Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Sunshine Pond is a small backcountry water in the northern Adirondacks, reached by bushwhack or informal path. No maintained trail, no facilities — a quiet spot for anglers and explorers willing to navigate off-trail.
Surprise Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Old Forge area — small enough that it doesn't show up on most recreational maps and remote enough that it lives up to its name. No fish stocking records and no established access mean this one stays off the casual paddler's radar; if you find it, you're likely doing so by bushwhack or old logging trace rather than marked trail. The pond sits in mixed hardwood-conifer forest typical of the central Adirondack transition zone — quiet, unmanaged, and functionally wild. Bring a compass and don't expect cell service.
Sutton Pond is a 32-acre water off the Long Lake corridor — small enough to feel tucked away, large enough to hold interest for an afternoon paddle. No fish records on file, which usually means light pressure and quiet shoreline (or challenging access that keeps most anglers elsewhere). The pond sits in the working-forest zone west of Long Lake village, where private timber land and conservation easements make access context-dependent — check current DEC maps or ask locally before you load the canoe. Worth scouting if you're based in Long Lake and looking for alternative water when Raquette Lake or Long Lake itself is wind-chopped or crowded.
Swede Pond is a 35-acre pond in the Brant Lake region — part of the southeastern Adirondacks where the terrain softens into rolling lakeland rather than high peaks. The pond sits off the main touring routes, which means it holds onto quiet even in summer, and the smaller acreage makes for reliable warmwater habitat if you're willing to scout access. No fish species on record, but ponds in this drainage typically hold panfish — perch, sunfish, occasionally bass. Worth a look if you're already working the Brant Lake corridor and want a smaller, less-traveled option.
Sweet Pond is a 13-acre patch of water in the Tupper Lake region — small enough that it doesn't draw crowds, remote enough that local knowledge matters more than guidebook mentions. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means native brookies if anything, or just a quiet place to paddle without worrying about the catching. The name suggests old logging-camp geography or a family homestead long reclaimed by second growth, the kind of nomenclature that sticks around on USGS quads after the clearings grow back in. Worth asking at a Tupper Lake outfitter or the local DEC office for current access — ponds this size often live behind gated logging roads or unmarked two-tracks that change status with land sales and easement updates.
Sylvan Ponds sits in the Old Forge region — a modest 16-acre water with little public information on the books and no recorded fish species data in the state files. The name suggests private or semi-private history, common for smaller ponds in the Old Forge corridor that predate DEC inventory. Without confirmed access or stocking records, this is the kind of water that stays off the casual paddler's radar — known to immediate neighbors, invisible to the trailhead crowd. If you're researching access, start with the town clerk or local outfitters; DEC Region 6 may have newer survey data not yet in the digital system.
