Thesaurus results for CAMPGROUNDS

campgrounds

noun

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 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 Lume That said, fitting a toilet room inside one's smallest, most affordable floor plan is a win in itself, particularly for buyers looking to stray from organized campgrounds with central bathrooms. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026 Some campgrounds below Bat Cave in Rutherford County near Lake Lure may be evacuated as a precaution. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026 The park has boating access, paddlesport rentals, and a swimming beach, as well as hiking trails, campgrounds, and mini cabins. — Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026 The remains were found near Crystal Rapid, about 10 miles downstream from Phantom Ranch, one of the areas devastated by the August 29 deadly flash flood that washed out footbridges and campgrounds. — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026 While the Middle Creek, Penny Pines and Deer Valley campgrounds have reopened, roads and trails in the Hunter Point and Middle Creek area remain closed. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 In White River National Forest, wells have also run dry at the Peak One, Lowry, Prospector, Windy Point and Marvine campgrounds. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026 Wildlife managers in New Mexico and Utah report record numbers of hungry bears have lost their natural hesitancy to raid homes, cars and campgrounds. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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Historic restaurants, coffee shops, bed-and-breakfasts, vacation homes, and campsites make the village an easy weekend getaway.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
Yellowstone National Park, which governs a portion of the Thorofare but not Atlantic Creek, where most people fish in June, requires backcountry campers to purchase and reserve campsites ahead of time.

— Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026

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Even local landmarks can have a part in shameful history, with de Courcy noting that Memorial Auditorium was a staging area for the shipment of Japanese American residents to internment camps for during World War II.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Hayes has regularly scheduled the senior and U-23 camps to run concurrently in hopes of extending the growing fluidity between their rosters.

— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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