On this page you will learn in overview what you and every pilgrim needs to do in order to check-in with organizers Thursday, the day before step-off.
EVERY pilgrim must check-in at Charles R. Wood Park, 17 W Brook Rd
Lake George Village NY upon arrival there after noon, Thursday 24 September.
Check-in commences 4:30pm and concludes 10:30pm Thursday evening only.
Follow the instructions on this page to learn what YOU NEED TO PLAN IN ADVANCE WITH ORGANIZERS in order to arrive finally at Wood Park in Lake George Village by using the shuttle service Thursday, to bring you to check-in there.
Check-in tables are located at the entrance to Wood Park.
See this page for instructions to camp overnight Thursday at Wood Park.
See the same page for those electing to overnight at local establishments in Lake George Village near Wood Park.
Wood Park is the location of check-in Thursday, the location of step-off Friday morning, and only 500 feet from the customary Mass site Friday morning – at the monument to St. Isaac Jogues.
Organizers must politely insist that you and every pilgrim aim to arrive Thursday at the Auriesville Shrine no later than 8:00pm, planning in advance with organizers to use the shuttle to bring you to Wood Park, the sole location of check-in — which is required for every pilgrim.
* * * There is also a very short, 30-minute, alternate check-in & walk-on registration Friday morning at Wood Park, beginning at 6:00, but only for those who have by some mix-up arrived after 10:30 the evening before. This check-in opportunity and walk-on registration is a last resort — it is not an option. * * *
The morning’s schedule is tight, including to break camp, to shuttle from motel to the Wood Park, to turn baggage over to organizers for transport, to reform with your brigade, to arrive promptly for holy Mass, to share breakfast with your brigade, and to step-off prepared for the long journey.
Blessed pilgrimage!NO EVENTS OF PILGRIMAGE 2026 TAKE PLACE IN THE LAKE GEORGE BATTLEGROUND CAMPGROUND.
No gatherings of pilgrims may take place there.
Anyone electing to camp at the Battleground Campground does so of his own accord, but not as a pilgrim or under auspices of the Pilgrimage for Restoration.
Please do NOT identify yourself as pilgrim if you elect to camp there.
Campers there must follow all published rules of the Campground.
No pilgrimage activities or gatherings may take place in the Lake George Battleground Campground in 2026.
There is once again NO LONGER any check-in at Cramer’s Point Motel.