8 of 11 places fit
One of the overnight spots campers use on the Fujairah side of the Hajar, with open ground and no fees.
Dubai Municipality rents fenced desert plots for a whole season, so a family can leave a camp standing and come back every weekend.
Camp on a long golden sand beach with calm waters for swimming and kayaking.
A popular overnight spot in the mountains near Shawka Dam with flat gravel ground and hiking trails from your tent.
Open desert 30 to 45 minutes from Downtown where a weekend tent needs no permit and you wake up to foxes and birds around the lakes.
Thirteen free, municipality-run pitches with lake or desert views, RVs allowed, and playgrounds and food trucks close by.
Free beach camping on Al Dhafra's quiet coast, with a town five minutes away for supplies.
A long open shoreline in the far west where you can pitch a tent or park an RV by the sea with nobody around.