campground
noun
camp·ground
ˈkamp-ˌgrau̇nd 
: the area or place (such as a field or grove) used for a camp, for camping, or for a camp meeting
Examples of campground in a Sentence
at last the weary vacationers pulled into a campground for the night
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Some campground water spigots will remain off, and fire restrictions at the South Rim will continue.
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Primitive campgrounds can only be reached via high-clearance 4x4 vehicles, and campers must pack in their water and pack out their trash.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
Twenty-eight people at Camp Mystic — 25 campers, the camp’s owner and director, and two counselors — died in the floods as the Guadalupe River, which skirts the campground, rose quickly amid heavy rainfall.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 6 Dec. 2025
The man and woman were a couple from Switzerland and had arrived at the Kylies Beach campground the night before, according to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Primitive campgrounds can only be reached via high-clearance 4x4 vehicles, and campers must pack in their water and pack out their trash.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
Twenty-eight people at Camp Mystic — 25 campers, the camp’s owner and director, and two counselors — died in the floods as the Guadalupe River, which skirts the campground, rose quickly amid heavy rainfall.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 6 Dec. 2025
The man and woman were a couple from Switzerland and had arrived at the Kylies Beach campground the night before, according to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for campground
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“Campground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campground. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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campground
noun
camp·ground
ˈkamp-ˌgrau̇nd
: the area or place used for a camp or for camping
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