Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
The Old Fly is a three-acre pocket pond in the Lake George Wild Forest — small enough that most paddlers blow past it without a second look, but the name alone suggests old-time use, likely tied to brook trout fishing before the area was logged over. No formal access or maintained trail on record; reaching it means bushwhacking or following informal hunter paths through second-growth hardwoods. The pond sits in the kind of low-ridge terrain that defines the southern Adirondacks — not dramatic, not remote, but quiet in a way that feels earned. No fish data on file, which usually means either nothing or small wild brookies that haven't been surveyed in decades.
Three Ponds sits in the northwest corner of the Lake George Wild Forest — a 23-acre water that reads more remote than its access would suggest, tucked into second-growth hardwoods with no maintained trail system and no formal boat launch. The name implies three distinct basins, though water levels and beaver activity over the years have blurred the lines; what you find depends on the season and the decade. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means natural brookies or nothing at all — local anglers will know which. This is a bushwhack destination or a local secret, not a trailhead feature — plan accordingly.
Thurber Pond is a 30-acre water in the Lake George region — small enough to stay off the radar, large enough to feel like more than a roadside puddle. No fish species data on record, which usually means it's either too shallow for stocking programs or it holds native brook trout that nobody's bothered to survey. The name suggests old timber-era use (Thurber was a common surname among 19th-century logging foremen in Warren County), but beyond that the pond keeps its secrets. Best approach: check the DEC Lake George Wild Forest unit map for access routes — most ponds in this district connect to the trail system via unmarked woods roads or seasonal foot traffic.
