Explore Holy Trinity Monastery, an Eastern Russian Orthodox, males only monastery, located in Jordanville, NY. They make & sell their own beewax candles & Organic Bee honey. Offer all traditional Russian Orthodox Services. 

 

This monastery is located in a resort like mixed farmland setting, quiet and very serene. Nearest lodging is about 10 minutes drive or 2 hours 10 minutes walk from the monastery.

 

Closest is Cooperstown Hotel (or the Lake House) & Cooperstown KOA Journey. They offer affordable cabins or rooms, as well as camping spots, both about 12 minutes drive from the Monastery. Herkimer Diamond KOA Resort.is about 28 minutes drive. 

 

There is a Ob Stables ® horse riding school within 40 minutes walk  to the monastery.  Knotting Hill Farm ® wedding or event center is about 25 minutes walk. It is a great place for traditional Orthodox Wedding, if you believe in it. Accomodations & traditional Orthodox events here are easy to order & affordable, especially for big families, or guests with kids.

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It is about 1 hours 20 minutes drive from Syracuse Hancock International Airport. 

Explore St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox, males only  monastery, a Greek Orthodox tradition, located in Florence, AZ. The Sacrament of Confession is offered daily from 12 noon until 3:30 PM and from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM. The faithful may confess in Greek or English with one of the priest-monks directly, or in Russian or Romanian with a monk acting as interpreter.

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This monastery is located in a Arizona Desert mixed mountain setting, quiet and very serene, very "Agave Cactusie". Nearest lodging is about 10 minutes drive in Phoenix direction, toward Tucson is about 40 minutes drive. 

 

Closest lodging is Rancho Sonora Hotel & Catalina Inn. They both offer mid-price range rooms, as well as some RV resort style services.

 

There is a Boyce Thompson Arboretum ®, unique desert botanic garden within 45 minutes drive  from the monastery. Windmill Winery ® resort is about 25 minutes drive, from the monastery. Casa Grande Ruins ® are about 25 minutes drive. Biosphere 2 ® project is about 45 minutes drive, toward Tucson. There is a lot to do beside spiritual camping.

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It is about 1 hours 10 minutes drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Explore Our Lady of Solitude Monastery, a Franciscan, females only monastery located in Tonopah, AZ. They organize annual The Nun Run, an annual fundraising event to support "Our Lady of Solitude Monastery and the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration" in the Diocese of Phoenix. This race is for the novice runner and the competitive racer alike. It is a family-friendly event.
 

This monastery is located in a plain resort like desert setting. Nearest lodging is about 40 minutes drive from the monastery.

 

Closest is Days Inn by Wyndham Buckeye & Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott ® Buckeye Verrado , both about 40 minutes drive. They offer affordable rooms.Skyline Regional Park ® is about 45 minutes drive from the Monastery.

 

 Verrado Golf Club © is also about 45 minutes drive. There is a El Dorado Hot Springs ® within 20 minutes drive  to the monastery. 

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It is about 1 hours 28 minutes drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Explore BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, traditional Hindu faith, full time temple in Robbinsville, NJ. They offer all traditional Hindu ceremonies & services, including wedding & private parties.  
 

This monastery is located in a mixed forest setting, yet close to major shopping. Nearest lodging is about 15 minutes drive from the monastery.

 

Closest is Homewood Suites ® by Hilton & Hilton ® Garden Inn Hamilton are both is about 15 minutes drive. They offer mid-price range rooms. David Bradley Chocolatier is about 5 minutes drive or 25 minutes walk from the Monastery.

 Shayona Cafe ® is on site. 

 

Mercer County Skating Center ®. & Mercer County Park Tennis Center and Tennis Hall of Fame is about 15 minutes drive. There is a Sayen House & Gardens  & Mercer Meadows Equestrian Center within 30 minutes drive  to the monastery. There is a lot to do beside spiritual camping.

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It is about 1 hours 10 minutes drive from Philadelphia International Airport.

Explore Karmê Chöling, a Shambhala lineage, buddhist full time, retreat unisex monastery, located in Barnet, VT.
Established by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche lineage Karmê Chöling has served the international Shambhala community for 50 years.
 

This monastery is located in a resort like mixed mountain setting, quiet and very serene. Nearest lodging is about 15 minutes drive from the monastery, in Saint Johnsbury, VT.

 

Closest is Fairbanks Inn ® & Cherry House ® Bed and Breakfast is about 15 minutes drive. They offer mid-price range rooms. 

 

Farm To Fire ® restaurant in NH is about 10 minutes drive from the Monastery. Salt Bistro ®  is about 15 minutes drive in opposite direction. Prohibition Kitchen ®, Kingdom Table ® & New Century ®  about 15 minutes drive. 

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St Johnsbury History & Heritage Center ® & Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium ® about 15 minutes drive, both. 

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It is about 1 hours 25 minutes drive from Burlington International Airport.

Explore Sravasti Abbey, a Tibetan Buddhist, females only full time monastery, in Newport, WA. Founded in 2003 by author, teacher, and fully ordained nun Venerable Thubten Chodron, monastery follows practice of lineage tradition by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
 

This monastery is located in a resort like mixed mountain setting, quiet and very serene. Nearest lodging is about 20 minutes drive from the monastery.

 

Closest is Golden Spur Motor Inn ® & Dannyann's Bed & Breakfast is about 20 minutes drive. They offer mid-price range rooms.

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Edgewater Lounge restaurant is about 20 minutes drive. Kelly's Bar & Grill ® is about 20 minutes drive in a opposite direction. There is a Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park within 1 hour 15 minutes drive  from the monastery. 

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It is about 1 hours 15 minutes drive from Spokane International Airport.

Explore Westminster Abbey, is a community of Benedictine monks in Mission, British Columbia. The abbey is home to the High School & Seminary of Christ the King and is a member of the Swiss American Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation.
 

This monastery is located in a resort like mixed mountain lake region, quiet and very serene. Nearest lodging is about 10 minutes drive or 1 hours 10 minutes walk from the monastery.

 

Closest is Everglades Resort ® & Best Western Plus ® Mission City Lodge is about 10 minutes drive. They offer mid-price range rooms.

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Luxury Lake Retreat ®  is about 10 minutes drive or 1 hours 10 minutes walk from the Monastery. 

 

There is a The Blackberry Kitchen ® restaurant is  

within 10 minutes drive  to the monastery. Sisto's Pub ® , Young's Kitchen Sushi ® , ABC Donair Zone ®, Angam Restaurant & Catering ® restaurants are both about 5 minutes drive.

 

Visit  The Powerhouse at Stave Falls Visitor Centre and National Historic Site & Steelhead Falls ®  both about 20 minutes drive from the monastery. There is a lot to do beside spiritual camping.

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It is about 1 hours 25 minutes drive from Vancouver International Airport ®.

Explore Monastère notre-dame de mistassini, a Cistercians Catholic religious order of enclosed monks.
The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Mistassini located in the town of Dolbeau-Mistassini in Quebec . It has a dozen Cistercian-Trappist monks, who live from their work by operating a hotel business, their agricultural & wooded land, as well as a chocolate factory, renowned for its famous chocolate-covered blueberries. * FRENCH LANGUAGE only *.
 

This monastery is located in a resort like mixed forest setting, quiet and very serene. Nearest lodging is about 7 minutes drive or 1 hours 10 minutes walk from the monastery.

 

Closest is Motel Chute des Pères ®  is about 10 minutes drive. They offer mid-price range rooms.

 

Do-Mi-Ski ® ski resort  is about 10 minutes drive or 1 hours 10 minutes walk from the Monastery. 

 

There is a La Chocolaterie des Pères Trappistes de Mistassini Monastery ®  shop is on site. Mito Sushi ® & AKI Sushi / AKI Thaï ® restaurant is about 10 minutes drive. Le Météore Bar & Grill ®  is also 10 minutes away. Parc régional des Grandes-Rivières du lac Saint-Jean ®  is 10 minutes drive. There is a lot to do beside spiritual camping.

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It is about 3 hours 40 minutes drive from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport ®.

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Explorez le Monastère notre-dame de mistassini, un ordre religieux catholique cistercien de moines enfermés. L'Abbaye Notre-Dame de Mistassini située dans la ville de Dolbeau-Mistassini au Québec . Elle compte une dizaine de moines cisterciens-trappistes, qui vivent de leur travail en exploitant une hôtellerie, leurs terres agricoles & boisées, ainsi qu'une chocolaterie, réputée pour ses fameuses myrtilles enrobées de chocolat. * LANGUE FRANÇAISE seulement *.

 

Ce monastère est situé dans un cadre de villégiature aux allures de forêt mixte, calme et très serein. Le logement le plus proche est à environ 7 minutes en voiture ou 1h10 à pied du monastère. Le plus proche est le Motel Chute des Pères ®  situé à environ 10 minutes en voiture. Ils proposent des chambres à prix moyen. La station de ski Do-Mi-Ski ® est à environ 10 minutes en voiture ou 1 heure 10 minutes à pied du monastère.

 

Il y a une boutique La Chocolaterie des Pères Trappistes de Mistassini Monastery ®  sur place. Le restaurant Mito Sushi ® & AKI Sushi / AKI Thaï ® est à environ 10 minutes en voiture. Le Météore Bar & Grill ® est également à 10 minutes. Le Parc régional des Grandes-Rivières du lac Saint-Jean ®  est à 10 minutes en voiture. Il y a beaucoup à faire à côté du camping spirituel. ​

 

Il est à environ 3 heures 40 minutes de route de l'Aéroport international Jean Lesage de Québec ®.

Explore Our Lady of Grace is an Augustinian females only full time monastery, in Nova Scotia, Canada. As of 2022 theis main property has been foreclosed & sold to a board of directors. 
 

This monastery is located in a resort like mixed mountain setting, quiet and very serene. Nearest lodging is about 25 minutes drive or 1 hours 45 minutes walk from the monastery.

 

Closest is Maritime Inn Antigonish ® & Antigonish Evergreen Inn is about 25 minutes drive. They offer affordable  rooms. Big Mamma's Triple S Restaurant ® is about 4 minutes drive or 24 minutes walk from the Monastery. Chez Deslauriers ® restaurant is about 24 minutes drive. Mother Webb's Steakhouse ® is 20 minutes drive. 

 

There are many lighthouses to see In Nova Scotia. Cape George Lighthouse ® within 50 minutes drive from the monastery. This area is also filled with multiple waterfall sites, closest waterfall to the monastery is Mira Falls Trailhead ®.

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It is about 2 hours 40 minutes drive from Halifax Stanfield International Airport ®.

Explore Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Tucson Arizona. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a fast-growing, reformist international movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, the Community spans more than 200 countries.
 

This monastery is located in a middle of residential  business setting, loud and very busy. Nearest lodging is about 5 minutes walk away from the monastery.

 

Closest is Best Western Royal Sun Inn & Suites ®  is about 5 minutes walk. They offer clean affordable rooms.

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There is a Zemam's Too ® restaurant within 10 minutes walk from center. WarFuel Kitchen ® restaurant is also within 9 minutes walk. Tucson has one of the best Authentic Mexican food in the Country, most small Mexican restaurants are good. 

 

There are some small art galleries throughout town, visit Geoworld Gallery ®. about 9 minutes away from the center.

 

Visit Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum ® about 22 minutes drive. Visit Kartchner Caverns State Park ® about 1 hour drive away. There is a lot to do beside spiritual camping.

Visit Nogales, Sonora Mexico ®, do it by foot, about 1 hour 10 minutes drive from Tucson Downtown. 

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It is about 14 minutes drive from Tucson International Airport. 

Explore St. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Auburn, NY. It is a CHURCH only, they do not yet have any monasteries in United States.
 

This church is located in a residential business setting, about  7 minutes drive to Harriet Tubman National Historical Park ®, Tubman House & Cemetary. Nearest lodging is about 8 minutes walk or 3 minutes drive from the church.

 

Closest is Holiday Inn Auburn-Finger Lakes Region, an IHG Hotel  is about 3 minutes drive. They offer mid-price range clean rooms. Ukrainian National Club ® bar  is about 2 blocks away walk from the church. 

 

Balloons Restaurant & Catering ® within 10 minutes walk. Prison City Pub and Brewery ® is about 4 minutes drive. Unfortunately, there is a Auburn Correctional Facility, nearby, about 15 minutes walk, as well.

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Church is about 41 minutes drive from Syracuse Hancock International Airport.

Explore Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, a Tibetan Buddhist, males only monastery located in Woodstock, NY. They follow HH the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Karma Kagyu Lineage. Strictly traditional Dharma monastery.

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This monastery is located in a resort like mixed mountain setting, quiet and very serene. Nearest lodging is about 15 minutes drive or 1 hours 10 minutes walk from the monastery.

 

Closest is Dylan Hotel & Emerson Resort & Spa is about 20 minutes drive. They offer mid-price range rooms, as well as some luxury resort style services, including Spa.

The Herwood Inn is about 12 minutes drive or 1 hours 10 minutes walk from the Monastery. 

 

There is a Green Heron Farm ® Horse riding school

within 15 minutes drive  to the monastery. Red Onion ® restaurant is about 15 minutes drive, as well. Many small art galleries throughout town, most located near Woodstock Waterfall Park.  There is a lot to do beside spiritual camping.

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It is about 1 hours 10 minutes drive from Albany International Airport. 

Explore Garchen Buddhist Institute, in Chino Valley, AZ. Established by HE Garchen Rinpoche of Nepal, following Drikung Kagyu Tradition, full time unisex retreat center. They offer working residency for homeless or formal felons students via Karma Yoga. Great place for Drupchen style retreat, like Vajrakilaya.
 

This monastery is located in a Arizona High Desert dry, mixed mountain setting, quiet and very serene, *many snakes. Nearest lodging is about 25 minutes drive in Chino Valley direction. 

 

Closest is Primrose Inn & Suites & Days Inn by Wyndham , both about 24 minutes drive. They offer mid-price range rooms, as well as some luxury resort style services, including wedding & events accomodations. 

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There is a Winey Cats at Granite Creek Vineyards 

within 25 minutes drive  to the renterat center. Manzanita Grille ® restaurant & Toi's Thai Kitchen ® is about 40 minutes drive in Prescott, AZ. Bronzesmith Fine Art Foundry & Gallery ® is about 50 minutes drive. Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary ® is about 40 minutes drive. There is a lot to do beside spiritual camping.

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It is about 2 hours 10 minutes drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Explore St. Bernard Abbey, a Benedictine, males only monastery & preparatory school, located in Cullman, AL. Home to Ave Maria Grotto. St. Bernard Abbey Woodworking is a ministry of the Benedictine monks of St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama. A team of skilled craftsmen, who use talents and experience to create beautiful and durable wood products for churches, homes, and businesses.
 

This monastery is located in a resort like mixed forest mountain setting, quiet and very serene. Nearest lodging is about 10 minutes drive from the monastery.

 

Closest is Cobblestone ® Hotel & Days Inn by Wyndham ® is about 10 minutes drive.