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
Nearby, visitors heading northeast on the winding park road will find a turnoff to the campgrounds just south of the park’s eastern gate.
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Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Two of the campgrounds are open year-round, and the facilities have restrooms (with modern rain shower heads), firewood, a dump station, dog waste stations, and a comfort station.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds, House Rock Camp Site, 18 Mile Wash Camp Site, 18 Mile Ledges Camp Site, Upper North Canyon Camp Site and Lower North Canyon Camp Site.
—AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The two-day sweep of campgrounds near Leavenworth, Washington, which involved more than 100 FBI Seattle agents alongside local law enforcement, concluded Tuesday and yielded the first major development in a nationwide hunt that has gripped the public since early summer, Fox 13 Seattle reported.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
There are campgrounds in the Hiawatha National Forest, Huron-Manistee National Forest and Ottawa National Forest.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Hipcamp lists campgrounds on private properties.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2025
Persons in campgrounds or on hiking trails should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Steward and the other parents who testified asked the committee to pass Senate Bill 1, a measure that will boost safety at campgrounds along the Guadalupe River, where Camp Mystic was devastated during the flood.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Two of the campgrounds are open year-round, and the facilities have restrooms (with modern rain shower heads), firewood, a dump station, dog waste stations, and a comfort station.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds, House Rock Camp Site, 18 Mile Wash Camp Site, 18 Mile Ledges Camp Site, Upper North Canyon Camp Site and Lower North Canyon Camp Site.
—AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The two-day sweep of campgrounds near Leavenworth, Washington, which involved more than 100 FBI Seattle agents alongside local law enforcement, concluded Tuesday and yielded the first major development in a nationwide hunt that has gripped the public since early summer, Fox 13 Seattle reported.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
There are campgrounds in the Hiawatha National Forest, Huron-Manistee National Forest and Ottawa National Forest.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Hipcamp lists campgrounds on private properties.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2025
Persons in campgrounds or on hiking trails should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Steward and the other parents who testified asked the committee to pass Senate Bill 1, a measure that will boost safety at campgrounds along the Guadalupe River, where Camp Mystic was devastated during the flood.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campgrounds
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The track’s curves are painted in the green, white and red of the Italian flag, grandstands are embedded into the landscape and campsites sprawl into the distance.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Four of the five campsites have flush toilets, hot showers, and camp attendants (from $40 per person, plus a $40 daily park entrance fee per person and a $15 daily vehicle entry fee).—
Mazuba Kapambwe,
AFAR Media,
10 Sep. 2025
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These camps offer users flight experience, operational services.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The government has placed DJI on this list due to its alleged role in the persecution of China's Uyghur ethnic minority, a group that is reportedly restricted to interment camps, strictly monitored, and forced to perform labor.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Campgrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campgrounds. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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