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
Winding scenic roads will take you to wilderness areas and state parks filled with deep forests of deciduous trees and campgrounds too—all perfect places for leaf peeping.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
But for those who’d like the peace of a reservation, consider booking one of the campgrounds below.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
In the days just before Hurricane Helene struck on September 26, Charlotte Motor Speedway opened its campgrounds for all evacuees of the major storm.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The campgrounds hosted evacuees during previous hurricanes including Irma in 2017, Florence in 2018 and Idalia last year, the speedway said.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
For campers or recreational vehicle owners looking for a safe place to travel to, Atlanta Motor Speedway is opening its campgrounds to the hundreds of thousands of people evacuating their Florida homes.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Located 30 miles south of Atlanta in Hampton, Georgia, the speedway is making campgrounds freely available to evacuees for RV and tents, providing access to shower facilities in collaboration with the Henry County Emergency Management Agency.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
That means no entrance fees, no caravan campgrounds and no car tours—just forest and forest and forest.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The rustic campgrounds and cabins will remain open.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2024
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
But for those who’d like the peace of a reservation, consider booking one of the campgrounds below.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
In the days just before Hurricane Helene struck on September 26, Charlotte Motor Speedway opened its campgrounds for all evacuees of the major storm.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The campgrounds hosted evacuees during previous hurricanes including Irma in 2017, Florence in 2018 and Idalia last year, the speedway said.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
For campers or recreational vehicle owners looking for a safe place to travel to, Atlanta Motor Speedway is opening its campgrounds to the hundreds of thousands of people evacuating their Florida homes.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Located 30 miles south of Atlanta in Hampton, Georgia, the speedway is making campgrounds freely available to evacuees for RV and tents, providing access to shower facilities in collaboration with the Henry County Emergency Management Agency.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
That means no entrance fees, no caravan campgrounds and no car tours—just forest and forest and forest.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The rustic campgrounds and cabins will remain open.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Campgrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campgrounds. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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