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
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.
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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
Primitive campgrounds can only be reached via high-clearance 4x4 vehicles, and campers must pack in their water and pack out their trash.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
Nights are spent in casual inns or campgrounds.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
Harvesting is prohibited within 100 feet or visual distance of roads, trails and water, and there is no harvesting from campgrounds or recreation areas, according to the DNR.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
The park is asking everyone to reduce water usage in homes, hotels, and campgrounds.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
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
Primitive campgrounds can only be reached via high-clearance 4x4 vehicles, and campers must pack in their water and pack out their trash.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
Nights are spent in casual inns or campgrounds.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
Harvesting is prohibited within 100 feet or visual distance of roads, trails and water, and there is no harvesting from campgrounds or recreation areas, according to the DNR.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
The park is asking everyone to reduce water usage in homes, hotels, and campgrounds.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Campgrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campgrounds. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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