A part-time skill of Ryan’s, in-home furniture repair, led them to a chance encounter helping Jeff and Dawn at Wasatch Lake. Ryan and Tara have a combined 25 years in the hospitality business, and have worked for various restaurants in a variety of positions, including responsibilities as server, bartender, cook, maître d’, event coordinator and general manager.Īfter many years in Indianapolis, they knew they wanted to eventually leave the city for a home amongst the trees. The pair met in Bloomington and moved to Indianapolis together in 2014. Tara graduated from Hanover College with a Liberal Arts Degree and Ryan graduated from the Kelley School of Business at IU with a major in Finance. We are so grateful to Jeff and Dawn for all of the work they put in over the years and their love of this unique retreat!Īs we plunge into 2022, we want to introduce our new caretakers, Ryan and Tara Cummings, who joined the Wasatch Lake team in October 2021. Reservations accepted one year in advance.Īfter five years of dedicated service, our former caretakers, Jeff Huffman and Dawn Schmidt, have officially retired from Wasatch Lake to enjoy their 45 acre property just minutes away. Winter fun at Wasatch Lake means snowy walks, cross country skiing, ice skating, sledding, ping pong and foosball in the Long House Lodge, tobogganing or curling up next to the crackling fireplace.Įmail Ryan and Tara at or call our office at 31 to book your wedding, family reunion, corporate retreat or weekend getaway at the beautiful Wasatch Lake Retreat.
Ask the caretakers about our “Faces” and “Wasasquatch” challenge to win free Wasatch apparel during your stay!
No fishing license needed!Įnjoy fishing, boating, hiking, swimming, tennis, pickleball, bird watching and much more. Relax on your cabin’s private dock or row around the lake in a Wasatch-provided rowboat, canoe, kayak, paddle board or our paddletoon. Wasatch, a Native American word meaning “beautiful vista,” is a fitting description for this 400 acre private woodland, and the perfect getaway destination for families, couples and friends! Just one hour southwest of Indianapolis in Owen County, this cozy, country retreat is open year around and offers the tranquility of 7 lakefront cabins, the beautiful 9,000 square foot Long House Lodge and 12 miles of hiking trails- all nestled around a 50 acre stocked lake.Įach cabin comes with a fully equipped kitchen, a wood-burning fireplace, charcoal grill and bonfire pit. Wasatch Lake Retreat Turner Woodard’s cozy cabins by the lake!