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 46-acre water in the Saranac Lake region — large enough to feel like a destination, small enough that public access and fishery details haven't made it into the DEC's standard reporting. The lack of species data usually means either limited stocking history or a pond that sits far enough off the trail network that survey crews skip it in favor of higher-use waters. Worth checking local outfitters or the Ray Brook fisheries office for current intel on access points and whether anyone's pulling anything out of it. If you're working from a gazetteer and a hunch, bring a backup plan.
Pitcher Pond is a 2-acre pocket water in the Saranac Lake region — small enough that it won't appear on most road atlases, and likely tucked into private or semi-private land given the lack of public record on access or fish stocking. Ponds this size in the Saranac Lake area often sit along old logging roads or between camps, sometimes fishable by local knowledge but rarely promoted for public use. Without documented access or species data, this one lives in that gray zone between named water and local secret. If you're asking about Pitcher Pond, you probably already know how to get there.
Plumadore Pond sits northwest of Saranac Lake village — a 107-acre water that holds its place in the quieter network of ponds and wetlands between Lower Saranac Lake and the St. Regis Canoe Area. The pond doesn't show up on the short lists of paddling destinations or trout waters, which is part of its appeal: local anglers who know it keep it that way. Access details are sparse in the usual channels, so confirm road ends and put-ins before you load the boat. If you're after solitude over scenery points, Plumadore rewards the effort to find it.
Polliwog Pond covers 90 acres within the Fish Creek Ponds campground complex — drive-to access with a swimming beach and boat launch. Bass fishing and flat-water paddling in a family-friendly setting; open May through Columbus Day.
Porkbarrel Pond is a two-acre pocket water in the Saranac Lake region — small enough that it rarely shows up on recreational radar, and likely named in the old Adirondack tradition of wry geographic humor. No fish stocking records on file, which typically means either intermittent winter oxygen levels or simply a pond too small and shallow to hold a fishery worth managing. Without established trails or nearby peaks, this is the kind of water you'd stumble onto while bushwhacking between bigger destinations, or find referenced in a surveyor's log. Worth a look if you're already in the area with a map and a compass — otherwise, it's more footnote than feature.
