Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Rabbit Pond is a two-acre pocket water in the Indian Lake township — small enough that it likely warms by mid-summer and holds more interest for a canoe paddle than a fishing trip. No fish species on record, no maintained trail data in the DEC inventory, and no nearby peaks to anchor it in a day-hike loop — this is the kind of water that shows up on the topo map but rarely in trip reports. It sits in the working forest south and west of Indian Lake village, where old logging roads and private inholdings make access a puzzle unless you know the local network. Best confirmed with the town office or a local outfitter before planning a visit.
Ridge Dam is a two-acre impoundment in the Indian Lake region — small enough that it reads more as pond than reservoir, though the name gives away its origin. No fish species on record, no maintained trail access in the DEC database, and no nearby peaks to anchor it in the standard High Peaks or Fire Tower lexicon — this is backcountry water in the quieter, less-trafficked center of the Park. If you're headed there, you're working from a topo map and local knowledge, not a trailhead kiosk. Expect wetland margins, possible beaver activity, and the kind of solitude that comes from being off the Instagram loop.
Rock Pond is an 11-acre water in the Indian Lake town complex — part of the scattered network of smaller ponds and wetlands that fill the valleys west of Indian Lake village. No fish stocking records on file, which typically means brookies if anything, or more likely a shallow basin that doesn't hold trout through summer. The name suggests either a rocky shoreline or a glacial erratic landmark, common enough in this stretch of the southern Adirondacks where the terrain flattens and the ponds sit lower and warmer than their High Peaks counterparts. Access details aren't widely documented — likely private land or unmaintained woods roads from the hamlet networks around Indian Lake and Sabael.
Ross Pond is a 21-acre water in the Indian Lake township — part of the lower-elevation, less-trafficked southern Adirondacks where the ponds tend to be warmer, muddier, and more remote than their High Peaks cousins. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means either natural brook trout populations in the inlet streams or warm-water species that arrived on their own. The surrounding terrain is second-growth hardwood and pine,典型 of the post-logging landscape in this part of Hamilton County — less dramatic than the peaks to the north, but quiet and genuinely off the main tourism corridors. Access details are sparse, so call the Indian Lake town office or the Northville DEC office before planning a visit.
Round Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Indian Lake region — small enough that it doesn't pull much traffic, remote enough that you won't find much published information on access or fish surveys. The pond sits in central Adirondack mixed forest, likely reached by old logging roads or unmarked paths that require local knowledge or a good map and a tolerance for bushwhacking. No DEC stocking records, no trail register, no lean-to — this is the kind of water that rewards the exploratory paddler or the angler willing to walk in blind. If you're hunting stillwater in the Indian Lake area, this one stays off most radars.
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.
