Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Sand Pond is a 29-acre stillwater tucked into the woods near Long Lake — small enough to skip the crowds, large enough to paddle a loop without circling back on yourself too quickly. No fish data on record, which usually means it's either too shallow and weedy for trout or it's been overlooked by DEC survey crews for decades; either way, it's more of a quiet-morning paddle than a fishing destination. Access details are sparse — typical for the smaller named ponds in the Long Lake corridor that sit a half-mile or more off the main routes. If you're poking around the dirt roads west of NY-30 and see a trailhead sign, it's probably worth the walk in with a canoe on your shoulders.
Shaw Pond is an 11-acre water in the Long Lake township — small enough to be overlooked, large enough to hold a few hours of exploring by canoe or kayak. No formal fish stocking records and no trailhead signage in the DEC database, which often means local knowledge or a bushwhack approach from a nearby road or logging trace. These off-the-grid ponds tend to fish for wild brookies if the water stays cold and the inlet feeds year-round, but that's speculation without a site visit. Worth a look if you're already in the Long Lake area and hunting for solitude beyond the obvious put-ins.
Shaw Pond is a 23-acre water tucked into the Long Lake township — small enough to stay off most paddlers' radars, remote enough that access details aren't widely documented. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means wild brookies or nothing at all; the DEC hasn't surveyed it in recent memory. These mid-sized ponds in the central Adirondacks tend to be reached by old logging roads or unmarked paths that require local knowledge or a willingness to bushwhack. If you're based in Long Lake and looking for solitude, Shaw Pond is worth a conversation at the town dock or the hardware store.
Stony Pond is a 116-acre water in the Long Lake township — large enough to paddle but off the main corridor, which means it holds quiet when the bigger lakes are busy. No fish species data on file with DEC, and no formal trail system or lean-to inventoried in the immediate vicinity, so this is either private-access or bushwhack territory depending on where you're coming from. The name suggests glacial till and a rockier shoreline than the soft-bottom flow ponds common in this part of the park. Worth checking local access status and ownership maps before planning a trip.
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.
