Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Pine Pond is a seven-acre pocket water in the Blue Mountain Lake township — small enough that it doesn't pull the cartographic or fishing pressure of the nearby central Adirondack destinations, but large enough to hold a shoreline worth exploring if you're already in the area. No fish species on record, which typically means either it winters out or it's simply under-sampled; ponds this size in the Blue Mountain drainage can surprise with native brookies or go fishless depending on inlet depth and winter oxygen levels. Access details are sparse in the state's public records — if you're hunting it down, confirm land status and approach routes locally before heading in.
Plumley Pond is a 304-acre water tucked into the Blue Mountain Lake township — large enough to matter on a map, quiet enough that most traffic stays on the main stem lakes to the north and west. No fish species data on record, which usually means either unstocked brook trout water or a pond that doesn't hold fish through winter drawdown — local intel wins over the DEC database here. The pond sits in working forest land, so access and shoreline use depend on whoever holds the timber rights and whether they've opened a seasonal road or gated it off. Best confirmed locally before making the drive.
Potter Pond is a six-acre pond in the Blue Mountain Lake township — small enough that it likely sees more moose than paddlers, and remote enough that it doesn't appear on most recreational radar. No fish stocking records on file, no maintained access, no trailhead signage — the kind of water that exists more as a dot on the quad map than as a destination. If you're poking around the backroads or bushwhacking between documented routes in the central Adirondacks, you might stumble on it. Otherwise, it stays off the list.
