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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Police used the results to charge her grandmother with murder 20 years after an infant’s remains were found at a Michigan campground.
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
In celebration of the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend, hikers will follow along the main trail, the old campground and the creekside trail for about 2 to 3 miles at an easy pace to count birds.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The mother sun bear and cub appeared at the edge of an empty campground in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said in a Jan. 17 Facebook post.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
The intrigue: To keep the rustic aesthetic of the fair, there is a cell phone tower near the campgrounds that's disguised as a water tower.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
In celebration of the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend, hikers will follow along the main trail, the old campground and the creekside trail for about 2 to 3 miles at an easy pace to count birds.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The mother sun bear and cub appeared at the edge of an empty campground in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said in a Jan. 17 Facebook post.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
The intrigue: To keep the rustic aesthetic of the fair, there is a cell phone tower near the campgrounds that's disguised as a water tower.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Campground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campground. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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