campground
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of campground
Example Sentences
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The deaths were reported at Welcome Bay, while rescue workers are still searching through rubble at a different site in a popular campground on Mount Maunganui.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
Torrential rain in New Zealand’s North Island saturated soil around the campground in Mount Maunganui where families typically stay during the school holiday period.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
If camping, check the Angeles National Forest website to see whether your campground offers drinking water.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
The newspaper started publishing in 1928, a few years after modern-day Pacific Palisades was founded by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church who built an enormous campground in Temescal Canyon for annual gatherings called Chautauquas.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
Grandpa relays the story of how they met at the campground.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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