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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About 460,000 people visited the Hoh area of Olympic National Park last year, according to the National Park Service.
State of play: Heavy rains in December washed out part of the Upper Hoh Road, the only way to access the rainforest's trailheads, campgrounds and visitor center by car.
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Melissa Santos, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Reservations for developed campgrounds this summer are already on sale.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
Every summer, tens of millions of Americans visit the U.S.'s 154 national forests, which span over 193 million acres, but this summer, the campgrounds and trails might look a little different.
—Ian Lee, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
There are 60 acres of land to explore at Sandy Pines, and the campground also has some of the best paddle boarding waters in the state.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Santos, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Reservations for developed campgrounds this summer are already on sale.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
Every summer, tens of millions of Americans visit the U.S.'s 154 national forests, which span over 193 million acres, but this summer, the campgrounds and trails might look a little different.
—Ian Lee, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
There are 60 acres of land to explore at Sandy Pines, and the campground also has some of the best paddle boarding waters in the state.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Campground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campground. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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