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Forget Brunch Plans These Camping Spots Will Reset Your Soul
We all know how weekends usually go. A quick run to the mall. Dinner somewhere with a skyline view. Maybe a staycation in the same hotel you’ve visited three times already. But what if your next weekend didn’t come with valet parking or brunch reservations? What if it came with stars instead of light and silence instead of sound? That’s what camping here offers, and no, we’re not talking about roughing it in the middle of nowhere. We’re talking about real places, not too far from home, where you can slow down, breathe different air, and feel something else.
Here are a few camping spots that show you a different side of this place
Al Qudra Lakes
No complicated packing. No need to take a day off. Al Qudra is perfect when you want to get out for a night — and still feel like you’ve escaped. Lakes, birds, wide open skies. Whether you’re going solo, with friends, or the whole family, it’s simple, quiet, and surprisingly calming.
Jebel Jais
You haven’t really felt “peace and quiet” until you’ve camped in the mountains. Jebel Jais is cooler, breezier, and just far enough to make you forget what notifications even are. It’s perfect for sunset people and stargazers — or anyone who wants a night.
Fossil Rock
Fossil Rock doesn’t really look like much when you first pull up — sand, hills, and stone. But once you get out there, it hits different. The sand’s got this reddish tint, the air feels still, and you might even come across little sea fossils sitting in the rocks. It’s quiet in a way that gets under your skin, but not in a bad way. You feel present. No noise, no rush. you, the desert, and whoever you came with. No pressure to talk. being there is kind of enough.
The Empty Quarter
Okay, this one’s for the brave. Rub’ al Khali is remote, raw, and not your average weekend plan. But if you ever feel the need to truly disappear — in the best way — this is where you go. No buildings. No sound. sand for miles and stars
Hatta
Hatta is a classic — and for good reason. Camping here gives you the best of both: adventure if you want it, stillness if you don’t. Hike, kayak, or sit by the dam and watch the world slow down. However you do it, Hatta reminds you there’s more to life than highways and high-rises.
Conclusion
Look, there’s nothing wrong with luxury we all enjoy the finer things.But every now and then, it’s good to unplug. To sleep under a real sky. To hear wind instead of traffic. To feel sand instead of tile. Camping here helps remind there’s more than the city. So maybe next weekend, skip the usual.
Trade the elevator ride for a tent pole. And discover a side of this place — and yourself, that you didn’t know you needed.