Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Wallface Ponds — a 20-acre cluster beneath the 3,700-foot cliff of Wallface Mountain — require a bushwhack from Indian Pass Trail. Native brook trout hold in these basins; few anglers make the trip.
Warren Pond is a three-acre pocket of water in the Lake Placid region — small enough that it doesn't anchor a trail system or pull crowds, but named and mapped all the same. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means it's either too shallow to winter trout or it's been off the DEC radar for decades. The acreage puts it in that middle category: not a vernal pool, not a destination — more likely a put-in spot for a canoe if you know the access, or a landmark you pass on the way to something else. Worth confirming access status before hauling gear; many small named ponds in the region sit on private land or require permission.
Winch Pond is the easternmost link in a trio of small ponds off NY-86 between Lake Placid and Wilmington — Copperas Pond to the west, Owen Pond between them — connected by roughly two miles of rolling trail through mixed hardwood and conifer. At eight acres, it's the smallest of the three, tucked into a quiet basin with no designated campsites and minimal shoreline traffic; most hikers treat it as a turnaround point or a midday lunch stop on the loop. The pond sees occasional fishing pressure for brook trout, though no stocking records or survey data exist in the DEC files. Access is via the Copperas Pond trailhead on NY-86 — plan on 1.5 to 2 miles depending on which direction you take the loop.
