12 of 15 places fit
One of the few beaches in Dubai where you can legally park a caravan or trailer by the sea for up to 30 days.
Dubai Municipality rents fenced desert plots for a whole season, so a family can leave a camp standing and come back every weekend.
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.
One of the overnight spots campers use on the Fujairah side of the Hajar, with open ground and no fees.
A popular overnight spot in the mountains near Shawka Dam with flat gravel ground and hiking trails from your tent.
Thirteen free, municipality-run pitches with lake or desert views, RVs allowed, and playgrounds and food trucks close by.
Beach glamping 15 minutes from downtown, from basic canvas tents to camper vans and pool villas, so you can camp on a work night.
A managed desert park at the foot of Jebel Hafeet where you can pitch your own tent or take a Bedouin-style or air-conditioned bubble tent, with trails at the door.
You pitch your own tent on a marked 11 x 9 m plot with its own fire pit, BBQ area and table, with 24-hour security and food trucks a short walk away.
A Bedouin-style village in the dunes with real beds, a pool and fat biking, quad biking and camel treks, for desert nights without pitching a tent.
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.