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
Choose from four primitive campgrounds, including Barbour Hill Ocean and False Cape Landing Ocean, which are on the ocean side of the park (the other two are on the bay side).
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AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
Currently, drivers can opt to sign up for an annual pass that gets their car into state parks and campgrounds.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
Its campgrounds aren’t expect to reopen for several years.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
There are also two campgrounds that families and youth groups can book for the camping season which begins in May.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Like Grand Canyon National Park, Acadia is also a destination that lends itself to RV travel with two RV-friendly campgrounds on Mount Desert Island and full RV hookups at the newer Schoodic Woods Campground.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Large construction projects at four Michigan state park campgrounds are on track.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Since campers are able to make reservations six months out, there's already interest in potential opening dates for these campgrounds.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Nights are spent in casual inns or campgrounds.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
Currently, drivers can opt to sign up for an annual pass that gets their car into state parks and campgrounds.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
Its campgrounds aren’t expect to reopen for several years.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
There are also two campgrounds that families and youth groups can book for the camping season which begins in May.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Like Grand Canyon National Park, Acadia is also a destination that lends itself to RV travel with two RV-friendly campgrounds on Mount Desert Island and full RV hookups at the newer Schoodic Woods Campground.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Large construction projects at four Michigan state park campgrounds are on track.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Since campers are able to make reservations six months out, there's already interest in potential opening dates for these campgrounds.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Nights are spent in casual inns or campgrounds.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Campgrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campgrounds. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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