10 places
A quiet lagoon beach where you can barbecue and have a bonfire while the sun sets over the mangroves.
Desert BBQ on the sand with no booking, 30 to 45 minutes from Downtown.
Designated barbecue spaces sit on lawns under Jebel Hafit, and you can stay overnight in the camping areas.
A long green promenade along the creek where RAK families picnic, jog and cycle at weekends.
A palm-lined walkway with benches and picnic areas beside a mountain reservoir.
Free barbecue areas beside a Gulf of Oman beach, open around the clock.
A large central park on the official barbecue list, with space to spread out between grill sessions.
It is on the municipality's 2026 barbecue list and sits on the Qurm waterfront, so you grill with a sea view.
Family Park has two designated barbecue zones (A and B) on the island, so it is the easiest legal grill without leaving the city.
Twenty-five lakeside picnic sites each come with their own barbecue area, so you are not fighting over one shared grill zone.