Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Razorback Pond is a 16-acre water in the Old Forge area — small enough to feel tucked away but large enough to hold some depth and character. No fish species on record, which either means unstocked and overlooked or just under-surveyed; either way, it's not a destination pond for anglers chasing trout reports. The name suggests ridge topography nearby, and Old Forge-area ponds of this size typically sit in mixed hardwood lowlands with boggy margins and beaver influence. Access details are sparse — if you know the way in, you probably heard about it from someone local.
Reeds Pond is an 11-acre pond in the Old Forge area — small enough to slip past most paddlers chasing bigger water, but that's the point. No fish species data on record, which typically means either unstocked and marginal habitat or simply overlooked by DEC surveys; either way, it's not a fishing destination. The Old Forge corridor has dozens of ponds in this size class, most accessible by snowmobile trail or seasonal logging road, and most offering the kind of quiet you don't get on the Fulton Chain. Worth a look if you're already in the area with a canoe and time to explore past the obvious launches.
Riley Ponds — plural, though the name reads singular — is a 13-acre water tucked into the Old Forge township, far enough off the main corridor that it doesn't carry the traffic of the Fulton Chain or the Fourth Lake recreation zones. No fish species on record, no marked peaks within quick striking distance, and no DEC lean-tos or campsites flagged in the immediate drainage — which means it's either private, lightly managed, or both. If you know how to reach it, you already know why you're going; if you're browsing listings hoping for a trailhead name and a put-in, this one stays off the list.
Riley Ponds — a seven-acre water tucked into the Old Forge working forest — sits off the recreational radar, unnamed on most trail maps and untouched by the DEC lean-to circuit that defines so much of the central Adirondacks. No fish stocking records, no marked access, no parking pullout with a brown sign — this is the kind of water you find by accident or by studying the blue shapes on a topo map. The ponds (plural by name, single by acreage) likely see more moose than paddlers, and the shoreline is softwood tangle rather than granite ledge. If you're looking for solitude within an hour of Old Forge, Riley Ponds delivers — but you'll need to do the route-finding yourself.
Rock Pond sits in the Old Forge corridor — a small, 18-acre water that holds its place in the dense cluster of ponds and streams threading through the western Adirondacks. No fish species data on record, which suggests either marginal habitat or simply a pond that doesn't pull angling pressure; either way, it's not a destination for a stringer. The Old Forge lake chain dominates access and attention in this area, so Rock Pond likely sees its visitors as spillover from paddlers working the interconnected routes or hikers cutting between better-known waters. Surface acreage puts it in the "find it on a topo map, bushwhack if curious" category — small enough to slip past casual notice.
Rock Pond is a 20-acre pocket water in the Old Forge township — small enough to be overlooked, quiet enough to be worth finding if you're already in the area. No fish species data on record, which in Old Forge terms usually means either unstocked brookies or none at all; it reads more as a paddling destination than a fishing stop. The pond sits in a zone dense with bigger-name waters and snowmobile corridors, so access is likely seasonal road or trail rather than trailhead parking — worth a local check at the Old Forge Visitor Center before you commit the drive. Bring a canoe or kayak if you go; this is float-and-listen territory, not a swim-off-the-bank spot.
Rock Pond is a 4-acre pocket water in the Old Forge area — small enough that it doesn't show up on most recreation maps, which usually means it's either tucked into private land or accessible only by local knowledge. No fish species on record, no nearby peaks, no trailhead signage — the kind of water that exists in the gap between state land and the curated trail system. If you're hunting it down, confirm access and ownership before you bushwhack; the Old Forge region is a patchwork of private clubs, paper company parcels, and state forest, and a 4-acre pond with no data footprint is more likely to be off-limits than open. Worth a call to the Old Forge Visitor Center if you've got coordinates.
Round Pond — one of dozens carrying that name across the Park — sits in the Old Forge township, a 45-acre water tucked into the working-forest landscape south of the Fulton Chain. No fish species data on file with DEC, which usually means stocked-and-forgotten or never stocked at all; local anglers would know if it held anything worth keeping. The pond is small enough to paddle in an afternoon and large enough to feel like you've gone somewhere — the Old Forge standard for a quiet morning with a canoe and a thermos. Check the town clerk's office or local outfitters for access; many ponds in this zone are private-road or gated-easement.
Round Pond is a small, nine-acre water tucked into the Old Forge working forest — the kind of place that shows up on a topo map but rarely on a weekend itinerary. No fish stocking records on file, no trailhead signage, no lean-to — this is either private, landlocked by paper-company holdings, or accessible only by local knowledge and a willingness to bushwhack. The Old Forge region is laced with these micro-ponds, relics of glacial scouring and logging-era impoundments, most of them better known by hunters and trappers than by paddlers. If you're after solitude and can navigate by GPS, it's worth the recon; if you need a put-in and a trail register, look elsewhere.
Round Pond is a 15-acre water tucked into the Old Forge township — not the Old Forge corridor proper, but out in the less-trafficked working forest to the west or south of town where township lines bleed into private timber company land and seasonal camps. No fish species on record, which typically means either unstocked, winter-kill prone, or simply undocumented by DEC surveys. Access details are sparse in the public record; if you're hunting it down, confirm legal entry and parking with the local ranger or town office before bushwhacking in. Old Forge waters without highway pull-offs tend to stay quiet.
Round Pond is a four-acre pocket water in the Old Forge area — small enough that it rarely draws a crowd, large enough that it holds its own character instead of reading as a roadside pool. No fish data on record, which usually means either marginal habitat or just unmapped rather than unfishable; worth a cast if you're passing through with a rod. The pond sits in the working forest west of the Fulton Chain, where public and private parcels checker the landscape and access can shift with timber company policy — confirm current status with the Old Forge Visitor Center before planning a trip. Best treated as a bushwhack or local-knowledge destination rather than a trailhead objective.
