FLOODWOOD PONDS & FISH CREEK canoeing, hiking and camping
Saranac Lakes Wild Forest. MAP . August 13, 2025 - ROLLINS POND paddle. Showers forecasted, mainly in the afternoon, so we got out early. Went to the end of the secluded SW bay where you could see the new rail trail fencing (bikers must have a tendency to tip over into bodies of water). Kingfisher, sandpiper, gb heron. Back out to the main lake and N to big bay - more rail trail fencing. Headed over to the rocky island - could see the High Peaks from the top. Rain drops, soon hard rain, and we paddled hard back to camp. Black duck, mergansers. 1.5 hours. Radar looked clear after lunch so we drove to the Paul Smiths VIC and went for a walk to Barnum Pond and experienced the big megaphone. August 12, 2025 - Paddling FISH CREEK & adjacent ponds from Fish Creek Pond Campground. Paddled upstream past varied shoreline, some boggy, some topped with white & red pines. 2.6 miles to Floodwood Pond where we checked out the NE corner then stopped for lunch at a nice campsite with a fai...