Above the waterfall a winding nine-mile flatwater traverses a broad scenic marsh. Paddle this canoe and kayak route upstream as far as you wish into this remote and seldom visited Adirondack scenic area. Public access to this waterway was expanded in 1999.
B)
Fish Pond to Clamshell Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
C)
Fish Pond to Little Fish Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
D)
Fish Pond to Little Long Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
E)
Follensby Clear Pond
Paddling Distance: 3 miles. Access to canoe route via launch sites on Follensby Clear Pond off Route 30 or from Polliwog Pond on Floodwood Road.
You won't find an easier "pond-hopping" paddling experience than this one. All the carries are extemely short; you can practically see from lake to lake. Follensby Clear Pond is a beautiful Adirondack pond with numerous campsites found along its shore and on islands. The loop passes through a series of interesting and scenic ponds: Follensby Clear Pond/Polliwog Pond/Horseshoe Pond.
To extend your canoe or kayak outing, carry .2 mile to Fish Creek and explore that area. You can also paddle under Route 30 and through Spider Creek Passage into Fish Creek Ponds. From there you can paddle through a passage that leads out into Upper Saranac Lake or you can paddle clockwise through Fish Creek Ponds and then up Fish Creek returning via the .2 mile carry.
F)
Green Pond to Little Long Pond (east) Carry
Yes, there are two Little Long Ponds in the St. Regis Canoe Area!
G)
Hoel Pond (access to St. Regis Canoe Area)
Hoel Pond, strictly speaking, is not part of the St. Regis Canoe Area. However, this Adirondack pond provides easy access to that canoe and kayak area. Parking for the canoe launch is off of Hoel Pond Rd. Take Floodwood Road off of Rt. 30, southwest of Saranac Inn. Hoel Pond Road takes a right through the golf course. From the canoe launch, paddle across the pond and to the west of a headland for an easy carry into Turtle Pond. When water is high enough, you can float through this culvert under the old railroad bridge. If water levels are too high, carry up and over the embankment. You may paddle from Turtle Pond into Slang Pond and then carry into Long Pond (short) or Clamshell Pond (a long one).
H)
Kit Fox Pond to Nellie Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
I)
Little Clear Pond (St. Regis Canoe Area access)
Waterway access to the start of the "Nine Carries" canoe and kayak route is from the Adirondack Fish Hatchery on the northern side of Rt. 30, southwest of Lake Clear. A dirt truck road turns right off of the fish hatchery road. Bear right for the launch area. From this pond, you may carry to additional waterways, including St. Regis Pond, Grass Pond or Green Pond.
J)
Little Clear Pond to Grass Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
K)
Little Clear Pond to Green Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
L)
Little Clear Pond to St. Regis Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
M)
Little Fish Pond to Little Long Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
N)
Little Green Pond (St. Regis Canoe Area)
Follow waterway access directions for Little Clear Pond, but instead of bearing right to canoe launch area, continue straight to a parking/launch area. From Little Green you may carry (a short one) to tiny Bone Pond.
O)
Little Long Pond to Kit Fox Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
P)
Little Long Pond to Lydia Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
Q)
Long Pond (St. Regis Canoe Area access)
Access to this waterway is gained by parking off of Floodwood Road in pull-off area past East Pine Pond for the short canoe and kayak carry into Long Pond.(There is also a longer carry from the northern end of Floodwood Pond into Long Pond) Floodwood Road heads west off of Rt. 30, southwest of Saranac Inn. It is paved for only a short way. From Long Pond, there are long carries that take you to the Adirondack waterways of Nellie, Bessie, or Mountain Ponds. A short carry takes you to Slang Pond.
R)
Long Pond to Floodwood Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
S)
Long Pond to Mountain Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
T)
Long Pond to Nellie and Bessie Ponds Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
U)
Long Pond to Slang Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
V)
Nellie Pond to Bessie Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
W)
Ochre Pond to Fish Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
X)
Ochre Pond to Mud Pond Carry (St. Regis Canoe Area)
Y)
Raquette River A
This Adirondack canoe and kayak route will take you from Long Lake to Tupper Lake (30 miles). This waterway meanders between sandy wooded banks. Traveling with the current, this leisurely paddle allows time for fishing and bird watching. Campsites and leantos appear at intervals along the way. Note the carry at Raquette Falls. The outlet of Stony Creek Ponds provides access to Upper Saranac Lake and routes north.
