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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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.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Camp Fire Girls, which spun off from the Boy Scouts of America in 1910, purchased the land in the 1960s and for two decades used it as a campground.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
The campground remodel is expected to take up to two years to build, during which the popular beachfront amenity will be closed.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Best Places to Stay Along with lodges, hotels, and cabin rentals, Mount Rainier has three drive-in campgrounds as well as wilderness camping options with a permit.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Camp Fire Girls, which spun off from the Boy Scouts of America in 1910, purchased the land in the 1960s and for two decades used it as a campground.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
The campground remodel is expected to take up to two years to build, during which the popular beachfront amenity will be closed.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Best Places to Stay Along with lodges, hotels, and cabin rentals, Mount Rainier has three drive-in campgrounds as well as wilderness camping options with a permit.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 24 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 1 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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