Lodge and Event Center on 30 acre Lake Sleeps 100!

Farm stay in Farmington, Illinois

  1. 16+ guests
  2. 13 bedrooms
  3. 74 beds
  4. 6 baths
Hosted by Justin
  1. Superhost
  2. 3 years hosting

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The Uplands is a special place in Farmington, Illinois just 28 miles west of Peoria that was created for you to host your special events! It’s a vacation rental property with a private lake, lodge, event center, and amenities list 1.2 miles long…

The Uplands is the perfect location in Central Illinois to have your dream wedding, host your church camp, plan a corporate event, multi-family vacation, annual guys fishing trip, girls getaway, sports team building retreat, or large family reunion!

The space
The Uplands at Norris Lake, Farmington IL is an amazing 80 acre private property that is set up well for your private event! We only rent the property to one group at a time!

You can host your dream wedding, large family reunion, church camp, corporate retreat, sports team building, or any type of memory making event…

Our Magical Lakefront Sunsets are the Perfect Ending to Your Perfect Day!

We have many kayaks and canoes, but bring your own motorboat or fishing boat… the lake has a 400’ beach!

The Lodge overlooking the lake is fully furnished and has high speed WiFi, 11 bedrooms that sleep 46 people, a great room, livingroom, kitchen, and laundry room along with 5 bathrooms (2 of them are higher capacity).

The Event Center sits next to the lodge and captures the full view of the lake and picture perfect, waterfront sunsets! Inside the event center is a full court gym for basketball, volleyball, pickleball, and more…

The bunk rooms in the event center do not include bedding. Please bring your own sleeping bag and pillow!

The basketball hoops fold up and the 3 huge barn doors of the gym open up to the 80x60 patio outside to create the perfect indoor/ outdoor barn wedding space. Also in the event center are bathrooms, catering kitchen, and 2 high capacity dorm rooms that sleep 27 people each.

Outside the Event Center is an acre worth of parking, and next to that is a sports field for soccer, football, baseball, kickball, volleyball, gaga ball, archery, tug o war pit and several other fun activities!

Guest access
We only rent the entire property to one group at a time… your group will have the most amazing retreat on a private 30 acre lake with lodge and event center.

Other things to note
Fishing in the lake is incredible!
Swimming is crystal clear water.
There is a boat ramp so you can bring your own boat too!
The event center bedrooms do not include bedding. Please bring your own bedding for the bunks In the event center

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

Beach access
Kitchen
Wifi
Free parking on premises
TV

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Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 16 reviews.

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Where you’ll be

Farmington, Illinois, United States

Meet your host

Superhost
148 reviews
4.98 out of 5 average rating
3 years of hosting
Lives in Peoria, Illinois
What makes my home unique: The private setting with stream & trees
Travel nut, that is always up for an adventure!

Justin is a Superhost

Superhosts are experienced, highly rated hosts who are committed to providing great stays for guests.

Co-hosts

  • Brook
  • Rachel
  • Katie
  • Nate
  • Chad
  • Mae
  • Noah

Host details

Response rate: 100%
Responds within an hour
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 4:00 PM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
No pets
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm