as in campsite
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
at last the weary vacationers pulled into a campground for the night
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Recent Examples of campground
There will be campground trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt and a campsite decorating contest.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Behind the resort, an expansive campground features RV and tent sites generously spaced within a dense pine forest.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Many of the trails run near rivers, inland lakes and campgrounds.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite this, an April order from Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum mandated that reductions to operating hours or visitor services, including trails and campgrounds, must be reviewed by Washington.
—Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Behind the resort, an expansive campground features RV and tent sites generously spaced within a dense pine forest.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Many of the trails run near rivers, inland lakes and campgrounds.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite this, an April order from Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum mandated that reductions to operating hours or visitor services, including trails and campgrounds, must be reviewed by Washington.
—Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campground
Noun
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There are 278 individual campsites in nearby Rocky Gap State Park—including mini cabins and yurts.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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And the polar bear simply walked by the campsite and then left.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If Alt was going to be in the lineup, the Chargers had a chance to piece their front together and potentially contend, even after losing tackle Rashawn Slater for the season because of a training camp knee injury.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Kakuma, a vast refugee camp near the South Sudan border, starting in spring, our documentary team followed clinicians and families inside the stabilization unit at Clinic 7, where the sickest children come.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Campground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campground. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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