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
Drag marks led from the campground into the woods, where the man’s body was found several yards away.
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Marta Mieze, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Staffing levels to help in emergencies and maintain trash, restrooms, campgrounds and roads are not guaranteed, according to the National Park Service.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Parks that collect fees will use available recreation fee balances to provide basic visitor services to maintain restrooms and trash collection in certain areas, some campground operations, and law enforcement staff.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
That’s the strongest growth seen at campgrounds since early 2022 (when inflation was escalating).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Marta Mieze, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Staffing levels to help in emergencies and maintain trash, restrooms, campgrounds and roads are not guaranteed, according to the National Park Service.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Parks that collect fees will use available recreation fee balances to provide basic visitor services to maintain restrooms and trash collection in certain areas, some campground operations, and law enforcement staff.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
That’s the strongest growth seen at campgrounds since early 2022 (when inflation was escalating).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campground
Noun
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Milne went missing after leaving his campsite at Woodside Beach for a short supply trip on October 7.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Reserve a campsite at (619) 390-1623.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Steen learned about his Hall of Fame invitation during training camp.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wallenberg arrives five months after Nazi forces had begun to deport some 437,000 Jews from outside Budapest to camps such as Auschwitz.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Campground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campground. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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