National parks, ski towns, beaches and small places with a Chabad house or a shul nearby. Many minyanim here are seasonal or depend on visitors, so call ahead before you count on one.
Grand Canyon (South Rim) · Flagstaff, AZ
Chabad of Flagstaff (930 W University Ave, Flagstaff; 928-255-5756) hosts Shabbos meals and minyanim all year, with reservations through its visitor site, thekoshercanyon.com. It also runs a kosher take-out, guest suites on site and a women's mikvah (call ahead). Flagstaff is the usual base for the Grand Canyon's South Rim. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
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Source: thekoshercanyon.com · jewishflagstaff.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltZion and Bryce · St. George, UT
Chabad of Southern Utah in St. George ((435) 619-6630, [email protected]) hosts visitors for Shabbos meals and minyan. It has a kosher take-out menu, Shabbos-to-go orders and a mikvah by online appointment. St. George is the closest town to Zion National Park. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
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Source: jewishsouthernutah.com, checked Nov 2026Mammoth Lakes, CA
Chabad of Mammoth Lakes (Rabbi Zalman Notik, (847) 452-4609) hosts Shabbos dinners on set weekends, announced ahead; kosher meals and challah can be ordered ahead. Call before you count on a minyan.
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Source: chabadmammoth.com, checked Nov 2026Henderson, NV (by Las Vegas)
Henderson, about 15 km south-east of the Strip, has a growing frum community around the Ahavas Torah Center (101 S Arroyo Grande Blvd, founded 2011): daily minyanim, a kollel, an eruv (since 2014, upgraded in 2024 and expanded since), the Henderson Community Mikvah, and Shabbos meals with local families if you email [email protected] with your dates.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
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Source: ahavastorahcenter.org · ahavastorahcenter.org · godaven.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltCasa Grande, AZ (by Phoenix)
Casa Grande, about 70 km (45 mi) south-east of Phoenix, has a chassidish community with batei medrash (the main one is Khal Chasidim – Dinov, 1645 E Silver Reef Dr, with minyanim all week), two mikvaos (listed under Mikvaos below), and an eruv that was finished in Adar 5786 (early 2026) under its rabbonim. The kehilla office is (520) 535-1045, [email protected]. Call ahead before Shabbos.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
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Source: khalchasidimcg.com · khalchasidimcg.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltPoconos, PA
Small Chabad houses run Shabbos-morning minyanim in season, so contact them before you book and pick lodging within walking distance. Chabad of Gouldsboro: Shabbos davening 10:30 AM, kiddush 12:00 ([email protected]). Chabad of Lake Harmony: summer Shabbos mornings at 10:30 AM; it says minyanim depend on how many people sign up, so tell them your dates.
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Source: chabadgouldsboro.org · chabadlakeharmony.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltGrand Teton and Yellowstone · Jackson Hole, WY
Chabad Lubavitch of Wyoming hosts Shabbos dinner by reservation, at least one week ahead. Its page says to book your hotel and flights first, because lodging in Jackson Hole is limited. Ask them about a minyan before you go. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Source: jewishwyoming.com, checked Nov 2026Yellowstone (north side) · Bozeman, MT
Chabad Lubavitch of Montana is at 1610 Ellis Street, Suite 2B, Bozeman (406-577-2078). Contact them before Shabbos about meals and a minyan.
Source: jewishmontana.com, checked Nov 2026Lake Tahoe, NV/CA
Chabad at Lake Tahoe takes Shabbos dinner reservations on its site. The dinner is usually at a home about 0.4 miles from Chabad (ask for the address), and the form asks if you’re coming to the Shabbos-morning minyan at Chabad at 10 AM. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Source: jewishtahoe.com, checked Nov 2026Sedona, AZ
Chabad of Sedona holds Shabbos services with a kiddush once a month (its 2026–27 dates start Oct 31, Nov 28 and Dec 26). Call the rabbi at 928-985-0667 or email [email protected] to say you’re coming.
Source: jewishsedona.com, checked Nov 2026Niagara Falls
The Niagara Jewish Welcome Centre (6417 Main Street, Niagara Falls, Ontario; 905-356-7200 ext. 772) has a shul open around the clock with a Sefer Torah. From September to June there is no regular minyan, so register on FallsMinyan.com to help make one. Buffalo’s Chabad House (500 Starin Ave) has minyanim all year. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Source: jewishniagarafalls.com · jewishniagara.com, checked Nov 2026Great Smoky Mountains, TN
Chabad of Knoxville runs a WhatsApp group and a travelers’ form so visitors to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge can make their own minyanim (details on its page). It says a Shabbos minyan is very hard to arrange unless everyone stays in the same hotel.
Source: chabadknoxville.org, checked Nov 2026Lake George, NY
In summer, Saratoga Chabad runs a weekday minyan for travelers, now indoors at Aviation Mall, 578 Aviation Rd, Queensbury, with a kosher pizza shop across from it. The Shabbos minyan is in Saratoga. Register first; meals can be ordered from them with 24–48 hours’ notice (Rabbi Abba, 518-526-0773).
Source: saratogachabad.com, checked Nov 2026Banff and Canmore, Canada
Chabad of the Canadian Rockies (216 Trapper Rise, Canmore; 780-299-0066) ran Shabbos services from June 27 to August 29, 2026, and weekday minyanim during bein hazmanim. Ask them for the coming season’s times and place.
Source: chabadrockies.org, checked Nov 2026Alaska · Anchorage
The Lubavitch Jewish Center of Alaska has a tourist packet on its site that covers Shabbos times, services, meals and lodging. Contact them before your cruise or tour.
Source: lubavitchjewishcenter.org, checked Nov 2026Myrtle Beach, SC
Chabad of Myrtle Beach (615 29th Ave N; 678-205-6023) lists Shabbos services: Friday night at candle-lighting, Shacharis at 10 AM, Mincha after the kiddush and Maariv after Shabbos. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Source: jewishmyrtlebeach.com, checked Nov 2026Cape Cod, MA
Chabad of Cape Cod holds Shabbos-morning services at 10 AM, Sunday at 8 AM and Friday at 6:45 AM all year. There is no regular daily minyan, but in summer it organizes one when enough visitors sign up on its Minyan Maker. Its visitor guide also covers Shabbos dinners, lodging near the shul and the mikvah. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
Source: chabadcapecod.com · chabadcapecod.com, checked Nov 2026Ocean City, MD
Chabad Lubavitch Center of the Eastern Shore (13719 Coastal Highway; 410-250-7770) lists services, a mikvah and kosher catering on its site. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
Source: chabadoceancity.com, checked Nov 2026Glacier National Park · Kalispell, MT
Chabad Lubavitch of the Flathead Valley (128 Moe’s Run, Kalispell; 406-885-2541) has visitor pages for Glacier National Park: lodging, Shabbos meals at Chabad and kosher food. Contact them before your trip.
Source: jewishflathead.com, checked Nov 2026Virginia Beach, VA
Chabad Virginia Beach has a visitors’ page with a visitors’ WhatsApp group, minyanim and shuls, kosher food, rentals and hotels, and the local mikvah. Its page also warns that Virginia traffic laws are strict. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
Source: jewishvb.org, checked Nov 2026Atlantic City, NJ
Congregation Rodef Sholom says it is the longest-running shul at the shore, with a minyan every day of the year, open to visitors; email [email protected] for help with lodging and food. For dinner, Shari’s Bistro (glatt kosher, Orthodox supervision with a full-time mashgiach) is at 6811 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, (609) 515-6389, Sunday–Thursday evenings. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Source: rodefsholomac.org · sharisbistro.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltCharlotte, NC
Chabad of Charlotte (6619 Sardis Road) asks visitors to fill in its visitor’s form before coming to services. To confirm a minyan for a yahrzeit or Kaddish, call 704-366-3984; current service times are on its hotline, 704-790-5035.
Source: chabadnc.org, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltLancaster, PA (Amish country)
Degel Israel has daily Shacharis, Mincha and Maariv minyanim, a mikvah on the premises and a kosher mini-grocery with Chalav Yisroel items. Its kosher page also lists Lancaster Kosher take-out in summer, under rabbinical supervision. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
Source: degelisrael.org · degelisrael.org, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltSyracuse, NY
Sha’arei Torah (4313 E Genesee St, DeWitt; 315-446-6194) has a visitors’ page with nearby hotels and kosher food: the Jim & Arlene Gerber Bistro at Menorah Park (4101 E Genesee St; open Tuesday–Thursday 11 AM–2 PM), plus pre-packaged kosher at Wegmans and Price Chopper. Sign up for minyan on its site. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Source: stocsyracuse.org · stocsyracuse.org · menorahparkofcny.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltMonticello, NY (Catskills, all year)
Tiferes Moshe (55 St John St) lists weekday Shacharis minyanim from 7:00 to 10:30, Mincha and a late Maariv on GoDaven, which makes it one answer to the question of a year-round weekday minyan upstate. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Source: godaven.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltWhite Mountains · Lincoln, NH
LincolnMinyan.com organizes Shabbos minyanim by rental location (South Peak, Village of Loon, Riverfront/Nordic Inn and more): add yourself to the list for your week, and the details are posted every Erev Shabbos. It also has daily minyan and kosher pages.
Source: lincolnminyan.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltSouthern Vermont · Manchester
Chabad of Bennington County, 171 Sargent Lane, Manchester (518-506-8678). Call to make sure there is a minyan before you plan around it.
Source: manchesterjewishlife.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltPortland, Maine
Chabad of Maine (11 Pomeroy St, Portland; 207-871-8947) has tourist pages for lodging, kosher food, the prayer schedule and Shabbos meals. Call ahead before you count on a minyan.
Source: chabadofmaine.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltNassau, Bahamas (Baha Mar)
At the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, CinKo is a glatt kosher meat restaurant open for dinner Sunday–Thursday (reserve ahead), with sit-down Shabbos dinner and lunch reserved by Thursday 12 PM. Knosh, a Cholov Yisroel dairy food truck on the beach, serves breakfast and lunch. Details on jewishbahamas.com.
Source: jewishbahamas.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltStamford, CT
The Armon Hotel (2701 Summer St, 203-359-1300) is a kosher hotel with an on-premises shul with a Sefer Torah (if booked) and a new mikvah open on weekdays and Shabbos. Ask which hashgacha before you order.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
Source: armonstamford.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltBangor, Maine
Beth Abraham Synagogue (145 York St) asks you to call ahead to find out if there is a weekday minyan; Shabbos davening is at 9:30 AM. Its tourist page lists hotels within walking distance and a kosher take-out order form, and says the Hannaford on Broadway carries kosher products. Ask which hashgacha before you order.
Source: jewishbangor.org · godaven.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltEl Paso, TX (near New Mexico)
Chabad Lubavitch of El Paso, 6516 Escondido Drive (915-584-8218), has a shul, a mikvah and kosher take-out. An ivelt poster in December 2023 was told the weekday Shacharis minyan was only on Mondays and Thursdays, so call before you plan around it.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
Source: chabadelpaso.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltDayton, Ohio
Chabad of Greater Dayton (2001 Far Hills Ave, 937-643-0770) has Shabbos and Yom Tov davening at 9:00 AM followed by a kiddush lunch. An ivelt poster in 2023 found no weekday minyanim there.
Source: chabaddayton.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltDetroit area (Southfield / Oak Park)
The Grove (25155 Greenfield Rd, Southfield) is a large kosher grocery with a deli and ready meals you can order online. While you are there, the ohel of the Stoliner Rebbe “the Detroiter” is in Clinton Township; see his card on the Kevarim page. Ask which hashgacha before you order.
Minyan: Congregation Dovid ben Nuchim – Aish Kodesh, 14800 W. Lincoln Ave, Oak Park, (248) 569-0192. Its site lists weekday Shacharis at 6:55 and 8:55 and Sunday at 7:30 and 9:00, one of the later minyanim in town; the schedule page is old, so confirm the times.
Mikvah Israel is at 15116 W. 10 Mile Rd, Oak Park, by Young Israel of Oak Park, 248-967-5402.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
Source: grovekosher.com · yelp.com · dbndetroit.org · mikvah.org, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltHunter and Tannersville, NY (Catskills)
The historic Hunter Shul, 7917 Main Street (built 1906), has regular Shabbos and weekday minyanim in the summer and occasional ones the rest of the year, often on Shabbos Chanukah, mid-winter break and civil holidays. Outside summer, contact them first to confirm a minyan: (518) 972-0262, shul matters only.
In Tannersville, Beis Menachem (5937 Main St) and the Bostoner shul (5863 Main St) have summer minyanim. The shul site lists a men’s mikvah at the Bostoner and men’s and ladies’ mikvaos at Congregation Anshe Hashoron, 71 S Main St; there is no mikvah in Hunter itself.
Kosher food: Country-K Supermarket and dairy restaurant, 5969 Main St, Tannersville (summer only). For a full kosher store all year, the shul site points to The Kosher Store at Price Chopper, 1892 Central Ave, Colonie (Vaad Hakashruth of the Capital District).
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
Source: huntershul.com · mikvah list · kosher food list, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltScranton, PA (I-81 / I-84)
The Jewish Discovery Center lists daily minyanim in Scranton. Machazikei Hadas, 600 Monroe Ave: Shacharis Sunday 7:00 and 8:00, weekdays 6:20 and 7:15, Mincha/Maariv a few minutes before shkiah. Yeshiva Beis Moshe, 930 Hickory St, has late Maariv minyanim (8:45, 10:00, 10:45 PM), handy when you are driving through.
Times change with the seasons, so check the list before you go. Near Wilkes-Barre, Bais Moshe in Kingston is a Chabad shul with minyanim; its site posts the day’s times.
Source: jewishnepa.com · baismoshe.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltWashington, DC
Char Bar, 2142 L St NW, is a kosher meat restaurant (steaks, burgers, deli, BBQ) under the Vaad of Greater Washington. Its site lists Sunday–Thursday 12 PM–8:15 PM, closed Friday and Shabbos; (202) 785-4314.
For more kosher choices and minyanim, many visitors stay in Silver Spring or Baltimore.
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Source: charbardc.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltKey West, FL
Chabad Jewish Center of the Florida Keys, 906 Trinity Drive, Key West, 305-295-0013. Its tourist page offers Shabbos meals together with a hotel stay and kosher catering for travelers; its calendar lists Shabbos morning services at 10:00 AM. Call ahead for weekday minyanim.
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Source: chabadkeys.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltReykjavík, Iceland
Chabad of Iceland (Jewish Community Iceland) hosts Shabbos in the center of Reykjavík and runs a small kosher and gift shop. Weekday minyanim happen only sometimes; its visitors page lets you sign up for minyan notices on your dates. The big sights are far from Reykjavík, so plan Shabbos in the city.
Source: jewishiceland.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltProvidence and Newport, RI
Providence has an Orthodox community near downtown with four shuls in walking distance of each other (Sha’arei Tefilla, Mishkon Tfiloh, Beth Shalom, Ohawe Shalom) and several daily minyanim, per the OU community page. Bubbie’s Market sells kosher food, including cholov Yisroel and prepared food from the caterer; Brown University’s kosher dining room is open to the public. There is a mikvah and an eruv.
In Newport, Touro Synagogue (72 Touro Street), the oldest standing synagogue in the US, holds Shabbos and Yom Tov services; its site has the times and hosted Shabbos meals for visitors. (401) 843-9362.
Not a kashrus endorsement — call first.
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Source: OU communities · thetourosynagogue.org · shearithisrael.org, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltGibraltar (by the Costa del Sol)
Gibraltar has an old Sephardi community of about 800 with four active synagogues: the Great Synagogue (Shaar Hashamayim), Etz Chayim, the Flemish Synagogue (Nefutsot Yehuda) and Abudarham. Travel guides list one kosher restaurant and several kosher delis. It is a good Shabbos option if you are near Málaga, which has no kosher restaurant; Chabad in Marbella is the other choice (see Shabbos food, below). Contact the community before Shabbos.
Source: jguideeurope.org · totallyjewishtravel.com, checked Nov 2026 · tip from iveltBillings, MT (eastern Montana)
Chabad Lubavitch of Billings hosts visitors for Shabbos services and meals at its home-based Chabad house (call for the address) and has a minyan page. Its visitor page says there is no eruv, no kosher restaurant, no weekday kosher take-out and no kosher meat or cholov Yisroel in local stores, so bring or ship food. Book Shabbos only after your hotel and car are confirmed.
Source: jewishbillings.com · kosher food page, checked Nov 2026 · tip from ivelt