Public Parks in Dubai
- List of Public Parks in Dubai with information and guide about facilities, opening times - days - hours, which day is ladies day, BBQ areas, children's play areas, and more.
- Some of the larger and/or more popular parks in Dubai include Mushrif Park, Safa Park, Zabeel Park, Dubai Creek Park, Al Mamzar Park.
- Dubai Public Parks are operated by the Dubai Municipality.
- Entry fees are usually relatively cheap, about 2-5 dhs per person or 10 dhs per car for those allowing vehicle entry. The head of Dubai Municipality Public Parks department, Ahmed Abdul Karim (Karem/Kareem), was reported in 7 Days newspaper 12 November 2006 that management of public parks would be handed over to private companies, which might result in increased admission fees. As of early 2010, public parks in Dubai are still operated by the Dubai Municipality, and entry fees are mostly unchanged (and still cheap).
- BBQ areas usually have cooking facilities (you need to bring wood / charcoal and matches).
- Cooking of pork items is not permitted.
- Drinking alcohol in Dubai public parks is not permitted, and restaurants / cafes in public parks do not sell alcohol.
- Opening times for most parks are at least 0800-2200 (8am-10pm), and sometimes up to midnight in weekends and public holidays.
- Public parks in Dubai are generally safe to walk around in, even late at night. It would be unusual to hear of a mugging, rape, murder, or similar (we can't ever remember hearing about one).
Nakheel development parks
Might be operated by Nakheel rather than Dubai Municipality. Not clear if open to the public or only for residents of the relevant Nakheel developments.
- Ittihad Park (Etihad Park) - on Jumeirah Palm, open in 2012, see below.
- Jumeirah Heights in Jumeirah Islands - under development (in 2013), area 737,000 sq ft, with a waterfront, includes indoor and outdoor sports and fitness facilities, shops and restaurants, 850m running track, and an island with a bridge to the main park area.
- Jumeirah Village Circle - under development (in 2013), 13 parks over an area of 2.9 million sq ft, 2 jogging tracks (840m and 720 m).
New parks in Dubai in 2013
- Miracle Garden (Dubai Miracle Garden in Dubailand). See below ...
New parks in Dubai in 2012
- Al Warqa 2 Residential Park (open November 2012) - area of 1.7 hectares, 3 entrances, children’s play areas, sandy areas for ball games, synthetic jogging track, trees, flowers, benches, and other usual park stuff.
- Ittihad Park - Palm Jumeirah, 10 acres, 3.2 km jogging track, located behind the Golden Mile apartment complex, open November 2012. Operated by Nakheel rather than Dubai Municipality?
- Nad Al Hamr Park (Nadd Al Hamar Park) (open March 2012)
- Naif Park (open March 2012)
- Port Saeed Park in Diera (open March 2012)
Al Mamzar Beach and Park - Al Mamzar
- Large park at Al Mamzar Beach on the border between Dubai and Sharjah.
- Picnic and BBQ areas.
- Admission AED 5 per person.
- Car parking inside or outside (entry fee per car AED 30?).
- Al Mamzar Park chalets, under renovation from October 2010. Completion expected before end of 2010 ready for winter season use.
Al Barsha Park
- Small park with pond in Al Barsha 2. Next to Al Barsha Mall. Cycling track (small) and bicycle rental, jogging track, tennis courts.
Dubai Creek / Creekside Park - Bur Dubai
- Park along Dubai Creek between Garhoud and Maktoum bridges. Area of about 96 hectares making it the second largest park in Dubai.
- Amphitheater with seating for 1200 people.
- Cable car.
- BBQ areas around the park.
- Bicycles for rent (no, you can't bring your own bicycle into the park).
- Train rides around the park.
- Children's City.
- Dubai Dolphinarium.
- Restaurant (Malik Burger) and several small cafes or food stalls.
- Telephone +971-4-3367633.
- No Ladies Day (although some information says Wednesday is Ladies Day, but that's out of date as far as we know).
- Opening hours 0800-2300 (8am to 11pm).
- Admission AED 5 per person.
Dubai Miracle Garden - Dubailand
- Entrance off Umm Suqeim Road a bit before the Arabian Ranches and Motor City interchange (just before the Dubailand display - entrance is signposted).
- Closed from 30 May to 01 October 2013 for phase II development including a new Butterfly Garden.
- Area 72,000 sq meters.
- Plans include a glass dome cover so it can be open year round (and become a glasshouse furnace in summer perhaps).
- Phase II plans include shopping area with restaurants, plant shops, souvenir shops; a car parking building; a butterfly park.
Jumeirah Beach Park
- Beachfront park on Jumeira Beach Road, opposite Emirates Hospital and Jumeirah Beach Park Plaza Dubai.
- Entry fees AED 5 per person or AED 20 per car.
- Tel +971-4-3492555
Karama Park
- Small park in Karama, free entry.
Mushrif Park - Mirdif / Mirdiff
- Very large park (huge!) with swimming pools (one each for men and women), cafeteria, picnic areas, BBQ areas. Possibly camping areas also? Note that the swimming pools are closed for maintenance during Ramadan 2011, but are expected to reopen for Eid Al Fitr.
- Has an area with small houses built in different styles to represent various countries (Thailand, a windmill from Holland, and so on). Fun for children to play in although sometimes contain sleeping labourers, and look rather dilapidated as of 2010.
- Entry fee for cars AED 10
- Jogging and cycling track inside the park (about 4-5 km long)?
- Tel +971-4-2883624
- Mushrif horse riding center located inside Mushriff Park.
- A student was bitten by a snake in Mushrif Park in January 2011? A Gulf News report 12 January 2011 said
The child, who was bitten while on a school trip to the park, has since recovered and left the hospital but didn't say when he was bitten.
The report said an accompanying school administrator had claimed the grade 2 boy was bitten while he was playing at the children's area. Ahmad Abdulkareem, head of Public Parks and Horticulture at the Dubai Municipality said reassuringly (well, probably not for the child who was bitten) that "All locations inside the park are routinely surveyed to ensure the protection of natural life and the safety of visitors,"
Safa Park - Al Wasl / Jumeirah
- Large park off interchange 2 on Sheikh Zayed Road with lots of picnic areas and sports areas including football, tennis. A few ponds including one with boats for hire, although it looks a bit smelly. Try not to fall in.
- Pleasant park for a walk around with gardens, a waterfall, lots of trees.
- Playground with Ferris wheel, bumper cars, trampolines near Al Wasl Road entrance.
- Train rides around the park.
- Friday nights is packed out with families having BBQs
- November 2006 - fees for using tennis courts apparently jumped to 50 dhs per hour. Contact Emirates Tennis Academy.
- Soft surface jogging track around the perimeter (length is 3418 meters to be precise - track is marked every 50 meters) with lots of trees providing shade for those running during the day, although some stretches are hot and sunny.
- Four entrances, one in the middle of each side of the rectangle shape. Usually plenty of free parking except for Thursday and Friday nights when it gets very busy.
- Saturday morning flea market at the Sheikh Zayed Road end.
- Telephone
+971-4-3492111.
- Admission AED 3 per person.
Satwa Park
- Sports facilities include basketball, tennis, volleyball courts, football pitch, and a soft surface jogging track.
- Children's play area.
- Opening hours 0800-2300 (8am to 11pm).
- Free entry.
Zabeel Park - Zabeel
- Large park in sections with pedestrian bridges connecting them.
- Home to Stargate Dubai children's amusement complex and edutainment center.
- Phone +971-4-3986888
- Admission AED 5 per person.
- Jogging track around the park perimeter.
- Internet WiFi access throughout the whole park from Etisalat, according to a press release 12 May 2010. Free for
Al Shamil and eLife for up to 4-16 hours per month depending on package. Other Etisalat customers using the wireless pay AED 5 for 30 minutes. Non-Etisalat subscribers will need to subscribe to something before getting access (for example a pre-paid mobile phone account).
Last update Thursday 09-May-2013. Page development 4L 5C.
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