Groups & events

Plan your next special event with us.

A wedding, a family reunion, a corporate retreat, or a hunting trip — reach out and see whether we can help. A lot of what the property can do is not on this website yet, and the fastest way to find out is to ask.

The back deck at Spoonbill Lodge — roofed on the near half, open to the sky on the far half, looking out into the pines.

The short version

One property, not a venue with a lodge attached.

You get all of it: the lodge, the deck, the field, the sport court, the theater, and the 10 acres around them. Nobody else is on site, and nothing is shared.

The lodge sleeps a set number of people. The property holds far more than that through the day. There is parking, open cleared land, a barn and a garage for storage, and room for camp trailers and tents. Beds are the limit here. Space is not.

That matters most for the parts nobody plans. The hour before the ceremony. The late night after the session ends. The morning when everyone wants coffee at a different time. A venue rents you a window. This is a weekend.

The property

10 private acres, yours alone for the dates you book

Sleeping

6 bedrooms in the lodge, plus trailer hookups and tent ground

Day capacity

Well past what the lodge sleeps. We set it with you, per event

Parking

On site, on gravel and open ground. Plenty of it

Setting up

Level cleared land, power on the deck, barn and garage storage

Fees and rules

Quoted per event while we are new. Ask and we will answer straight

Image of the field set for a ceremony coming soon

Weddings & elopements

Weddings and elopements

The field is level and cleared, with the tree line behind it, so your backdrop is forest. The deck runs the back of the lodge, and the kitchen opens onto it. Between them you have a ceremony site and a place to feed everyone.

This works best as a wedding weekend, not a wedding day. Your party sleeps in the lodge, and the property holds far more people through the day than it sleeps at night. You get Friday to Sunday instead of six rented hours.

Tell us the date, the headcount, and the rough shape of the day. We will tell you what the property can carry and what you would need to bring in.

Ceremony: The field — level, cleared, tree line behind
Reception: The deck — about 750 sq ft, lit and powered
Getting ready: Madison’s Room, and Nora’s studio with its own entrance
Elopements: Two to 10 people. The simplest version of all of this
To ask about: Headcount, vendors, and the day’s timeline

Inquire about weddings & elopements

Image of the theater set for a presentation coming soon

Corporate retreats

Corporate retreats and offsites

The lodge takes a team off the calendar for two days. Sessions run in the family room, the theater, or on the deck. Breakout groups spread across the landing, the dining table, and the game room.

The unstructured half is the point. That is the disc golf course, the sport court, the field, and the firepit after dark.

Plan around the cell service. It is unreliable in the forest and depends on your carrier. The Wi-Fi in the lodge is fast and supports Wi-Fi calling. Tell your team to expect no signal once they turn off Lake Mary Road.

Session space: The family room, the theater, or the deck
Breakout space: The landing, the dining table, the game room
Connectivity: Fast Wi-Fi throughout. No reliable cell signal
Best size: Small enough that everyone gets a bed
Invoicing: We can invoice a company directly. Ask us

Inquire about corporate retreats

Image of a family group in the field coming soon

Family reunions

Family reunions and large gatherings

This is what the lodge was built for. Six bedrooms over two floors. The grandparents take a main-floor bedroom. The couple who wants distance takes the studio over the garage. The kids go upstairs, where the noise belongs.

More than one person can cook in the kitchen at once, and the long table seats everyone at the same time. When the family is larger than the lodge, there is room on the land for camp trailers and tents.

Arrive stocked. The nearest full grocery store is 45 minutes away in either direction. We can also have groceries waiting when you arrive.

Bedrooms: Six, over two floors. You book the whole property
Overflow: Camp trailers with hookups, plus flat tent ground
Dining: One long table that seats the whole group
For the kids: Pack-n-plays, a high chair, the game room, the field
Groceries: We can have them waiting. See add-ons

Inquire about family reunions

Church & community retreats

Church and community retreats

A group that needs more beds than one lodge has normally splits across two rentals in different places. Here the leaders sleep inside and the group camps on the cleared land next door, within walking distance, on one property.

Sessions run inside. The field takes whatever happens between them. We provide the firewood, which matters when you run an evening every night.

Use the barn and the detached garage for storage if you bring equipment. Ask when you inquire and we will leave them open.

Indoor space: The family room, the theater, and the landing
Camping: Flat, cleared ground next door
Storage: Barn and detached garage, on request
Firewood: We provide it. Do not haul your own
Quiet hours: After 10:00 pm. Sound carries a long way here

Inquire about church & community retreats

Image of the drive in coming soon

Hunting trips

A base camp for hunting trips

Hunting is not permitted on our 10 acres. Use the lodge as a home base instead. The property sits inside the Coconino National Forest, and elk country surrounds it.

For a party of six or eight, one lodge beats motel rooms in Flagstaff. You get a kitchen at four in the morning, somewhere to dry boots, freezer space, and everyone under one roof. Midweek and shoulder-season dates are normally open, which is when most hunts fall.

Confirm your unit and season with Arizona Game and Fish before you book. We can tell you what surrounds the property and how long each drive is. The draw is between you and the state.

On the property: No hunting on our land. A base camp only
Location: Coconino National Forest, on the Mogollon Rim
Best for: Parties of 6 to 10, midweek
Gear: Barn and garage storage, on request
Early starts: Full kitchen, coffee provided, no quiet-hour problem at 4am

Inquire about hunting trips

Questions

What planners ask us first.

Can you have a wedding at Spoonbill Lodge?

Yes, with approval in advance. The ceremony goes on the field, with the tree line behind it. The deck holds the reception. Because you have the whole property, a wedding here runs across a weekend instead of a six-hour rental. Send us your dates and your headcount.

How many guests can attend an event?

More than the lodge sleeps. Overnight capacity is the limit on beds, not on people — there is parking, open land, and room to set up well beyond it. We set the number event by event, so tell us what you are planning and we will confirm it for your date rather than guess.

Is there room to park everyone?

Yes. There is gravel parking by the lodge and the garage, and open ground beyond it for an event. Tell us roughly how many cars to expect and we will plan where they go.

Do you allow day guests who do not stay overnight?

In most cases, yes. We approve it event by event while we are new. Ask when you inquire and we will give you a straight answer for your date.

Does Spoonbill Lodge work for a corporate retreat?

Yes. Sessions run in the family room, the theater, or on the deck, and breakout groups spread across the landing, the dining table, and the game room. Plan for fast Wi-Fi in the lodge but no reliable cell signal in the forest.

Can you host a family reunion?

Yes. This is what the lodge was built for. Six bedrooms over two floors means the grandparents take the main floor and the kids go upstairs. Several people cook at once, and one long table seats everyone together.

Do you take hunting parties?

Yes, as a base camp. Hunting is not permitted on our 10 acres, but the property sits inside the Coconino National Forest with elk country around it. Midweek and shoulder-season dates are normally open, which is when most hunts fall. Confirm your unit and season with Arizona Game and Fish before you book.

Can we bring in vendors, tents, or our own equipment?

Normally yes. There is open land to set up on, and a barn and a detached garage you can use for storage during an event. Tell us what you want to bring and we will tell you where it fits.

Is there a separate event fee?

We price events individually while we are new. Tell us what you are planning and we will quote you directly.

Inquire

Tell us what you are planning.

Tell us your dates and your headcount. The more you give us, the more useful our first reply is. We answer every inquiry ourselves, normally within a day.

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