if you're planning a bushwhack or exploratory paddle.
Mud Pond is a 39-acre water in the Saranac Lake region — the kind of mid-sized pond that gets overlooked in favor of the bigger named lakes but often delivers exactly what backcountry paddlers want: quiet water, low traffic, and a sense of distance from the highway corridor. No fish species data on record, which usually means it's been passed over by DEC surveys or doesn't hold a reliable fishery — worth confirming locally if you're planning to wet a line. Access details are sparse, but ponds of this size in the Saranac Lake area typically require either a bushwhack or a seasonal logging road; check with a local outfitter or the Ray Brook DEC office for current conditions before you commit to the carry.
