Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Round Pond is a three-acre pond in the Tupper Lake region — small enough that it likely doesn't register on most trail maps, and without fish stocking records or designated access, it sits in that liminal category of named waters that exist more on paper than in practice. Ponds this size in the Tupper Lake area are often old beaver work or kettle depressions left by glacial melt, ringed by black spruce and tamarack, accessible only by bushwhack or private land. If you're hunting it down, confirm access and ownership first — the Tupper Lake Wild Forest has plenty of legitimate destinations, and a three-acre pond without a trail is usually three acres for a reason.
Round Pond is a 21-acre water in the Brant Lake region — small enough to paddle in an hour, large enough to feel like you've gone somewhere. No fish species on record, but that's common for ponds in this size range that don't get stocked and don't hold populations that draw sampling attention. The name shows up on USGS maps and in DEC records, but details on access and shoreline character are thin — if you're planning a visit, confirm access and ownership locally before you go. Waters like this are often the quietest in the Park, precisely because they don't come with a trailhead sign and a lean-to.
Round Pond sits in the St. Regis Canoe Area, accessible by a short portage from other ponds in the chain. The water holds brook trout and offers designated primitive campsites along its shores.
Round Pond sits in the Indian Lake township — 138 acres, no fish stocking records on file, and far enough from the High Peaks circuit that it remains a local's water rather than a through-hiker destination. The pond is typical of the south-central Adirondack plateau: modest elevation, softwood shoreline, and the kind of quiet that comes from being neither on a major highway nor a named wilderness loop. Access and launch details vary by season and local road conditions — worth confirming with the town or DEC Ray Brook office before planning a paddle or fish survey trip. If brook trout are present, they're likely native holdovers in the inlet streams rather than stocked pond fish.
Round Pond sits in the Paradox Lake Wild Forest — 26 acres tucked into the eastern Adirondacks, where the terrain rolls lower and the crowds thin out. The pond lacks the fishing pressure and infrastructure of the bigger waters in the region, which means it's either overlooked or exactly what you're looking for, depending on your tolerance for unmarked access and vague DEC signage. No species data on file, but that's often code for "brookies if you're lucky, pickerel if you're persistent." Worth a look if you're already in the area and prefer your ponds quiet.
Round Pond sits in the Lake George Wild Forest east of the big lake — a 36-acre stillwater that sees far less traffic than its famous neighbor. No fish data on record, and no formal DEC lean-to or campsite inventory, but the pond sits in backcountry that's open to dispersed camping under standard Wild Forest rules: 150 feet from water, below 3,500 feet. The shoreline is mixed hardwood and hemlock; access typically comes via unmarked woods roads or old logging traces rather than maintained trail — the kind of water you find by intention, not accident. Bring a topo and don't expect parking coordinates.
Round Pond sits in the southern Adirondacks near the Lake George Wild Forest boundary — 80 acres of undeveloped water in a region better known for its resort lakefront and roadside campgrounds. No formal DEC access or launch facilities; local knowledge and older Forest Preserve maps suggest a bushwhack approach from nearby dirt roads, but expect a quiet, low-traffic paddle if you make the effort. No fish data on file, which usually means minimal stocking history and light angling pressure. This is a walk-in pond in a drive-to district — more solitude than most Lake George-area waters, but you'll work for it.
Rush Pond is a 24-acre pond in the Lake George region — small enough to hold some intimacy in a corridor that skews toward crowded shoreline and resort traffic. No fisheries data on file, which usually means either stocked-out years ago or never managed for angling in the first place. The pond sits outside the more trafficked lake zones, a quiet pocket that doesn't pull the summer rental crowd. Access details aren't widely documented — if you're headed there, confirm the approach with a local outfitter or the closest DEC ranger station before you commit the drive.
Russett Pond is a 24-acre water in the Keene town limits — small enough to stay off most touring itineraries, large enough to hold its shape on a USGS quad. No fish data on file with DEC, which typically means either naturally fishless or stocked once decades ago and left alone since. The pond sits in mixed hardwood-conifer forest at mid-elevation, the kind of water that serves as a landmark on longer through-hikes more often than a destination itself. Worth checking local trail registers or the DEC Region 5 office in Ray Brook for current access routes if you're working a loop in the area.
Ryan Pond is a two-acre pocket water in the Lake George region — small enough that it likely holds more interest as a bushwhack destination or a name on the map than as a fishing or paddling objective. No fish stocking records, no formal trail access, no DEC lean-tos or campsites in the immediate vicinity. The kind of water that shows up on the quad but doesn't generate much foot traffic — worth knowing about if you're piecing together wetland corridors or exploring unmapped corners of a larger tract, but not a destination pond in the conventional sense.
