Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat

08/31/2026

Dreaming of Living off the Land? 🌱 BEFORE YOU BUY THE LAND
It starts with Dreaming about owning acreage, homesteading, or creating a more sustainable lifestyle someday?

Before you make the leap—come live the lessons.

Our new 3-Day Homestead Discovery Retreat is an immersive educational experience designed to introduce future landowners to the realities of land stewardship, growing food, managing natural resources, working with animals, and creating a homestead that fits their life.

Because we believe modern conveniences and sustainable practices can coexist. 🌿

📍 Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat | Educational Eco Center
🌱 Thursday–Saturday
👥 Limited to just 10 students per retreat
📅 Spring 2027

💌 Message us to join our waiting list and receive our Founding Student rates when 2027 enrollment opens!

Before you buy the land, come live the lessons.

08/30/2026

🍂🦁 FALL IS COMING TO ROARING LION RANCH! 🦁🍂

Cooler days, fall colors, fishing, workshops and some of our favorite outdoor experiences of the year are almost here!

At Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat, we’re all about connecting people with the land and helping preserve the ecosystems that sustain us. 🌎🌱

Fall gives us so many ways to do just that!

HERE’S WHAT’S COMING UP 👇

🎣 SEPTEMBER–NOVEMBER | FREE FALL FISHING AT WASHINGTON PARK

That’s right — FREE fishing returns this fall at Washington Park, sponsored by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources! 🎣 All IDNR sponsored fishing clinics are FREE at public ponds.

Get outside, enjoy the changing season and spend some time along the water while learning more about fishing and our local aquatic ecosystems.

🐟 SEPTEMBER—OCTOBER | BASS HARVEST + IKEJIME WORKSHOP

Fishing meets conservation! Learn how responsible selective harvest can be part of managing a healthy pond ecosystem.

We’ll cover bass harvest, Ikejime, filleting and vacuum sealing — with an optional Grill & Chill pond-to-table experience afterward. 🔥🎣

🍁 OCTOBER 4 | 2ND ANNUAL AUTUMN AFFAIR — CHARITY EVENT

Our private adults-only countryside charity event returns — and we have a full afternoon planned!

🔥 Local Food Vendor: Korean BBQ + Gourmet Burgers — fresh to order
🧀 Farmhouse charcuterie & fall drinks
🌿 Tropical plant education & sale
🎨 Live painting by Fantom Don Howell & Valkyrie Recovery Art Works
🖼️ Silent auction items
🦎 Exotic animal encounters by Autumn's Exotic Animals
🫏 Donkey encounters
🎣 Fishing & Grill-N-Chill at the Dock
🎯 Charity Trivia Bingo
🌱 CBD Botanicals of Springfield providing holistic education & sampling plus our Charity Bud-N-Bar cart.
🔮 Optional exclusive after-hours group reading by Damon Bridges
…and MORE!

Come spend a fall afternoon with us while helping support a meaningful charitable cause. 💚

⚠️ Guest registration is required to attend our 2026 Autumn Affair.

🧄 OCTOBER | GARLIC WORKSHOP

Get your hands in the soil! 🌱

Learn how to plant garlic in the fall, work with its natural growing cycle and prepare now for next year’s harvest.

🏕️ FALL PRIVATE RETREATS + CAMPING

Sometimes connecting with nature is as simple as spending more time in it.

Book the ranch for a private Mini Gathering or overnight camping experience and enjoy outdoor education on fishing, wild forage walking trails, rescue donkeys, and plenty of room to simply slow down for mental clarity & connection.

🍂 AND WE’RE STILL ADDING MORE!

Whether we’re teaching someone to fish, growing food, managing our pond, caring for wildlife habitat or simply giving people a place to spend time outdoors, it all comes back to the same purpose:

🌎 Connecting people.
🌱 Connecting with the land.
🐝 Preserving our ecosystems.

Because when people have the opportunity to experience and understand the land around them, they’re more likely to value it, care for it and help preserve it for generations to come. 💚

💌 INTERESTED IN JOINING US?

Send us a Facebook message and tell us which event, workshop or ranch experience you’re interested in. We’ll send you the details, dates and registration information!

🍁 Some experiences have limited availability, so reach out early.

🦁 Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat
🌿 A getaway that gives back!

Ranch Bookings are on Private property • Advance registration/bookings required.

08/29/2026

🍂 FALL WEEKENDS AT THE RANCH ARE FILLING UP! 🦁🌾

Want a private retreat oasis all to yourselves this Fall?

Skip the crowded campground or traditional venue and escape to 10 private acres at Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat in Chatham, IL.

STAY YOUR WAY. ADVENTURE YOUR WAY.

☀️ $250 — Private Mini Gathering great for parties or intimate gatherings
🌙 $250/night — Private Camping
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Up to 25 guests perfect for friends and family trips!

Your ranch getaway includes:

🎣 Fishing, swimming & floating in the pond (weather permitted)
🔥 Grill & Chill dockside
🫏 Donkey encounters
🥾 Walking trails
🎨 Use of our private barn & art gallery hangout space equipped with with electrical outlets, wifi, wood-burner, comfy seating, standard fridge & restroom.
🌱 Optional 1-hr outdoor education or Add-on a custom workshop activity
🏕️ Primitive camping and/or small pop-ups allowed

Bring the family. Gather your homeschool group. Celebrate a birthday. Plan a friends’ weekend. Or simply disappear into the countryside for a little while. 🍁

REMAINING AVAILABLE FALL WEEKENDS:

🍂 Sept. 11–13
🍂 Sept. 25–27
🎃 Oct. 8-10
🎃 Oct. 16–18
🎃 Oct. 23–25
🍁Nov. 6-8
🍁Nov. 13-15

DM us or Contact 217-828-0738 to arrange your private booking.

Once a weekend is booked, the entire ranch is reserved privately for your group. We are not open to the public.

📍 Chatham, Illinois
🦁 Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat
🌿A Getaway That Gives Back!
🎨 All Art Sales benefit Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue 🫏

Private property • Approved Registration required

08/27/2026

🍂 WORTH THE DRIVE: Your Fall Countryside Escape Is Closer Than You Think! 🦁

Looking for a unique fall day trip in Central Illinois?

Escape the crowds and spend an afternoon tucked away on our private 10-acre countryside retreat just outside Springfield. Our 2nd Annual Autumn Affair brings together relaxation, food, art, animals, outdoor experiences & giving back—all in one fall afternoon.

🌿 Wander our walking trails & unplug in nature
🫏 Visit with our rescued donkeys
🍴 Enjoy made-to-order Korean BBQ, fresh grilled burgers, farmhouse charcuterie & seasonal drinks
🎨 Watch live painting by Valkyrie Artworks. Art Gallery Purchases benefit veterans & PVDR
🦎 Experience exotic animal encounters with Autumn’s Exotics
🎣 Grab a chair for fall fishing & football viewing down by the dock
🌿 Tropical plant education & plant sales by The Plant Lady
🥂CBD Botanicals’ Charity Bud-N-Bar Cart. CannaFriendly
🧺 Bid on many $200+ Silent Auction items benefiting Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue
🎟️ Join Charity Trivia Bingo, giveaways & more!
🔮 Stay a little longer for our Exclusive After-Hours Group Reading with medium Damon B.

Come from Springfield, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Taylorville, Decatur or anywhere in between—make the drive part of your fall adventure. 🍁

📅 Sunday, October 4, 2026
🕐 Main Retreat | 1–5 PM
🔮 Exclusive After-Hours Experience | 5 PM onward
📍 Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat | Chatham, IL
🔞 21+

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🍂 BY PRIVATE INVITATION • LIMITED ENTRY

Advance registration is required to secure your place on our private guest list.

🍂 Autumn Affair Retreat | $60
DM US FOR GUEST INVITATION

🌙 Autumn Affair + Exclusive After-Hours Group Reading | $100
DM US FOR GUEST INVITATION

🚗 30 minutes away? 45? Even an hour? Come spend the afternoon with us.

Sometimes the best fall escape is just a country road away. 🍂🌾

🦁 Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat
🌿 A Getaway That Gives Back!

08/27/2026

08/25/2026

☀️ SUMMER BREAK AT ROARING LION RANCH 🌿

We are currently and intentionally carving out a little time to slow down, enjoying our oasis, spending time together as a family and soaking up these last beautiful days of summer.

During our Summer Break, our communications will be limited while we unplug a bit and enjoy some much-needed time away from our daily operations. 🌻🐝🫏🎣

We’ll be back refreshed and ready for one of our favorite times of the year — FALL at Roaring Lion Ranch! 🍂

Thank you for supporting our family businesses, respecting our reset and everything we’re building here at the ranch! 💛

Here’s to slowing down, soaking up summer & enjoying the oasis. ☀️🌿

08/22/2026

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08/21/2026

☀️ OUR ANNUAL SUMMER RESET

Every summer, we carve out a little time to slow things down, spend time with family, and simply enjoy what we work so hard for here at Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat. 🦁🐝

🧡 That time has arrived! 💛

Over the next week, our communications will be intentionally limited while we unplug a bit.

🛍️ ONE LAST MARKET DAY BEFORE OUR BREAK!
Our Botanical Market & Apothecary & CBD Botanicals will be OPEN this Saturday from 10 AM–6 PM before we begin our summer break.

If you need to stock up on your ranch favorites, herbs, apothecary goods, coffee, honey, seasonings and more, Saturday is the day!

After that, we’ll be slowing things down for a little while and soaking up the last stretch of summer. 🌻

Thank you for allowing our small family business the space to practice what we encourage so often around here.

Slow down. Get outside. Spend time with the people you love. And enjoy where you are! 💛🧡🖤

🦁Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat🌿

08/21/2026

🧗‍♀️🦁 ADVENTURE YOUR WAY!

Sometimes the best adventures happen just outside your comfort zone.

I’m timid of heights, but I made the climb, pushed past the nerves and conquered a fear! 🙌 That feeling of “I DID IT!” is exactly what an outdoor adventure can bring to a retreat.

And now we’re bringing even more ways to Adventure Your Way at Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat!

🧗‍♀️ ROCK CLIMBING can be added as another outdoor experience for your private retreat, gathering or celebration!

Think:

🎂 A birthday party they’ll actually remember
🤝 A team-building experience outside the office
🌿 A private group adventure with friends
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A family day spent doing something different
🏕️ A retreat that mixes relaxation with a little adventure

Enjoy our private ranch your way! From fishing, pond floats, nature trails, donkeys encounters, outdoor education, grilling, camping and plenty of space to simply unwind.

Your getaway doesn’t have to look like everyone else’s.

STAY YOUR WAY.
ADVENTURE YOUR WAY.

💬 Interested in adding a Rock Climbing Experience to a future booking?

Message us CLIMB to join our interest list!

🦁 Roaring Lion Ranch & Retreat
🌿 A Getaway That Gives Back!