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
Its 80,000 residents welcome travelers with arms wide open and the area has all the things RV travelers need for a successful trip—from wide roads and easy parking to good food and welcoming campgrounds.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 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
Squatters have moved into Yosemite National Park’s campgrounds and rule-breakers are pushing boundaries as ranger patrols are stretched thin during the prolonged federal shutdown, according to a park employee who described growing disorder inside the park.
—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
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
That’s the strongest growth seen at campgrounds since early 2022 (when inflation was escalating).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
But the Natchez Trace also offers a primo opportunity to pedal through that same gorgeous landscape, and the Parkway operates bicycle-only campgrounds and bicycle service stations throughout its corridor.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 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
Squatters have moved into Yosemite National Park’s campgrounds and rule-breakers are pushing boundaries as ranger patrols are stretched thin during the prolonged federal shutdown, according to a park employee who described growing disorder inside the park.
—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
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
That’s the strongest growth seen at campgrounds since early 2022 (when inflation was escalating).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
But the Natchez Trace also offers a primo opportunity to pedal through that same gorgeous landscape, and the Parkway operates bicycle-only campgrounds and bicycle service stations throughout its corridor.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campgrounds
Noun
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Several of the city’s small homeless campsites were broken down, leading some of the homeless to enter shelters temporarily.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Deacon and his wife bought the three-hundred-acre ranch during the pandemic and are trying to make a go of it, renting out two trailers and a couple of bare campsites.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Our analysis tells us that this blend of rebuilding, new development and camps built for their future purpose as suburbs can work.—
Shelly Culbertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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For starters, Laney-Hamilton saw many players on Saturday who have grown from previous camps – both physically and in terms of their games.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Campgrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campgrounds. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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