campground

noun

camp·​ground ˈkamp-ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce campground (audio)
: 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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Camp out with tunes in UP Book a trip to the central UP to rock out the summer with live music and fun around a bonfire on a campground. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025 With a campground still flooded and 400 campers needing transportation that evening, Camp La Junta owner and Kerrville Public School Foundation Board member Katie Fineske called Ringo, the Kerrville district superintendent, for help. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025 Hotels near Monument Valley These hotels are within a 50-mile radius of Monument Valley: Monument Valley The View Hotel: Hotel rooms, cabins and a campground. Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 16 Aug. 2025 The man — Robert Samuel James, 66 — had traveled with a friend to Reggae on the River, which took place the first weekend of August at a campground near Piercy, the county sheriff’s office said. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for campground

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of campground was in 1805

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“Campground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campground. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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campground

noun
camp·​ground ˈkamp-ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce campground (audio)
: the area or place used for a camp or for camping

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