freedom camp

A form of freedom-camp — To camp out at any convenient location rather than at a designated campground.

Meanings

verbfreedom camp (third-person singular simple present freedom camps, present participle freedom camping, simple past and past participle freedom camped)

present singular third person freedom camps · participle present freedom camping · participle past freedom camped · past freedom camped

  1. alternativeAlternative form of freedom-camp.

    But Karl and his wife Marina Adams welcome the change, and say the increase in people choosing to freedom camp has almost driven them out of business.

    2020 December 28, Nina Hindmarsh, “Freedom campers 'killing' Golden Bay's small campgrounds”, in Stuff
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    Every person commits an offence who ( a ) freedom camps in a local authority area in breach of any prohibition or restriction in a bylaw made under section 11 that applies to the area;

    2011, The Statutes of New Zealand, page 13

    There will be significantly lower numbers of international freedom campers this year, but there will still be a need to educate locals who want to freedom camp.

    2020 December 26, “Freedom campers: project aims to fund facilities and educate”, in RNZ (Radio New Zealand)
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APA

freedom camp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20camp

MLA

“freedom camp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20camp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freedom camp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20camp.

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