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
Best Places to Stay The overnight options in this part of the Adirondacks range from campsites and old-school cottages to cabins and hotels.
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Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Many prime Michigan state park or recreation area campsites are already booked for the Fourth of July, but some Michiganders may still be able to get a campsite for the holiday if they aren't set on the most popular locations.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Stefanie Maio, a volunteer and outings leader for the Sierra Club San Diego Chapter, doesn’t see the fee increases on campsites as too drastic.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
There were campsites for tents and trailers, rental cabins, barbecue grills, two lakes, and three swimming pools.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Lodging options vary from winter campsites and rustic cottages, to cozy micro-refuges and larger chalets.
—Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
There are 278 individual campsites in nearby Rocky Gap State Park—including mini cabins and yurts.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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
Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Many prime Michigan state park or recreation area campsites are already booked for the Fourth of July, but some Michiganders may still be able to get a campsite for the holiday if they aren't set on the most popular locations.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Stefanie Maio, a volunteer and outings leader for the Sierra Club San Diego Chapter, doesn’t see the fee increases on campsites as too drastic.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
There were campsites for tents and trailers, rental cabins, barbecue grills, two lakes, and three swimming pools.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Lodging options vary from winter campsites and rustic cottages, to cozy micro-refuges and larger chalets.
—Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
There are 278 individual campsites in nearby Rocky Gap State Park—including mini cabins and yurts.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campsites
Noun
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The only other in-park lodging options are the Long Pine Key and Flamingo campgrounds.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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About 28 people showed up at the Northern Outdoors campgrounds in Forks, Maine.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Here is the match schedule for games in KC, as well as information about tickets, the FIFA fan fest, team base camps and area transportation.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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A couple of 2025 winners bring healing through free summer camps for kids with a parent with cancer.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Campsites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campsites. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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