Pilgrimages Around the US
In the seven years since Modern Catholic Pilgrim was founded, walking pilgrimage has grown exponentially in the United States. In accordance with our mission to promote walked pilgrimage in the United States, we want to share a selection of the many annual walked pilgrimages that happen around the country.
Disclaimer: These are all walked pilgrimages in the Catholic tradition, but please note that these are not MCP-hosted events, so we cannot make any guarantees about what you will experience.
We hope that this can be a launching pad for you to find a path you wish to walk in prayer.
Our Lady of the Way, pray for us. Buen camino!
Way of St. Joseph 2022. Courtesy of Today's Catholic.
Select United States Walking Pilgrimages (organized chronologically from Jan-Dec)
Way of St. Joseph (originated in partnership with Modern Catholic Pilgrim)
1 day; 5 miles (family friendly)
Mishawaka to South Bend, IN
Saturday before or after the feast of St. Joseph the Worker (late April / early May)
2 day; 21 miles
National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion (eastern Wisconsin)
First Saturday in May
4 days; 60+ miles
Wichita to Pilsen, KS
Last weekend of May / first weekend of June
14-days; 218 miles (shorter options available)
Point Lookout, MD to the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, MD
June
38 miles; 3 days
Monroe to Detroit, MI
June
Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine Walking Pilgrimage
4 days; 60 miles
3 starting point options; walking to the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa (Doylestown, PA)
Early August
National Shrine of American Martyrs Walking Pilgrimage
3 days; 62 miles
Upstate New York
Late September
Fr. Bill Atkinson Pilgrimage, 2023
Father Bill Atkinson Pilgrimage (originated in partnership with Modern Catholic Pilgrim)
1 day; 5 miles (family friendly & accessible)
Wayne, PA
Late September
2 days; 35 miles
Clear Creek Abbey (Oklahoma)
October
3 days; 30 miles
Jacksonville to the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche (St. Augustine, FL)
December
Various dates or Self-guided routes:
Varies; full Camino connects most of the California missions
Various dates for guided pilgrimages or support & resources for self-led
Self-guided; length and duration varies depending on your route
Champion, WI
3 days; 44 miles
New Mexico
Dates vary for guided pilgrimages
Baby Steps Camino 2022
