campsite

noun

camp·​site ˈkamp-ˌsīt How to pronounce campsite (audio)
Synonyms of campsitenext
: a place suitable for or used as the site of a camp

Examples of campsite in a Sentence

The campsite includes a picnic table and a grill for cooking. the campsite at least offers shower and bathroom facilities
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025 Other images show bomb-making materials at a campsite in the desert, including PVC pipes, sulfur powder and material to be used as fuses. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025 Where to Stay Elk Mountain Campground The park’s Elk Mountain Campground has 64 campsites that can be reserved online. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025 The complaint said three of the four individuals brought potassium nitrate, PVC pipes, charcoal, sulfur powder, and other bomb-making components to a campsite in the Mojave Desert for testing. Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for campsite

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of campsite was in 1850

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“Campsite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campsite. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.

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campsite

noun
camp·​site ˈkamp-ˌsīt How to pronounce campsite (audio)
: a place suitable for or used as the site of a camp

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