Parks
15 places across the emirates
Places
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Al Hamidiya Park
Al Hamidiya Park is a free public park in the Al Yasmeen district of Ajman, cross-listed on maps as Helio Park. It combines a football field, basketball court, jogging tracks and outdoor gym with playgrounds, BBQ pits and bicycle hire, making it one of the emirate's most sport-focused green spaces.
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Al Jurf Family Park
Al Jurf Family Park is a free public park run by Ajman Municipality on 97 Street in Al Jurf 1. It combines age-grouped playgrounds, walking and jogging trails, a dedicated cycling track, volleyball, basketball and tennis courts, and picnic lawns with BBQ areas, all with free on-site parking. Entry is free; visitor reports put the small amusement rides at about AED 10 per ride.
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Mangrove National Park Abu Dhabi
Mangrove National Park, also known as the Eastern Mangroves, is a 75 km² protected coastal wetland on the eastern edge of Abu Dhabi island. It is the UAE's largest mangrove ecosystem by biomass and the easiest to combine with central Abu Dhabi attractions.
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Ain Al Madhab Park
Ain Al Madhab Park is a public park on the western edge of Fujairah city, built around a cluster of natural sulphur hot springs that emerge from the Hajar Mountain foothills at around 30-40 °C. It pairs gender-segregated bath pools with shaded picnic areas, a children's playground, and modest restaurants — a quiet local-flavour stop that pre-dates the emirate's modern resorts.
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Wadi Wurayah National Park
Wadi Wurayah is a 129 km² protected wadi in Fujairah's Hajar Mountains and the UAE's first mountain national park, home to a rare year-round waterfall and species including the Arabian tahr and caracal. Public access has been heavily restricted since 2014 to allow ecological recovery, and visits today are typically limited to the public mountain road or sanctioned guided hikes.
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Mushrif Central Park
Mushrif Central Park is a 16-hectare family park on Airport Road, central Abu Dhabi, best known for its bookable charcoal BBQ pits — a rarity in the capital — alongside themed children's gardens, age-segmented playgrounds, picnic lawns and a roughly 2 km internal jogging loop. Reopened after major renovation in 2014, it is one of the city's most kid-oriented public parks.
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Umm Al Emarat Park
Umm Al Emarat Park is a 16-hectare landscaped park in central Abu Dhabi's Al Mushrif district, blending a botanic garden, an animal barn, an evening garden and an amphitheatre. Originally Mushrif Park, it was renamed and reopened in 2014 as the "Mother of the Nation" park.
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Umm Al Quwain Mangroves
The Umm Al Quwain mangroves at Khor Al Beidah cover roughly 14,000 hectares — the largest intact mangrove lagoon in the UAE. Half-day kayak and paddleboard tours run year-round at sunrise and sunset.
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Al Zorah Nature Reserve
Al Zorah is Ajman's 2 million m² protected nature reserve — one of the UAE's best places to kayak through mangroves and see resident pink flamingos. A 35-minute drive from Sharjah and 50 minutes from Dubai.
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Al Safia Park Ajman
Al Safia Park is one of Ajman's most popular public parks, located on Safia Street in the Musheirif area of central Ajman.