Permeable pavements are becoming popular in North America, especially in the last decade. Permeable pavements are considered as a low environmental impact design and beneficial for best stormwater management practice. Porous Rubber Pavement (PRP) is a comparatively new addition to this type of pavement, which is currently utilized on low traffic areas and pedestrian walkways as a surface material. PRPs have been used as a surface wearing course for abating the road noise in a few European and Asian countries. The constituents of PRPs are stone aggregates, crumb rubber from recycled tyres, and polyurethane as the binder. As a new pavement material in North America, its performance has not yet fully quantified for this climatic condition. Because of its higher permeability (27% to 29% of voids), this material can be highly beneficial for preventing hydroplaning, glare, spray and splash on the road surface during surface runoff. Also, as a result of its flexible nature, it has de-icing capability by deformation of ice on its surface layers. As part of an extensive study on PRP material, an initial field performance evaluation was conducted on a commercial parking lot located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. In this study area, PRP was used as surface material. This paper presents some results obtained during these investigations with a focus on surface roughness, permeability and surface distress of PRP pavements. Two equipment, SurPRO and Dipstick, were employed to investigate pavement roughness in terms of the International Roughness Index (IRI). The average IRI of the PRP surface was found to be 10 m/km. The average infiltration rate was found to be 30836 mm/h. Ravelling (disintegration of material from the surface) was the significant surface distress observed during visual distress evaluation. Though the PRP shows widespread benefits in terms of environmental and safety issues, there is an opportunity to improve its performance as a pavement material after a thorough evaluation, which can make PRP a good candidate for the low impact pavement surface. Thus, this investigation can be the basis for the future improvement of this material.