Every named pond in the Adirondack Park — quiet waters, lean-to destinations, swimming holes. Browse by region or jump to a name.
Twin Ponds — eleven acres tucked in the Old Forge area — is one of those waters that appears on maps but keeps a low profile in the rotation. No formal fish survey data on file, which usually means either marginal habitat or it's been fished out and forgotten, though small Adirondack ponds like this sometimes hold brook trout populations that fly under the radar. Access details are sparse, likely walk-in from a logging road or private-land crossing; confirming the approach before hauling in a canoe is the move. Worth a look if you're working the Old Forge backcountry and want something off the standard lake circuit.
Twitchell Creek — despite the name, a 13-acre pond tucked into the Old Forge basin — sits in the kind of middle ground that doesn't command attention but still holds a day on the water. No fish records on file, no marked trails in the immediate listings, no summit routes converging nearby; it's lake-country real estate without the resort apparatus or the wilderness pedigree. The acreage suggests a paddling afternoon rather than a through-route, and the Old Forge context puts it within range of the town launch infrastructure and the Fulton Chain logistics. Worth knowing if you're working the back pockets of the region and need a quiet put-in that isn't on the standard rotation.
Upper Beech Ridge Pond is a 16-acre pocket water in the Old Forge tract — small enough to miss on a map, large enough to hold your attention if you're the kind of paddler who prefers solitude over amenities. No fish data on file with DEC, no maintained trail marked on the standard-issue maps, and no nearby peaks to anchor a day hike — this is backcountry by virtue of isolation rather than terrain. Access likely involves old logging roads or beaver-flooded corridors; worth checking current USGS quads and asking at the Old Forge visitor center before committing to the bushwhack. Bring a compass and don't expect cell service.
Upper South Pond is a 15-acre water in the Old Forge township — one of dozens of small ponds scattered across the working forest and private land west of the main tourist corridor. No public fish stocking records on file, which usually means either private access or a pond that doesn't hold fish through summer draw-down and winter kill. The name suggests a companion water (South Pond proper) somewhere downstream, a common naming pattern in the southwestern Adirondacks where glacial kettles cluster in chains. If you're chasing this one down, confirm access and ownership before you go — Old Forge-area ponds live on a patchwork of state land, timber company holdings, and private clubs.
West Pond is a 40-acre water in the Old Forge constellation — one of the smaller ponds in a region dominated by the Fulton Chain and Fourth Lake's resort corridor. No species data on file with DEC, which typically means either no recent survey work or a pond that doesn't hold much beyond opportunistic brook trout or panfish. The pond sits far enough from the main lake access points that it avoids the powerboat traffic but close enough to Old Forge that it's likely reached by seasonal camps or private drives rather than a marked trailhead. For stocking and access specifics, check with the Town of Webb office or local outfitters.
West Ponds — all four acres of it — sits in the Old Forge area without much in the way of documented access or fishery records, which in this part of the Adirondacks usually means private land or a water that fell off the stocking rotation decades ago. The name suggests it's part of a cluster, likely with an East Pond somewhere in the township plat, but the DEC atlas doesn't list trails or put-ins. If you're hunting it down, start with the town clerk's office or a good topo map — half the ponds in this region are either club water or logging-road access that disappeared when the gates went up in the '80s.
West Ponds sits in the Old Forge town parcel — a pair of connected wetland basins totaling 12 acres, more bog than open water depending on the season. No fish stocking records and no formal trail access in the DEC inventory, which keeps it off the recreational radar but potentially interesting for anyone mapping the lesser-known waters in the Fulton Chain corridor. The ponds drain northeast toward the Middle Branch of the Moose River system; likely a paddler's curiosity or a winter bushwhack destination rather than a fishing or camping base. If you're looking for named Old Forge ponds with established access, start with Big Moose Lake or the Fulton Chain and work outward from there.
West Pool is a 32-acre pond in the Old Forge corridor — part of the Fulton Chain watershed but set back from the main tourist traffic on Fourth Lake and the Moose River Recreation Area loop. No fish species data on record, which typically means either unstocked or surveyed long enough ago that DEC records haven't been digitized. The pond sits in working forest land, so access depends on current easements and logging-road conditions — check with the Old Forge Visitor Center or local outfitters for current put-in intel. If you're launching anything, assume it's a carry.
Wheeler Pond is a 15-acre water tucked into the Old Forge area — small enough to fall off most recreation maps, quiet enough to stay that way. No fish stocking records on file, which usually means it's either too shallow to hold trout year-round or it's simply never been a priority for DEC management. The Old Forge web of ponds, lakes, and paddle routes means Wheeler likely sees more canoe traffic than shoreline anglers, if it sees traffic at all. Worth a look if you're working through the lesser-known stillwaters in the Fulton Chain corridor, but set expectations accordingly.
Wheeler Pond is an 8-acre pond in the Old Forge area — small enough that most paddlers will circle it in twenty minutes, quiet enough that it rarely shows up on must-do lists. No fish stocking records on file, no trail register, no lean-to — this is the kind of water that exists in the overlap between local knowledge and DEC inventory, more likely to be someone's childhood spot than a destination. Old Forge has dozens of ponds like this: too small for motorboats, too out-of-the-way for crowds, worth knowing about if you're staying nearby and want an hour of stillwater without a plan.
White Pond is a three-acre pocket of water in the Old Forge township — small enough that it likely sits tucked in second-growth forest off a seasonal-use road or behind private land, the kind of spot that shows up on the DEC gazetteer but doesn't pull paddlers off the Fulton Chain. No fish species data on record suggests it's either unstocked, too shallow for winter survival, or simply too far from the access infrastructure that generates creel surveys. Without public trail or launch intel, this one lives in the "know a guy who knows the landowner" category — common in the Old Forge working forest, where ponds this size number in the dozens and most never make it onto a trip itinerary. If you're poking around the back roads near the Moose River Plains with a canoe and a topo map, it's worth a look.
Why Pond is a two-acre pocket tucked into the Old Forge working forest — small enough that it doesn't register on most recreation radars, and remote enough that getting there means committing to a woods walk without marked trails or DEC signage. The name suggests an old surveyor's notation or a logger's inside joke, but no record explains it. No fish stocking history, no established campsites, no reason to visit unless you're the type who finds satisfaction in knowing a place exists simply because it does. Bring a compass and a topo — cell service out here is theoretical.
Wolf Pond is a 70-acre water tucked into the Old Forge township — part of the Fulton Chain watershed but set back from the main lake traffic and the NY-28 corridor. No current fish species data on file with DEC, which typically means either catch-and-release brookies or a pond that doesn't hold a sustainable population worth stocking. Access details are sparse in the public record; if you're hunting it down, start with the Town of Webb tax maps and expect either a bushwhack or an unmarked woods road. Worth a call to the Old Forge Visitors Center before you commit the afternoon.
Wolf Pond is a nine-acre pocket water in the Old Forge township — small enough that it doesn't draw the traffic of the Fulton Chain or the bigger ponds off the Moose River corridor, but accessible enough that it's known to locals looking for a quiet paddle or a casting session without the launch-ramp ritual. No public fish stocking records on file, which often means wild brookies or holdover populations from decades past, or it means the pond fished out and went quiet — both scenarios common in the Old Forge lowlands. The acreage and the name suggest it was logged hard in the 19th century, part of the watershed that fed the tanneries and mills downstream.
Woodhull Pond — 53 acres in the Old Forge wild lands — sits far enough off the main corridor that it holds onto quiet even in July. The pond drains north into the Independence River system and marks the edge of a vast roadless tract between the western Moose River Plains and the Tug Hill transition zone. No boat launch, no lean-to registry to sign — this is walk-in water for paddlers willing to portage and anglers fishing on faith rather than stocking reports. The kind of pond where you're more likely to see an otter than another fisherman.
Woodwardia Pond is a three-acre pocket water in the Old Forge town — the kind of small pond that appears on the topo map but doesn't pull weekend crowds or make the guidebook circuit. No fish stocking records and no established trail infrastructure means this is local knowledge territory: likely accessed by bushwhack or old logging trace, and likely holding whatever wild brookies or sunfish colonized it decades ago. The name suggests ferns — *Woodwardia* is a genus of chain fern common in Adirondack wetlands — which often signals a boggy shoreline and shallow basin. Worth scouting if you're already in the Old Forge backcountry with a canoe and a taste for exploration.
