Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Sheltered Lakes is a 13-acre pond in the Brant Lake region — small enough that the name feels aspirational, tucked into the rolling terrain west of the lake itself. No fish stocking records on file, no documented public access trail in the DEC system, which usually means either private shoreline or a local-knowledge bushwhack that hasn't made it onto the official maps. The Brant Lake area skews toward private camps and seasonal cottages, so this one likely falls into that category. Worth a knock on a door if you're staying nearby and curious about the name.
Smith Pond is a 38-acre water in the Brant Lake region — quiet, unassuming, and largely outside the recreational spotlight that hits the bigger lakes in Warren County. No state trail marker, no DEC campsite inventory, no fish stocking records in the public database — which means it's either private-access, poorly documented, or both. The Brant Lake area has a mix of historic camps, seasonal-lease land, and old logging roads that sometimes lead to small ponds like this one; Smith fits that pattern. If you're looking for it, start with the town clerk's office or a pre-1960 USGS quad — the kind of water that shows up on old maps but not in contemporary guidebooks.
Snowshoe Pond is a five-acre pocket water in the Brant Lake township — small enough that it doesn't show up on most recreational lake lists, large enough that it holds its own shoreline character rather than reading as a widening in a stream. No fish stocking records and no DEC access data in the public record, which typically means private shoreline or landlocked by older subdivisions in this part of the southern Adirondacks. The Brant Lake region runs quiet compared to the High Peaks or even the central lakes — more year-round residents, fewer trailheads, waters that serve the people who live on them. If you're looking for Snowshoe Pond specifically, start with the town assessor's parcel maps or a knock on a local door.
Spectacle Ponds — a 19-acre water in the Brant Lake region — sits in the middle tier of Adirondack waters that aren't entirely obscure but don't see the foot traffic of the High Peaks corridor or the boat traffic of the bigger lake towns. No fish species data on file, which typically means the pond either wasn't surveyed in recent DEC cycles or doesn't sustain a managed fishery — not uncommon for smaller headwater ponds in the southern and eastern zones. The name suggests a twin-lobed or figure-eight shoreline, a common Adirondack naming convention, though access and current usage details are thin. If you're heading in, bring a topo and confirm access routes locally — not every named water in the Park has a marked trail or public launch.
Streeter Pond is an 11-acre water in the Brant Lake region — small enough to slip past notice on most maps, but a legitimate named pond nonetheless. No public access data on record, no fish stocking history in the DEC database, and the kind of acreage that suggests either private shoreline or a bushwhack approach through unmaintained woodland. If you're poking around the Brant Lake area with a topo map and a tolerance for uncertainty, Streeter Pond is the sort of destination that rewards the effort with solitude — assuming you can reach it.
Sullivan Pond is a 10-acre pocket water in the Brant Lake region — small enough that it doesn't show up on most recreational radar, and far enough from the High Peaks corridor that it sees almost no through-traffic. No fish data on record, no designated campsites, no named trails leading in — which means it's either a local's spot accessed by old logging roads or a wetland margin better suited to birdwatching than paddling. If you know where it is, you probably grew up within five miles of it.
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.
