Herring Run Park – Pembroke

Herring Run Park in Pembroke is a large, grassy, town-owned park straddling both sides of Herring Brook off Barker Street. A well-placed bench sits right beside the brook close to the parking lot, and there is also a picnic area with three tables across in the open field. April and early May is the best time to visit, when herring are running upstream and you can actually watch them in the stream -- though any sunny day works well for a picnic here.