Many guests and new residents in Dubai are stunned by simply what number of parks and inexperienced areas there are to discover throughout the town – most are free or at a really low value and are exceptionally family-friendly.
Right here, we provide you with a run-through of all our favorite parks and outside areas in Dubai, together with entry charges and what additional services you could find for households.
A number of of the town’s parks are run by Dubai Municipality, and a small cowl cost is payable for his or her upkeep and maintenance, which is payable in your RTA Nol card.
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Greatest parks and playgrounds in Dubai – learn on for particulars
Al Barari Playground
This gorgeous nature spot in Dubai has gone from a hidden gem to a neighborhood favorite. Recognized for its journey playground and relaxed setting, youngsters can get pleasure from water play to climbing, large swings to pirate ships, even exploring the veggie patch, and all within the lush setting of luxurious property Al Barari.
Dad and mom love the Hideout Lounge, the place you’ll be able to get pleasure from a beverage whereas the children play. Plus, there are ice lotions, burgers, and shawarma available if you wish to seize a chunk. Pre-booking for this luxurious nature play park is important, particularly on weekends.
- Entrance: Paid weekdays 25 AED for two hours/weekends 35 AED (youngsters beneath 90cm free)
- Services: Playground, cafe, bogs
- Opening occasions: 10.00 am to eight.00 pm Tuesday to Sunday (closed Mondays)
You may be taught extra about Al Barari Playground right here.
Al Barsha Park
A superbly manicured 52-acre park set round a big man-made pond. You may rent pedal or solar-powered boats on the water, in addition to pedal Go-Karts, bikes, and e-scooters for train across the park.
There are two park areas, appropriate for toddlers and your older youngsters, in addition to loads of grassy areas for picnicking and a operating monitor.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Park Home Café kiosk and bogs
- Opening occasions: 6.00 am to 11.00 pm each day

Al Ittihad Park
Discovered on the trunk of Palm Jumeirah, this can be a lengthy park that seems beneath a 3.2km stretch of the Palm Monorail. An ideal path for strollers and scooters, the park is noticed with playgrounds and water options, in addition to health gear, retailers, and cafes you’ll be able to cease at alongside the best way. You might also hear this one known as Palm Jumeirah Park.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Bogs, retailers, and eating places alongside the best way
- Opening occasions: 24 hours
Al Khazzan Park
Centrally positioned reverse Dubai’s Metropolis Stroll, the distinctive blue and white striped water tower is straightforward to pick on this city park. There are two shaded play areas with swings, slides, and climbing frames for each toddlers and older youngsters. A great spot for bringing your personal picnic; look out for the small little youngsters’s library right here too.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Bogs, shaded seating and play areas
- Opening occasions: 8.00 am to 10.00 pm Saturday to Wednesday & 8.00 am to 11.00 pm Thursday and Friday
Al Sufouh Park
Positioned in a quiet suburban space of the town between Hessa Road and Al Sufouh Street, one can find two youngsters’s play park areas on this cosy little park. It’s higher to your youthful youngsters, but additionally features a operating monitor, sports activities courts, and a small espresso store.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Bogs, sports activities services, espresso store
- Opening occasions: 8.00 am to 10.00 pm Saturday to Wednesday & 8.00 am to 11.00 pm Thursday and Friday
Al Wasl Park
One other small suburban hidden gem simply off Wasl Street, Jumeirah 1. It isn’t enormous, however sufficient house to unleash the children on scooters and bikes in addition to have a play within the partly shaded playground.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Bogs
- Opening occasions: 8.00 am to 11.00 pm
Bay Avenue Park
Bringing a contact of inexperienced to the in any other case concrete jungle of the Enterprise Bay Space, the Bay Avenue Park consists of two outside gyms, a skatepark, a trampoline space, and loads of grassy spots the place you’ll be able to pull up a picnic rug, in addition to compulsory playground gear, principally beneath shade.
A close-by Spinneys grocery store is ideal for choosing up a chunk to eat, and the park usually hosts a farmers market and yoga within the park
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Bogs, skate park
- Opening occasions: 24 hours
Dubai Creek Park
Located on the western financial institution of Dubai Creek, this is without doubt one of the metropolis’s bigger outside areas with loads of additional services and leisure to get pleasure from. It’s a preferred spot for picnics and barbeques, in addition to having a big botanical backyard, mini-golf and a go-kart monitor. There are a number of youngsters’s playgrounds dotted across the park.
For added additional’s inside the park, try the Dolphinarium and Youngsters’s Metropolis, an edutainment and studying centre together with Planetarium. Within the winter, the Creek Cable Automobiles run each day throughout the park (summertime evenings solely).
- Entrance: 5AED (beneath 2 free)
- Services: Barbeques, bogs, picnicking,
- Opening occasions: Sunday to Wednesday, 8.00 am to 10.00 pm. Thursday to Saturday, 8.00 am to 11.00 pm.
Be taught extra about Dubai Creek Park right here

Dubai Backyard Glow & Dinosaur Park
A seasonal occasion held inside Zabeel Park within the winter months, watch dinosaurs roar to life and the park mild up every evening with vibrant neon creations.
A pricier night than most of our parks, however positively enjoyable for a particular deal with and one of many prime park experiences we suggest to our guests. The dinosaurs are very life like, so look ahead to lengthy youngsters who could also be scared.
- Entrance: 65 AED (beneath 3’s free)
- Services: Bogs, eating
- Opening occasions: Saturday to Thursday, 4.00 pm to 11.00 pm, Friday, 4.00 pm to 12 midnight
Be taught extra about Dubai Backyard Glow right here.

Dubai Hills Park
One in all Dubai’s most unimaginable new group parks, you’ll discover this contemporary, multi-use park inside Dubai Hills Property. With 1800 timber, it brings a refreshing splash of inexperienced to the suburbs; open to all, you’ll discover an enormous number of play parks and sports activities courts to swimsuit all completely different age teams.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Splash park, skate park, ice rink, canine park, sports activities courts, playgrounds, restrooms
- Opening occasions: 24 hours
Dubai Miracle Backyard
The biggest flower backyard on the planet by the full variety of blooms sits simply exterior of the town. Comply with a magical maze of pathways between floral and topiary creations, larger-than-life cartoon characters, creatures, and well-known websites became floral preparations. The centrepiece of the park is an unimaginable floral A380 Emirates plane.
The backyard has loads of eateries, lovely swings, and play areas, in addition to enjoyable swings. Get pleasure from some pretty household snaps, although do get there early to beat the crowds and warmth.
- Entrance: 75 AED, youngsters 60 AED (beneath 3’s free)
- Services: Bogs, eating places
- Opening occasions: (October to April) 9.00 am to 9.00 pm
Be taught extra about Dubai Miracle Backyard with youngsters right here

Jaddaf Waterfront
One of many newer entrants on our listing of thrilling parks in Dubai, this park is a part of the Manazel Al Khor waterfront complicated on Dubai Creek, which incorporates the Jameel Arts Centre. Its declare to fame is as Dubai’s first open-air artwork park, together with the Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park and interactive experiences for youths to get pleasure from.
Try the “inexperienced wall” and the playground space for youthful ones. The park consists of tables with board video games equivalent to chess, and an amphitheatre for movie screenings and dwell performances.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Bogs, eateries, amphitheatre, board
- Opening occasions: 24 hours
JLT Park
This can be a nice little patch of inexperienced for the Jumeirah Lake Towers group to discover amongst the city jungle, between clusters O and P. There are three completely different shaded playground zones for various age teams, in addition to a big spider net climbing body and zip line.
Loads of grassy areas to get pleasure from, and within the cooler months, one can find meals, music and open-air cinema amongst a packed leisure lineup.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Bogs, eateries,
- Opening occasions: 24 hours
JLT Canine Park
Received a 4 legged pal? Then that is the one for you. Positioned in Cluster H, the JLT Canine park gives a secure house the place highrise-dwelling residents in Jumeirah Lake Towers can safely head with their pets for some off-leash enjoyable and train, together with a sandpit, open inexperienced areas, and seating.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: shaded areas
- Opening occasions: 6.00 am to 9.00 pm (closed for cleansing from 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm)
You may be taught extra about JLT Canine Park right here
Jumeirah Seashore Park
One other of Dubai’s lately redeveloped parks, superbly manicured gardens meet the beachfront within the Jumeirah space of the town. There are plentiful spots to tug up for a picnic, in addition to barbeque services and kids’s playgrounds.
- Entrance: 5 AED or 20 AED per automobile
- Services: Bogs, barbeques, meals kiosks,
- Opening occasions: Sunday to Wednesday, 8.00 am to 10.00 pm. Thursday to Saturday, 8.00 am to 11.00 pm. Ladies solely days on Monday & Wednesday.
Be taught extra about Jumeirah Seashore Park right here

Love Lake Dubai
One in all Dubai’s extra distinctive parks, you’ll truly discover this lovely spot of Dubai buried deep within the desert! Properly well worth the drive, you can be rewarded with a stunning strolling/operating monitor that circumnavigates the man-made Love Lakes in Al Qudra, Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve.
Pack a picnic or use the designated BBQ spots. Snap away on the park’s many insta-worthy options and benefit from the tranquillity of this eco-spot.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Bogs (automobile park solely), BBQ areas
- Opening occasions: Open 24 hours
Be taught extra about Love Lakes Dubai right here
Mamzar Seashore Park
Positioned on the Deira facet of Dubai Creek, this can be a lovely seaside park in Dubai. In addition to swimming and water sports activities, there’s a massive inexperienced park hooked up with the whole lot from youngsters’ play gear to picnicking areas and jogging tracks.
Lifeguards are on obligation in addition to change facilitates, and small chalets will be rented every day.
- Entrance: 5 AED per individual or 30 AED per automobile (Swimming pool 10 AED grownup/5 AED little one)
- Services: Chalets for lease, swimming pool, sports activities courts, barbequing, eating places, bogs
- Opening occasions: Sunday to Wednesday, 8.00 am to 10.00 pm. Thursday to Saturday 8.00 am to 11.00 pm. Ladies solely days on Monday & Wednesday.
Be taught extra about Al Mamzar Seashore Park right here

Mushrif Park
One of many metropolis’s oldest nature parks, you’re in for fairly a special expertise to the usually completely manicured metropolis parks. Busy on winter weekends, that is one th greatest parks in Dubai for household gatherings and barbeques.
You can see an enormous vary of services from bike tracks to sports activities fields, camel and horse using, a mannequin home show village, a youngsters’s video games space, playgrounds, eating places even a miniature practice service. There are additionally public swimming swimming pools for males, girls and kids (further cost) and Aventura Parks, a ziplining course by way of the Ghaf forest.
- Entrance: 3 AED per individual or 10 AED per automobile
- Services: bogs, eating places, sports activities fields, bike monitor
- Opening occasions: Sunday to Wednesday, 8.00 am to 10.00 pm, Thursday to Saturday, 8.00 am to 11.00 pm
You may be taught extra about Mushrif Park right here
Nad al Sheba Cycle Park
A park devoted to cyclists and health fans, one can find Nad al Sheba Cycle Park adjoining to Meydan Race Course (a transformed camel racing monitor!). There are 4km, 6km, and 8km circuits appropriate for novices by way of to professionals on this lush inexperienced spot. There’s additionally a particular monitor for youthful youngsters to show them about street security.
- Entrance: free (bike rental charge 50AED)
- Services: bogs and alter rooms
- Opening occasions: 24 hours
Quranic Park
This lovely new park within the Al Khawaneej space of the town is devoted to the Holy Quran. Masking 60 acres, the park is open to all faiths, though do observe it’s a household park and you ought to be appropriately dressed.
Inside, you’ll discover the Lake, the Orchards, the Cave of Miracles – with interactive shows (in Arabic) – then there’s a glasshouse that shows vegetation talked about within the Holy Quran. There are additionally play parks and meals carts inside.
- Entrance: Free (further 5 AED every for Glass Home and Cave of Miracles)
- Services: Bogs, shaded seating and play areas
- Opening occasions: Saturday to Thursday, 8.00 am to 10.00 pm. Friday’s 3.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Be taught extra concerning the Quranic park right here
Safa Park 2
One other of Dubai’s fantastic little group park, it may be discovered simply off Al Manara Road. The park has three completely different play areas with numerous shade for picnics, a small meals kiosk and bogs. It’s pretty quiet through the week and spring to life filled with households on weekends.
- Entrance: 3 AED (beneath 2 free)
- Services: Bogs, cafeterias, theatre, monitor and subject courts
- Opening occasions: 8.00 am to 10.00 pm
Be taught extra about Safa Park 2 right here
The Block
A sensational new outside house on the waterfront of Dubai Creek. With slightly one thing for everybody, The Block is a part of Dubai Design District D3 Park. That includes a skate park, basketball and volleyball courts, climbing partitions and conventional play gear.
You may have a terrific collection of eating places and cafes close by within the Design Quarter, so an outstanding one for grabbing a cuppa and pulling up a seat whereas the children play.
- Entrance: Free
- Services: Bogs, sports activities services, climbing partitions, and cafes close by
- Opening occasions: 8.00 am to 10.00 pm
Be taught extra about The Block right here
Umm Suqeim Park
(Additionally generally known as Burj Seashore Park). Located near Sundown Seashore, this superbly landscaped park is the right city household escape, well-liked with locals and expats alike. In the course of the week, it’s girls solely, and at weekends males can go to with household.
There’s a playground appropriate to barely older youngsters, in addition to a restaurant and bogs inside the grounds.
- Entrance: Nominal cost
- Services: Bogs, small café
- Opening occasions: 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. Girls and kids through the week, fathers permitted as properly on weekends.
Be taught extra about Umm Suqeim Park
Zabeel Park
Residence to Dubai Backyard Glow & Dinosaur Park we now have already talked about above, this 52-acre park additionally has expansive strolling paths, barbeques, youngsters’s playgrounds, and shaded areas to get pleasure from.
There are plentiful further household leisure choices, together with boats to rent on the decorative lake, bikes to rent, and eating places.
- Entrance: 5 AED (beneath 2’s free)
- Services: Bogs, eating places, barbequing, health gear
- Opening occasions: Sunday to Wednesday, 8.00 am to 10.00 pm, Thursday to Saturday 8.00 am to 11.00 pm
You may be taught extra about Zabeel Park right here

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