Lake Wildwood

Lake Wildwood Established in 1968, Lake Wildwood is a private community offering two lakes for fishing, boating, and swimming.

With over 1,400 acres of wildlife and year-round events, it's the perfect place for outdoor fun and family-friendly activities!

๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐…๐ž๐ž๐?Facebook does not always show every Page post to every follower...
05/29/2026

๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐…๐ž๐ž๐?

Facebook does not always show every Page post to every follower automatically, even when you follow the Page. A few quick settings can help make sure Association updates show up more often.
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Visit our page at www.facebook.com/lakewildwood, tap or click Following, and select Favorites for your Feed. You can also adjust your notification settings and choose All Posts so you do not miss important updates!
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Using the Feeds tab is also a great way to see recent posts from Pages you follow.
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Thanks for helping us stay connected as a community. We will continue sharing updates through Facebook, the Lake Wildwood website, email updates, and the Sunbeam. โ˜€๏ธ

May 29, 2026 - 8AM UPDATE - The road is open. Thank you for your patience!--OLD:โš ๏ธ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž - ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ (๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐) & (๐‹๐š๐ค...
05/28/2026

May 29, 2026 - 8AM UPDATE - The road is open. Thank you for your patience!

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โš ๏ธ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž - ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ (๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐) & (๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž)
Please use extra caution near Rollingwood and Lake Wildwood Drive. A trailer hauling trusses has overturned and is partially blocking the road. Please be patient and avoid the area if possible. Thank you.

๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐!โ€Ž Fourth of July weekend is shaping up to be a full weekend of music, parade fun, firework...
05/28/2026

๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐!
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Fourth of July weekend is shaping up to be a full weekend of music, parade fun, fireworks, and community celebration.
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๐ŸŽถ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘: Music at the Pavilion
๐Ÿš— ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’: Annual Parade in the morning
๐ŸŽ† ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ“: Fireworks at dusk over the Wildwood Dam
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This yearโ€™s celebration also takes place during America 250, making it a special year to bring out the red, white, and blue. Members are encouraged to start planning parade decorations for golf carts, ATVs, bicycles, and more.
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Patriotic and Americana themes are encouraged, but all festive and family-friendly styles are welcome!
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More details will be announced soon. For now, save the dates and start thinking stars, stripes, summer nights, and Lake Wildwood!

๐Ÿ“ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!โ€Ž Grab a partner and come out for a fun morning of frie...
05/27/2026

๐Ÿ“ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!
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Grab a partner and come out for a fun morning of friendly competition, community, and pickleball action on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
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๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ
-Registration begins at 9:30 AM
-Tournament starts at 10:00 AM
-$20 entry per pair
-Double elimination format
-Cash prizes awarded
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The double elimination format gives teams more chances to play, compete, and enjoy the day. โ˜€๏ธ
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Find a partner, sign up, and come ready for a great day on the courts!

๐ŸŽฃ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐Š๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฒ!โ€Ž Bring the kids out for a fun morning at the ...
05/27/2026

๐ŸŽฃ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐Š๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฒ!
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Bring the kids out for a fun morning at the Marina on Saturday, June 13. Fishing runs from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM, with check-in beginning at 7:30 AM.
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This event is open to kids ages 15 and under. Whether they fish all the time or are just getting started, itโ€™s a great chance to enjoy the lake, make some memories, and have a little fishing fun.
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Register today and join us at the Marina! ๐ŸŸ

๐Š๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฒ
๐ŸŸSaturday, June 13 ๐ŸŽฃ
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Bring the kids out for a fun morning on the water at the Lake Wildwood Kids Fishing Derby. Whether they are experienced anglers or fishing for the first time, this event is a great opportunity to enjoy the lake, catch fish, and make summer memories!
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๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž
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๐ŸŽฃ ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฉThe May 16 Lake Wildwood Fishing Tournament brought out 11 boats for a great mor...
05/27/2026

๐ŸŽฃ ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฉ
The May 16 Lake Wildwood Fishing Tournament brought out 11 boats for a great morning on the water.
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Congratulations to our top finishers:
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๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž
Matt Webster and Matt Kopec
19.32 pounds
Also landed the Big Largemouth at 5.76 pounds

๐Ÿฅˆ ๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž
Matt Melland and Abbi
13.72 pounds
Also landed the Big Smallmouth at 3.42 pounds

๐Ÿฅ‰ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž
Dan Gusick and Sean Herrick
13.36 pounds
(๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘)
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๐ด๐‘™๐‘ ๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘: ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘š ๐ป๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ท๐‘œ๐‘› ๐พ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ฆ
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Thank you to everyone who came out and participated!
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๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Lake Wildwood Fishing Tournaments continue in June with two upcoming tournament dates:
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๐Ÿ“… ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ
๐‘ช๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘ ๐‘พ๐’†๐’ƒ๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ด๐’†๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ป๐’๐’–๐’“๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•
5:30 AM to 12:00 PM
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๐Ÿ“… ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•
5:30 PM to Midnight
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Registration begins 30 minutes before the start of each tournament. Take-off and weigh-in will be held at the Marina ramp, with live well checks taking place before take-off.
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๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ:
โ€ข Entry fee is $50 per boat
โ€ข Payouts awarded
โ€ข Big Bass pots
โ€ข Limit of 2 anglers per boat
โ€ข Boats must be legally registered with Lake Wildwood
โ€ข Boats must have some form of aerated live well
โ€ข All Illinois D.N.R. and Lake Wildwood boating regulations apply
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๐ผ๐‘› ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ 14 ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ก๐‘ค๐‘œ ๐‘“๐‘™๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘  15 ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก. ๐ธ๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก.
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We hope to see everyone back out on the water in June! ๐ŸŽฃ

๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฅ๐, ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐโ€Ž ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก - ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒDumpsters will be available in the storage lot area ...
05/27/2026

๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฅ๐, ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ
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๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก - ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ
Dumpsters will be available in the storage lot area for member use. Disposal of electronics is accepted, excluding televisions and tube screens. Disposal of contractor materials is not permitted.
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๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐› ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ
Volunteers and supplies are needed to help build fish cribs for the lake on Sunday, May 31, beginning at 9:00 AM in the storage lot.
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Kirk M. and Marty K. will be leading the project, and any extra hands would be greatly appreciated. If you are able to help, please bring a drill if possible.
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We are also looking for donated supplies, including tubing, PEX, PVC, and smaller plastic culverts. Please note: no petroleum-based materials.
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Thank you for helping support lake habitat and fish structure improvements at Lake Wildwood!

๐€ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐€ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐žWhat a great Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Wildwood!โ€Ž Members kicked off Satu...
05/25/2026

๐€ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐€ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž
What a great Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Wildwood!
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Members kicked off Saturday at the Marina Field with the Bags Tournament, bringing plenty of friendly rivalry, teamwork, and good conversation. Later that evening, the Marina Pavilion filled with music, neighbors, and lakefront summer energy as Neumann Superhumann One Mann Rock Show performed by the Marina. Thank you to everyone who came out and helped make the weekend special.
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As we enjoy these moments together as a community, we also take time to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

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05/20/2026

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Members captured the beauty, memories, and everyday moments that make Lake Wildwood special. View the winning Sunbeam Photo Contest photographs in full color on our website and see the community through the eyes of your neighbors.
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https://www.lake-wildwood.com/sunbeam/photo-contest.html

๐Š๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฒ๐ŸŸSaturday, June 13 ๐ŸŽฃโ€Ž Bring the kids out for a fun morning on the water at the Lake Wildwood Kids Fish...
05/20/2026

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๐ŸŸSaturday, June 13 ๐ŸŽฃ
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Bring the kids out for a fun morning on the water at the Lake Wildwood Kids Fishing Derby. Whether they are experienced anglers or fishing for the first time, this event is a great opportunity to enjoy the lake, catch fish, and make summer memories!
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1000 Lake Wildwood Drive
Varna, IL
61375

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Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm
Saturday 8am - 1pm

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(309) 463-2047

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