as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
the campsite at least offers shower and bathroom facilities
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Recent Examples of campsite
As campsites are being refurbished, a convenient lodging option is the Spanish Colonial–style Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, an hour drive southwest, where hikers can fuel up with chilaquiles topped with Chimayó red or Hatch green chilies.
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
While the rest of Burning Man celebrated, Kruglov lay prostrate on the ground at a faraway campsite in a comparatively desolate section of Black Rock City, his throat slashed, as a puddle of blood congealed around his lifeless body.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Just four miles downstream would take us from Kolb Camp, a scenic cliff-side beach in western Colorado, to Rippling Brook, our next campsite.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
While the rest of Burning Man celebrated, Kruglov lay prostrate on the ground at a faraway campsite in a comparatively desolate section of Black Rock City, his throat slashed, as a puddle of blood congealed around his lifeless body.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Just four miles downstream would take us from Kolb Camp, a scenic cliff-side beach in western Colorado, to Rippling Brook, our next campsite.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campsite
Noun
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A lot of families who are camping in the campground want to do an hour hike and see the waterfall.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the time of the girls' disappearance, Decker was living primarily out of his pickup truck, and occasionally at motels and campgrounds, according to police.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Sagapolutele won the job in fall camp and became the Golden Bears’ first true freshman starting quarterback since Jared Goff in 2013.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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These camps offer users flight experience, operational services.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Campsite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campsite. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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