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Herring Run Historical Park

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 5 kn gusting 12, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 88 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
20°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
19°C
Rain
11.1 mm

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 90 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 290, good
  2. Tue 398, good
  3. Wed 488, good
  4. Thu 592, good
  5. Fri 694, good
  6. Sat 792, good
  7. Sun 886, good
  8. Mon 990, good
  9. Tue 1078, good
  10. Wed 1177, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Herring Run Historical Park
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov90, good7 kn15kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov98, good5 kn12kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov88, good8 kn18kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov92, good7 kn16kn21°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov94, good6 kn14kn20°C2.7 mm
Sat 7Nov92, good7 kn20kn19°C11.1 mm
Sun 8Nov86, good8 kn19kn16°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov90, good4 kn13kn15°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good7 kn13kn11°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov77, good7 kn20kn11°C1.8 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Herring Run Historical Park

A launch on the Herring Brook. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The town to stay in is Pembroke Massachusetts. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Herring Brook
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,140–US$2,090 each

about US$1,140–US$2,090 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to BOS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$168–US$356
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$81–US$134
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,140–US$2,090

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pembroke Massachusetts

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Closest

Pembroke Massachusetts

about 5 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Pembroke Massachusetts · Booking.com

About Pembroke Massachusetts its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 10m

About 5h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BOS, direct, then 55 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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