More camping sites mulled with growing demand rise

19/10/2025

More camping sites mulled with growing demand rise

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 19: Kuwait Municipality’s Spring Camps Committee held a series of meetings with relevant authorities, most notably the Environment Public Authority (EPA). According to informed sources, camping sites have been identified for the upcoming season, which runs from mid-November 2025 to mid-March 2026. The proposed sites were submitted to the Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing Affairs Abdullatif Al-Mishari for his opinion, in preparation for the committee to begin coordinating the issuance of camping licenses in accordance with the required regulations.

The sources hinted at the possibility of increasing the number of camping sites this season compared to the previous season, which was set at 18. This would likely lead to more licenses being issued, especially since the upcoming camping season will cover most of the days of the month of Ramadan. Last year (2024/2025), the committee approved 18 sites for spring camps, including 10 in Jahra Governorate and 8 in Ahmadi Governorate. This number was lower than the previous year of 2023/2024, following the Kuwait Municipality’s decision to reduce the number of sites by canceling six locations. These included four sites in southern Kuwait due to their proximity to the Arifjan camps, a site near the Kabd warehouses due to objections from EPA, and a site opposite Al-Oyoun in Jahra because of its proximity to residential areas.

By Inaas Awad Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff