as in campgrounds
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
the campsite at least offers shower and bathroom facilities
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Recent Examples of campsites
The modern campground is closed for the remainder of the 2025 season for planned updates to the electrical and septic systems and to convert 44 campsites to full-hookup.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Even if all visitors properly dispose of bodily waste following Leave No Trace standards—in a cathole six to eight inches deep and at least 200 feet from trails, campsites, and bodies of water—in areas with extremely high visitation, excrement will eventually reach a critical mass.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Strong dust storms and 50 mph wind gusts ripped through Black Rock City on Saturday, wreaking havoc on campsites and causing major travel delays in the area.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
There are plenty of naturally flat campsites along the beach and in the bluffs, most of which are adjacent to a creek that provides water.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
The lush park is home to a 22-acre lake, where folks love to swim in the summer months, as well as a variety of overnight accommodations ranging from campsites to cottages.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Accommodation is scarce, so book campsites, huts or lodges well in advance.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The Canadian national park is home to three world-class ski resorts, over 2,000 campsites, over 1,000 glaciers and thousands of miles of hiking trails.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Accommodations include cabins, standard campsites and rustic tent sites, so there is truly something for everyone to experience the night sky at Hunting Island State Park.
—Jp Shaffer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Even if all visitors properly dispose of bodily waste following Leave No Trace standards—in a cathole six to eight inches deep and at least 200 feet from trails, campsites, and bodies of water—in areas with extremely high visitation, excrement will eventually reach a critical mass.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Strong dust storms and 50 mph wind gusts ripped through Black Rock City on Saturday, wreaking havoc on campsites and causing major travel delays in the area.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
There are plenty of naturally flat campsites along the beach and in the bluffs, most of which are adjacent to a creek that provides water.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
The lush park is home to a 22-acre lake, where folks love to swim in the summer months, as well as a variety of overnight accommodations ranging from campsites to cottages.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Accommodation is scarce, so book campsites, huts or lodges well in advance.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The Canadian national park is home to three world-class ski resorts, over 2,000 campsites, over 1,000 glaciers and thousands of miles of hiking trails.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Accommodations include cabins, standard campsites and rustic tent sites, so there is truly something for everyone to experience the night sky at Hunting Island State Park.
—Jp Shaffer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campsites
Noun
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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,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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The two competing camps both made hyperbolic claims that their technology would soon deliver computers that equalled or exceeded human intelligence.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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And with a payload capacity of 100 tons, Starship should be able to carry all the equipment for one of Interlune’s mining camps in one or two shipments.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Campsites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campsites. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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