Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Nate Pond is a 20-acre pond in the Indian Lake region — part of the broader southern Adirondack plateau where the terrain flattens out and the waters scatter across a mix of private land and state forest. No fish data on record, which often signals either marginal habitat or simply a pond that doesn't get enough pressure to show up in DEC surveys. Access details are sparse; many ponds in this drainage sit behind gates or require permission, so confirm access before planning a trip. The Indian Lake area tends to reward explorers willing to do the homework — this is old-growth country, not High Peaks traffic.
Nellie Pond is a 15-acre pocket water in the Tupper Lake region — small enough to feel remote, large enough to paddle if you can get a boat in. No fish stocking records on file, which typically means either native brookies that never made the DEC's radar or a pond that winterkills in lean years. Access and trail details aren't documented in the standard references, so this one requires local knowledge or a willingness to bushwhack off a nearby woods road. Worth a call to a Tupper Lake outfitter or the DEC Ray Brook office if you're planning a trip.
Nesbit Pond is a three-acre puddle in the Keene town limits — small enough that it likely doesn't hold much beyond the occasional brook trout, if that, and obscure enough that it doesn't show up on most hiking itineraries or DEC stocking records. The name suggests old surveyor's marks or a family parcel from the 19th century, but without maintained trail access or a known put-in, it's functionally off-grid. If you're counting ponds for completionist purposes or chasing property-line curiosities, Nesbit qualifies; otherwise, it's a dot on the topo map and not much more.
New Pond is a 57-acre water in the Raquette Lake township — one of dozens of mid-sized ponds in the central Adirondacks that never made it onto the tourist loop but still hold their own quiet appeal. The name tells you what you need to know: it's a working placeholder, not a landmark, and access details are thin on public record. No fish species data logged with DEC, which usually means limited angling pressure or private-land complications upstream. Worth a closer look if you're already in the Raquette drainage and hunting for stillwater off the main routes.
New Pond is a 99-acre water tucked in the Keene town footprint — big enough to hold some depth and thermal stratification, small enough that the name tells you everything about its historical profile in the region. No fish stocking records and no formal access trail in the DEC inventory, which usually means either private-boundary complications or a bushwhack-only approach through unbroken forest. Worth checking the town tax map and the latest DEC Wild Forest unit plan if you're hunting for overlooked water in the Keene Valley orbit. Most ponds this size without a trail got passed over for a reason — but that reason is often just topography, not water quality.
Newport Pond is a 17-acre water in the Paradox Lake region — small enough that it likely sits tucked in the wooded low country east of the High Peaks, away from the trailhead traffic and the named summits. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means either private shoreline or a pond that doesn't hold oxygen through winter — common in shallow Adirondack waters that freeze deep and turn over hard in spring. The Paradox Lake basin is a patchwork of private land and unposted forest, so access here depends on where the shoreline falls and whether there's a visible path in from a nearby road. Worth a map check and a polite knock if you're hunting quiet water in the area.
Nichols Pond sits in the town of Keene at 79 acres — a mid-sized pond with no public fish stocking records and limited documentation in the accessible DEC files. The water is named but not heavily promoted, which in the Adirondacks often means private shoreline or minimal formal access infrastructure. Without confirmed trail data or lean-to information, this is a pond that requires local knowledge or direct contact with the town clerk's office to fish or approach legally. If you're working through the Keene ponds systematically, confirm access first — trespassing violations in Essex County are enforced.
Nicks Pond is a 15-acre water tucked into the Raquette Lake township — small enough to paddle in an hour, remote enough that most visitors to the Raquette Lake corridor never see it. No fish survey data on file with DEC, which often signals light angling pressure or a pond that doesn't hold fish through winter; worth a scouting trip with a topo map and low expectations. Access details are scarce — likely old logging roads or unmaintained footpaths from the north or west — but ponds this size in this region tend to reward the effort with glassy mornings and the occasional moose at the inlet.
Nicks Pond is a 16-acre water in the Tupper Lake region — small enough to feel remote, large enough to paddle without circling endlessly. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means wild brookies or nothing at all; worth a cast if you're already there. The pond sits in working forest land where access and conditions can shift with logging roads and seasonal gates — the kind of place that rewards local beta more than a DEC map. If you're fishing the Tupper Lake circuit, this is a secondary stop, not the anchor.
Norman Pond is an 8-acre pocket water in the Old Forge system — small enough that it doesn't show up on most recreation maps, and quiet enough that it stays that way. No fish data on file with DEC, which suggests either unstocked native populations or overlooked entirely in the surveys; either way, it's the kind of shallow pond that warms early, freezes late, and holds more promise for dragonflies than trout. Access details are sparse — likely private shoreline or unmarked approach through the Old Forge lake chain — so confirm ownership before paddling in. Worth a look if you're already threading through the Fulton Chain backwaters and want water nobody's talking about.
North Pond is a three-acre pocket water in the Indian Lake region — small enough that it likely stays off most paddlers' radar, though that's often the appeal of these sub-five-acre ponds tucked into the southern Adirondacks. No fish data on record, which either means it hasn't been surveyed in decades or it's too shallow and seasonal to hold trout through the summer. Without trail or access specifics to confirm, this is the kind of water that shows up on the topo map but may require local knowledge or a bushwhack to reach — worth a query at the Indian Lake town offices or the Hamilton County tourism desk if you're scouting new territory.
North Pond is a 26-acre water in the Schroon Lake region — part of the lower-elevation Adirondack terrain where the woods thin out and the roads web through private holdings and state forest in equal measure. No fish records on file, which usually means it's either unstocked, too shallow for trout survival, or accessible only through private land that never made it onto DEC survey routes. The name appears on USGS quads but not in most paddling guides — a common pattern for ponds that sit just outside the recreational corridor, claimed by locals or camp owners but unvisited by the through-hiking or canoe-camping crowd. If you're looking for solitude and aren't counting on launching a boat, this is the kind of water that delivers exactly that.
North Pond sits on the north side of the Raquette Lake hamlet — a small, tight-shoreline water that most visitors pass without noticing on their way to the bigger-name destinations in the Fulton Chain corridor. The 51-acre pond is one of dozens of quiet satellite waters scattered through the Raquette Lake township, the kind of place that rewards local knowledge or a willingness to poke around with a canoe and a DeLorme. No fish species on record, which typically means unstocked and likely winter-kill prone in shallow bowls like this one. Access and shore conditions vary widely on ponds this size in the region — check with the town or local outfitters before planning a paddle.
North Pond sits in the western Adirondacks near Stillwater Reservoir, accessible by a short unmarked path from the Stillwater Road. The pond holds brook trout and sees minimal pressure — a quiet spot for anglers willing to navigate the informal trail.
North Pond sits west of Brant Lake in the southeastern Adirondacks — a 27-acre pond with no formal public access or curated detail in the state records, which usually means private shoreline or landlocked acreage with no trail. The fish species list is blank, which tracks: small ponds without documented stocking or access tend to drop off the DEC survey rotation. If you're poking around the Brant Lake area looking for public water, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness is 20 minutes north — 70-plus lakes and ponds, most with trail access and lean-tos.
North Pond is a 3-acre pocket of water in the Old Forge area — small enough that it doesn't show up on most recreational paddling lists, and no fish species data on file with DEC. Waters this size in the central Adirondacks often sit on private land or lack formal access, which keeps them off the trail map but doesn't mean they're not there. If you're poking around Old Forge back roads and spot it, assume posted unless marked otherwise. No peaks nearby, no stocked brookies — just a dot on the USGS quad.
North Pond sits in the Paradox Lake region — 107 acres of quiet water in the eastern Adirondacks, where the terrain flattens out toward the Champlain Valley and the character shifts from High Peaks drama to backcountry privacy. No fish species on record, which usually means either limited stocking history or shallow water that doesn't winter well — worth a call to the Ray Brook DEC office if you're planning to wet a line. The pond lives in that middle distance where most through-hikers skip past and most lake-chasers haven't made the list yet. Access details are sparse enough that this one rewards the map-and-compass types willing to do the homework.
North Pond sits in the Keene township — a 33-acre water with no published fish survey and limited trail infrastructure, which means it stays quiet even in peak season. The pond falls into that category of named Adirondack waters that appear on the DEC map but don't show up in guidebooks — accessible to locals who know the old logging routes, largely off the radar for visitors working the standard lake loops. No designated campsites, no formal trailhead signage. If you're looking for solitude and you know how to read a contour map, North Pond delivers — but expect to bushwhack the last quarter-mile.
Number Nine Pond is a 12-acre pocket of water in the Lake George wild forest — small enough to miss on a map, quiet enough to feel like you earned it. The name comes from the old Great Lot survey system that carved up this stretch of Washington County in the 18th century; you'll find Number Ten Pond and Number Eleven Pond on the same grid to the east. No DEC fish stocking records on file, which usually means native brookies or nothing — worth a cast if you're already back here. Access details are scarce in the public record, but ponds this size in this region typically mean bushwhacking or unmaintained trails off old logging roads.
