What We Offer
Priest Retreats
Priests are welcome to escape into the quiet of nature anytime whether overnight or just for the day. Special rustic accommodations and dining arrangements are available for Priests on the Zimmerman property.
Mini Retreats
The Saint Joseph Preserve Mini Retreat is designed as a break from the demands of life, for people with limited time and budgets. This retreat helps deepen the interior life of God through prayer.
Rustic Camping
Enjoy an ideallic camping experience with your family at the Saint Joseph Preserve. We offer daily and weekend camping on select days throughout the camping season. Check out our full schedule here.
Stations of the Cross
Saint Joseph Preserve offers a scenic one-mile trail, through prairie, oak and pine forests, which winds past two ponds, and up a sixty-foot-tall hill to the station commemorating Jesus’s death on Calvary and beyond.
Nature Trails
Enjoy a hike or bike through rolling hills, prairie, and old growth forests. Saint Joseph Preserve has over five miles of nature trails. All trails are great for hiking, and mountain biking.
Processions
The trails at Saint Joseph Preserve are an ideal location for devotional and Eucharistic processions since participants can focus on praying deeply in nature, away from noise and distraction.
Group Events
The Saint Joseph Preserve hosts a variety of group events throughout the year. Participants can expect to feel pleasantly challenged and grow personally at a group event.