campsite

noun

camp·​site ˈkamp-ˌsīt How to pronounce campsite (audio)
: a place suitable for or used as the site of a camp

Examples of campsite in a Sentence

The campsite includes a picnic table and a grill for cooking. the campsite at least offers shower and bathroom facilities
Recent Examples on the Web The most popular campsite on their platform is Sun Outdoors Salt Lake City, which includes a pool, life-size board games, BBQ grills, and Surrey bikes for exploring the area. Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024 Load up your kayak and head to what’s quite possibly the only publicly accessible floating campsite in the state. Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024 Morro Strand has 70-plus campsites for everything from tents to RVs; North Point has a stairway that leads down to a great tide-pooling area during low tide. Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 Michigan currently has 10 state park or recreation areas with full hook-up campsites. Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2024 Hoosier National Forest campsites can be booked online at recreation.gov or by phone at 877-444-6777. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2024 The lodge itself has 33 guest rooms, with a handful of cabins and campsites in the nearby Namakanipaio Campground. Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2024 The animals were found near campsites, trails and on the summit between elevations of about 6,600 to 9,800 feet. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024 Cleaning campsites, bathrooms and facilities and helping out with light maintenance. Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of campsite was in 1850

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“Campsite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campsite. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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campsite

noun
camp·​site ˈkamp-ˌsīt How to pronounce campsite (audio)
: a place suitable for or used as the site of a camp

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