‘Modified Pilgrimage’ – 2025

Modified Pilgrimage

Daily Schedule & Accommodations

Children & parents – seniors, too – may join for more than one day in ‘modified pilgrimage’: praying, confessing, singing, playing, learning catechism – in camp. They also walk short distances along the way, and join in the final events Sunday. Chaplains accompany & minster to the pilgrims in camps; giving ferverinos, personal spiritual counsel, teaching — even offering a Mass later Saturday morning (day-2) than the pre-dawn Mass before the main column steps-off.

View a sample daily schedule of ‘modified events’ to get an idea of what your day would look like.
Modified Pilgrimage – itinerary

Options for overnight accommodations


Day-0   Thursday – Pilgrims participating in the modified events may – at check-in – reserve a space to park an RV, camper, or full-size van at Wood Park overnight. (The fee to park or camp there is included in family/group registration.) There are no hook-ups for RVs or campers at Wood Park.

Wood Park is where every pilgrim must check-in Thursday, in Lake George Village, and is the location for rendezvous and step-off Friday morning.

For more about Thursday night options, see this blog post.

For other RV campgrounds in the vicinity, see this page.  For local lodgings, see this website.

Day-1   Friday — Pilgrims overnight at a private property – no hook-ups. Pilgrims bringing an RV or other vehicle may do so gratis, but are asked to notify the Director of Modified Events in advance. RV owners may offer a free-will donation to the property owner upon arrival.

Day-2     Saturday — Pilgrims overnight at a private campground – no hook-ups. Pilgrims bringing an RV or other vehicle may do so gratis, but are asked to notify the Director of Modified Events in advance.

Day-3   Sunday — RVs and campers may no longer overnight on the Auriesville Shrine grounds. No camping or parking overnight is permitted at the Shrine.

To pose questions about the ‘modified pilgrimage’ email the Director for Modified Events.

Arriving Saturday for Sunday-only events? — RVs and campers may no longer overnight on the Auriesville Shrine grounds. No camping or parking overnight is permitted at the Shrine.

Important:

No Pilgrimage events take place at Lake George Battleground Campground. 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.