17 Camping Places Near Delhi For A Delightful Overnight Picnic

Weekends and long weekends are not a time for you to catch up with pending chores, washing laundry or watching movies back-to-back. You could actually make them memorable by camping at a place where you can connect with history as well as nature and enjoy the thrill of adventure and yourself while doing so.  

These memorable moments can be captured in pictures, which – when shared – will make your friends from other places, which offer none of the camping places near Delhi does, green with envy and yearning!

Let’s talk about some of the best places for camping near Delhi.

Camping Near Delhi (within 250 kilometres)

1. Sohna Road, Gurgaon

Located very close to Delhi, the huge farms here are beautifully landscaped and offered as resorts where you can enjoy a return to a village-like atmosphere where you will find relaxation.

You can go for walks through nature or go cycling around them and feel refreshed. Surrounded by the Aravalli hills, some of these resorts offer an opportunity to go trekking, paintballing, rock climbing, paramotoring, shooting, team building activities, zorbing, jummaring, cycling, farming, obstacle courses, astronomy and rocketry and a lot more.

• Distance from Delhi: 60 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenic views and Relaxation

2. Damdama Lake, Manger

Nesting in a valley amidst the Aravalli range of hills, near the picturesque Damdama lake, are camps which offers adventure activities like rock climbing, river crossing, rappelling and hiking in the midst of scenic beauty or watch the bird life in the region.

You will find eco-lodges and safari tents suitable for night camping near Delhi. At this camp, you can experience a truly pastoral environment or enjoy the adrenaline rush from undertaking activities like ATV rides, zorbing, flying fox, cliff jumping and even paintballing.

• Distance from Delhi: 58 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenery, Adventure sports and Bird-watching

3. Chail, Himachal Pradesh

Chial is a beautiful location with wonderful views of the hills and affords an amazing view of the stars above in a clear sky. The hospitality here is makes our stay extremely enjoyable and refreshes anyone who spends a day or two at a camp here.

• Distance from Delhi: 219 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenic views and Star-gazing

4. Panchkula, Haryana

Panchkula is one of the camping places near Delhi, which provide you with breathtaking views of the Morni Hills and help you find relaxation and indulge in various adventure sports which bring you an amazing adrenaline rush. Go watching the nature here with the rising and setting sun and the beautiful starry nights that follow.

• Distance from Delhi: 240 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenic views, Trekking, Adventure sports, Sanctuaries and Temples

Camping Near Delhi (within 500 kilometres)

1. Rishikesh

Rishikesh is not only about religion for people in the know. The camping place near Delhi enables you to enjoy the exhilarating experience of rafting or kayaking down the rapid waters of the glorious river Ganga. You can also gaze at the stars or connect with nature as you camp at the mighty river’s banks and enjoy the surrounding greenery and the sights and sounds of wildlife.

The camps also offer simpler sports like badminton and beach volleyball to make is a wonderful family outing, for all those who visit these pristine vistas.

• Distance from Delhi: 242 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenic views, Himalayas, River sports, mountain climbing, cliff jumping or body surfing.

2. Shekhawati, Rajasthan

Desert camps at Shekhawati offer a perfect opportunity for camping near Delhi. They offer a romantic getaway for couples, accompanied by amazing food and music, which are quintessentially Rajasthani and provided by the local people.

They are a veritable treasure trove of various species of birds for bird watchers. Don’t miss out on visiting the local Havelis with their amazing frescoes, and trying the local couture, with its myriad of colors.

• Distance from Delhi: 255 kilometres
• Attractions: Architecture, frescoes, food, music and couture.

3. Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Camping in Sirmaur is an experience out of this world for city folks, who rarely get to watch the sunrise or set in a day. If you are looking for camping place near Delhi, do consider the camps in Sirmaur which offer a lot of adventure sports along with the breath-taking views.

Renuka Lake here is a very well-known lake of great beauty as is the Churdhar mountain, which rises 3,646 meters above sea level, and is considered to be a sacred abode of Lord Shiva. Habban valley here has a lot of sanctuaries, and temples which date back to the times of Rajput rule here.

• Distance from Delhi: 270 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenic views, Trekking, Adventure sports, Sanctuaries and Temples

4. Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Dehradun is an amazing hill station and is one of the night camping places near Delhi, most favoured by visitors for a visit over the weekend. It is a hill station with amazing views of the Himalayas, with a lot of cultural reminders of the British rule of India.

If you have more adventurous activities in mind, try the rock climbing and parasailing activities available here or go trekking into the scenic surroundings.

• Distance from Delhi: 270 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenic views, Trekking, Rock climbing and Parasailing

5. Kasauli, Haryana

The scenic beauty of Kasauli in Haryana is to be seen to be believed. Visit a camp in the lap of nature at Kasauli to enjoy the abundance of nature and its flora and fauna. Try the various adventurous sports offered here like trekking, rappelling, valley crossing and Burma bridge or focus on your spiritual growth through meditation and yoga, practices in the middle of a forest, replete with natural beauty.

Even if you just go for a walk at this high altitude, to enjoy the amazing views, it would make you understand why this is one of the most visited hill stations.

• Distance from Delhi: 288 kilometres
• Attractions: Adventure sports, Yoga, Meditation and Scenic views and walks

6. Camp at Mussoorie

Mussoorie is a hill station amidst the Himalayas which is renowned for the denseness of its forests and the scenic beauty of its views. It is the perfect getaway for anyone who wants to enjoy its excellent weather and indulge in adventure sports like trekking, valley crossing and rafting.

Do visit the local wax museum and fish aquarium as also the Kempty falls or visit the Soham Heritage & Art Centre, a museum featuring artwork from the Himalayan region. Go deep into the woods to watch birds and for venture camping in the woods.

• Distance from Delhi: 304 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenery, Adventure sports, Tehri dam and Surkhanda Devi temple

7. Naukuchiatal (Nainital District, Uttarakhand)

This amazing location in the Nainital district is full of scenic views and offers an enchanting valley, where you can indulge in trekking, bird watching and angling. The perennial lake is 1220 metres above sea level and its name translated to ‘Lake of nine corners’.

There’s an opportunity to take up other activities like paragliding, rowing, paddling and yachting on the lake.

• Distance from Delhi: 320 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenery, Adventure sports, Tehri dam and Surkhanda Devi temple

8. Shoghi, near Shimla

You can enjoy the perennially beautiful weather here and enjoy a bonfire at any time of the year. You can go trekking or walking to enjoy the amazing views from the site or indulge in the target shooting, valley crossing, spider web and tyre web activities which are available here and return for the trip relaxed and rejuvenated.

• Distance from Delhi: 330 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenic views, Trekking and Adventure sports.

9. Mukteshwar, Nainital

You will find camps in Mukteshwar which allow you to enjoy this location, which is one of the highest ridges in the Himalayas. Nature loves enjoy its peach and apple orchards and the wonderful views of the Himalayas from its viewpoints. Visit here to enjoy the beauty of the snow-clad Himalayas and the views of the sun-drenched meadows. Gaze at stars or fly kites as you enjoy your time and forget all the mundane stresses that life usually saddles us with.

• Distance from Delhi: 344 kilometres
• Attractions: Scenic views, stargazing, fruit orchards.

10. Fagu near Shimla

This tiny village offers a great camping opportunity among the hills, where you can enjoy views of the local hills in the forefront with the snow-clad Himalayas in the back. This is a beautiful resort where a lot of outdoor activities are available to visitors, who also get to visit the surrounding villages and their fruit orchards.

• Distance from Delhi: 361 kilometres
• Attractions: Panoramic views, Trekking, Bird watching and Paragliding.

11. Kumaon, Uttarakhand

When you visit the Jim Corbett National Park in Kumaon, you can’t go closer to nature than with the camps in the jungles around the village. If you have ever read the enthralling ‘shikar’ narratives of the renowned hunter Corbett’s treks through these forests, or even if you haven’t, there’s no better way to experience a forest than here.

You can go mountain biking or trekking through the forests, spotting the different species of birds. If you wish for yet more adventure, go paragliding and enjoy the panoramic views of sun-kissed Himalayas and the surrounding valleys.

• Distance from Delhi: 372 kilometres
• Attractions: Panoramic views, Trekking, Bird watching and Paragliding.

12. Binsar near Almora

At this camp 380 kilometres near Delhi, visitors can enjoy amazing views of Kedarnath, Nanda Devi, Nanda Kot and Panchachuli. Enjoy the amazing views and the many species of wildlife, birds and the beautiful flowers here.

The temperatures here are always pleasant and a visit here will prove highly rejuvenating and enjoyable, at any time of the year.

• Distance from Delhi: 380 kilometres
• Attractions: Panoramic views, Trekking, Flora and Fauna, Bird watching.

13. Kausani

Another hill station which has picturesque views of the snowclad Himalayas, this paradise of Earth standing at 6000 ft. above sea level offers outstanding views of nature, sunrises and sunsets.

You find 12th century temples at Baijnath in the vicinity and great food here. At Kasauni, you can go camping, trekking or just go on nature walks amongst the beautiful surroundings. The Kasauni Hills have been compared to the Swiss Alps with Kasauni earning the title of Switzerland of India.

• Distance from Delhi: 416 kilometres
• Attractions: Panoramic views, Trekking, Bird watching and Paragliding.

Some of these places may not qualify as weekend destinations, but all of them qualify as amazing camping places near Delhi and deserve the necessary planning and effort to visit them, to carry the memories in your hearts and the photographs in your cameras. Do you have any questions about them? Do let us know in the comments.