campgrounds

plural of campground
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 That gives camper travelers the ability to drive cleanly and quietly through city centers, around campgrounds and down deep forest roads. — New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026 Before 1930, the trail thrived with free campgrounds, travel bureaus, and publications, but the advent of the route numbering system, created by the state of Wisconsin in 1918, caused named roads to fade into obscurity. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 Farther south, the rising Jemez River made campgrounds and fishing sites inaccessible. — Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 Still farther south, the rising Jemez River made campgrounds and fishing sites inaccessible. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Across the region’s winning campsites, New York and Massachusetts were the only states with two campgrounds in the top 10. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2026 Although Grand Teton National Park is open every day of the year, many facilities such as campgrounds and visitor centers are closed or have reduced hours from November through April. — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 The site expanded its accommodations this year with Airstreams and Quonset huts alongside yurts and campgrounds. — Tamara Dunn, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Luther Pass Overflow and Watson Lake campgrounds, which are currently free, would charge $20 for a single site. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campgrounds
Noun
  • For more experienced hikers seeking extremes, the Backcountry Trail is a rugged seven-mile trek with steep grades passing primitive campsites, perfect for spending the night underneath the stars.
    — Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The park’s campground has 60 spacious, wooded campsites with water, electrical hook-ups, a fire ring and a picnic table.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Plus check out features on butterfly gardens, flsh camps, luxury cruises and regional travel calendars for events into January.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Marysia’s friend who is a radical left-wing terrorist told her that Żabka is, moreover, a sect; all the employees go to evil religious camps together.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

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“Campgrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campgrounds. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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