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 park has three campgrounds with sites for RV and tent camping, as well as cabins for rent.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Yet users find forest maps deficient, trail signs dilapidated, campgrounds closed and information scarce.
—Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Visitors can stay in the park at backcountry campsites, campgrounds with tent and RV sites, or The Lodge at Mammoth Cave, which offers classic rooms and historic cabins.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
The awards evaluate campgrounds across key categories, including RV sites, glamping, family-friendly stays, and unique outdoor accommodations.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, visitors from the campgrounds and Curry Village’s tent cabins were evacuated ahead of the storm earlier this week, according to SFGate.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The annual awards program, now in its fifth year, evaluates campgrounds across the United States and Canada in categories including RV, glamping, family-friendly stays and unique outdoor accommodations.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Guillen’s loss reflects a broader reckoning after the floods, which exposed vulnerabilities at riverside youth camps, RV parks and campgrounds.
—Gretchen Butwid, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Equity LifeStyle Properties Earnings in January showed that business is humming at the real estate investment trust and operator of RV campgrounds and manufactured home communities, according to the bank.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Yet users find forest maps deficient, trail signs dilapidated, campgrounds closed and information scarce.
—Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Visitors can stay in the park at backcountry campsites, campgrounds with tent and RV sites, or The Lodge at Mammoth Cave, which offers classic rooms and historic cabins.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
The awards evaluate campgrounds across key categories, including RV sites, glamping, family-friendly stays, and unique outdoor accommodations.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, visitors from the campgrounds and Curry Village’s tent cabins were evacuated ahead of the storm earlier this week, according to SFGate.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The annual awards program, now in its fifth year, evaluates campgrounds across the United States and Canada in categories including RV, glamping, family-friendly stays and unique outdoor accommodations.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Guillen’s loss reflects a broader reckoning after the floods, which exposed vulnerabilities at riverside youth camps, RV parks and campgrounds.
—Gretchen Butwid, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Equity LifeStyle Properties Earnings in January showed that business is humming at the real estate investment trust and operator of RV campgrounds and manufactured home communities, according to the bank.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campgrounds
Noun
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Three Idaho campsites made it into the guides, along with an Oregon site that looks over the Snake River into Idaho.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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Visitors can stay in the park at backcountry campsites, campgrounds with tent and RV sites, or The Lodge at Mammoth Cave, which offers classic rooms and historic cabins.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Yet this was a shared experience, somehow, not two camps pitted against each other.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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These were dry-out addiction treatment camps, where Krebs was responsible for keeping clients alive and sober while teaching them to be tenacious.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Campgrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campgrounds. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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