Tubbs Meadow
Nature preserve
123 acres2.8 mi of trail
Bay Circuit Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Tubbs Meadow
Photo: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pembroke
19% of Pembroke’s land is conserved: 2,633 acres
32 miles of mapped trail cross Pembroke, 1.5 per square mile of land. 1,412 acres are parks and preserves, 77 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Tubbs Meadow (2.8 mi), Wildlands Trust - Willow Brook Farm (2.3 mi), Wildlands Trust - Tucker Preserve (1.6 mi).
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #162 of 283 in Massachusetts. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
2,633 acres · of 21.8 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,412 ac
77 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
128 ft
Long Hill
Lakes & rivers
18
What kind of outdoors town is Pembroke?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pembroke have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pembroke is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #162 of 283 in Massachusetts. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pembroke’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical MA town 21% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (32 mi) · MA 1.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land77 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,412 acres) · MA 91 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · MA 93% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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Massachusetts towns of 2,500+ (283)Ahead of 43%
Massachusetts towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 21%; the U.S., 4%), so Pembroke’s 19% is ahead of 40% of Massachusetts towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% of them.
Water is 8% of Pembroke’s area (2 of 24 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 18%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Tubbs Meadow, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wildlands Trust - Willow Brook Farm
Managed by The Wildlands Trust
137 acres2.3 mi of trail
Harry and Mary Todd Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Wildlands Trust - Tucker Preserve
Managed by Wildlands Trust
79 acres1.6 mi of trail
Indian Head River TrailTucker Blue Loop TrailWildlands Trust secondary Trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto IHRT Parking Lot
Misty Meadows Conservation Area
Managed by Town of Pembroke
142 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail sign
Pembroke Town Forest
Nature preserve
74 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 16 parks & preserves
Tubbs Meadow123 acres · 2.8 mi of trail
DirectionsWildlands Trust - Willow Brook Farm137 acres · 2.3 mi of trail · The Wildlands Trust
DirectionsWildlands Trust - Tucker Preserve79 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Wildlands Trust
DirectionsMisty Meadows Conservation Area142 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Town of Pembroke
DirectionsPembroke Town Forest74 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Rubber Mill Site12 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsNorth Pembroke Elementary School Conservation Area107 acres
Herring Run Historical Park59 acres
DirectionsO"Toole Property53 acres
No Bottom Pond Area31 acres
Dunn Estate21 acres
Magoun Park10 acres · Town of Pembroke Department of Public Works
Owl Head Promenade7 acres
Ada F. Hall House5 acres · Pembroke Historical Society
Jose C. Carreiro Woodland4 acres
Town Park1 acres
Who protects it
2,633 conserved acres
19% of Pembroke’s land. Water is left out: Pembroke has 21.8 square miles of land and 1.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pembroke’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city527 ac
Other state land414 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)412 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits123 ac
Not recorded1,621 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 734 acConservation Easement · 476 acState Resource Management Area · 414 acPrivate Conservation · 356 acLocal Conservation Area · 353 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 246 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 88 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 414 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 321 | Open |
| Town of Pembroke Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 272 | Open |
| Willow Brook Farm Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 200 | Open |
| Pembroke Country Club Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 179 | Restricted |
| N.Pembroke Elem.Sch.Cnsv.Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 109 | Restricted |
| Tubbs Meadow Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 106 | Open |
| Pembroke Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 98 | Restricted |
| Brockton Water Land Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 83 | Closed |
| Tucker Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 74 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in Pembroke
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pembroke
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Pembroke
Long Hill128 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 18 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 9.3 miHorses · 1.7 miUnpaved · 9.4 mi
Bay Circuit Trail4.9 mi
Indian Head River Trail1.4 mi
Tucker Blue Loop Trail0.5 mi
Wildlands Trust secondary Trail0.4 mi
Harry and Mary Todd Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Arnold School PondreservoirChaffin ReservoirreservoirCharles Chandlers Mill PondreservoirFurnace PondGlover Mill PondreservoirGorham Mill PondreservoirGreat Sandy Bottom PondreservoirHobomock PondLittle Sandy Bottom PondLower Chandler PondreservoirOldham PondreservoirSilver LakereservoirStetson PondTrout PondUpper Chandler PondreservoirHerring BrookIndian Head RiverNorth River
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
17Tennis
11Baseball
4Soccer
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Pembroke Friends MeetinghouseBuilding · listed 2006
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Pembroke: May to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
July is the driest month (3.4 in) and the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.3 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Pembroke →
Next door
Pembroke and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Marshfield64 miDuxbury55 miNorwell42 miHanson38 miHalifax34 miPembroke32 miHanover24 miNorth Pembroke1.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke | 19% | 1.5 | 77 | 87% | A+ |
| North Pembroke | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Duxbury | 28% | 2.3 | 180 | 99% | A+ |
| Norwell | 15% | 2.0 | 154 | 96% | A+ |
| Hanover | 14% | 1.6 | 82 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Hanson | 20% | 2.5 | 148 | 93% | A+ |
| Halifax | 25% | 2.1 | 262 | 93% | A+ |
| Marshfield | 24% | 2.2 | 168 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pembroke
Where can I hike in Pembroke?
The longest trail networks: Tubbs Meadow, 2.8 miles; Wildlands Trust - Willow Brook Farm, 2.3 miles; Wildlands Trust - Tucker Preserve, 1.6 miles; Misty Meadows Conservation Area, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pembroke is conserved land?
19% of its land, against a typical 21% for a Massachusetts town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Pembroke’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Wildlands Trust - Tucker Preserve (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pembroke?
34,595 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pembroke or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,889 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pembroke have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #162 of 283 in Massachusetts. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pembroke neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →