as in campsites
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 campgrounds
The family campgrounds are called Buffalo Ridge and Taylor Ridge.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
There are a few regulations, such as tree cutting is prohibited at trailheads and in campgrounds.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Located on the western end of Palomar Mountain in San Diego’s North County, the 1,862-acre park is an alpine paradise, offering hiking trails, fishing, campgrounds and a scenic overlook from an active fire lookout tower.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Many of the trails run near rivers, inland lakes and campgrounds.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The cost to keep everything open (including campgrounds, bathrooms, visitor centers, and more) is estimated to be roughly $85,000 a day.
—AFAR Media, 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
Videos and images circulating on social media show BASE jumpers leaping from El Capitan, unauthorized campers occupying closed campgrounds, and climbers scaling Half Dome’s cables without permits — all in violation of park regulations.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The snowstorm eventually left roads to the tourist campgrounds blocked, and hundreds of locals and rescue teams, including Tibet's Blue Sky Rescue team, have been dispatched to the area to clear out the snow blocking the pathways.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
There are a few regulations, such as tree cutting is prohibited at trailheads and in campgrounds.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Located on the western end of Palomar Mountain in San Diego’s North County, the 1,862-acre park is an alpine paradise, offering hiking trails, fishing, campgrounds and a scenic overlook from an active fire lookout tower.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Many of the trails run near rivers, inland lakes and campgrounds.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The cost to keep everything open (including campgrounds, bathrooms, visitor centers, and more) is estimated to be roughly $85,000 a day.
—AFAR Media, 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
Videos and images circulating on social media show BASE jumpers leaping from El Capitan, unauthorized campers occupying closed campgrounds, and climbers scaling Half Dome’s cables without permits — all in violation of park regulations.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The snowstorm eventually left roads to the tourist campgrounds blocked, and hundreds of locals and rescue teams, including Tibet's Blue Sky Rescue team, have been dispatched to the area to clear out the snow blocking the pathways.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campgrounds
Noun
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Lodging options vary from winter campsites and rustic cottages, to cozy micro-refuges and larger chalets.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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The focus was on Afghanistan, and when to take out the al-Qaeda training camps protected by the country’s Taliban leadership.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Campgrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campgrounds. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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