as in campsite
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 campground The children were later found dead near a Washington campground. Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2025 But historic aerial imagery shows that the cabins in the area of the campground most affected by flooding have been there for more than 50 years. Curt Devine, CNN Money, 7 July 2025 The state does, however, have various flood-prone campgrounds along rivers and creeks, Sanders said. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025 The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes, overwhelming campgrounds and residential areas. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for campground
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Noun
  • All sites come with picnic tables, fire rings and tent pads, and pets are allowed at all campsites.
    Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
  • Chelan County Sheriff's Office found the sister's bodies at a campsite near Leavenworth, Washington in the midafternoon of June 2.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Saunders says those come from a lack of understanding of the reasoning behind the camp.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
  • The camp did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 July 2025

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“Campground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campground. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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