Hackmatack Retreat: Time Out for Time In

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Hackmatack Retreat: Time Out for Time In

check us out @ www.hackmatackretreat.com The land is native prairie with a winding slow river, ponds, 200+-year-old oaks, and big sky.

The mission of Hackmatack Retreat is to provide an accessible space that becomes the physical container for deep wisdom teachings and heart-centered, transformative work. Hackmatack Retreat Center in Richmond Illinois (bordering Wisconsin) sits on almost 30 acres of protected land in the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in the heart of the Midwest. With countless places to enjoy the silence and meditate, gathering spaces for group work, and writing nooks and crannies indoors and out, Hackmatack seeks to offer “time out for time in” amidst this noisy world. Only five minutes from two small towns with all the amenities needed, and within an hour or so of major airports of O’hare, Midway, Milwaukee, or Rockford, Hackmatack is all about ease. We’re also 15+ minutes from the world-class historic resort town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We host retreats and on a case-by-case basis offer Hackmatack for others to use for their retreats.

02/10/2026

Floor-to-ceiling windows. 200-year-old oaks. Complete stillness.

The Glass Cabin at Hackmatack Retreat dissolves the boundary between inside and out — where you can watch the sun rise over native prairie, trace the winding river through protected forest, and let the big Midwest sky hold space for whatever you're carrying.

Two hours from Chicago. A world away from everything else.

Time out for time in.

01/27/2026

The Glass Cabin at Hackmatack transforms into a crystalline cocoon when winter arrives—where floor-to-ceiling windows frame a world gone quiet under fresh snow, and the only sound is the crackling of the fire inside.

Wrapped in warmth while the forest rests under its white blanket. Steaming mugs. Soft blankets. The kind of stillness that lets you finally hear yourself think.
This is where you step away from everything to step back into yourself.

Time out for time in—now with a winter view.

01/21/2026

Glass Cabin Winter Serenity

The river freezes over at Hackmatack, creating a landscape of stillness that invites deep reflection. Our Glass Cabin sits at the edge of this transformation—where moving water becomes mirror, where constant motion surrenders to quiet.

Winter at Hackmatack offers a different kind of retreat. The frozen river, the bare oaks, the big Midwest sky—everything stripped to its essence. This is the season for going inward, for the work that requires silence and space.

The Glass Cabin sleeps up to 6 guests and provides an immersive experience in the protected forest of the National Wildlife Refuge. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the winter landscape while you stay warm inside, creating the perfect container for personal transformation or intimate group work.

Available for weekend getaways or extended stays. Premium members have priority booking.

Two hours from Chicago. A world away from everything else.

01/12/2026

Winter stillness at Hackmatack

Even our statues pause to breathe beneath the snow.

The Glass Cabin waits—warm, luminous, surrounded by 30 acres of protected forest now wrapped in winter's quiet. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the transformation happening outside while you tend to the one happening within.

This is what "time out for time in" looks like in January.

Weekend getaways and cabin rentals available for 6 guests or less. Just two hours from Chicago in Richmond, IL. LGBTIQ inclusive, non-denominational, radically beautiful.

01/06/2026

Frozen stillness. Rising light. Space to breathe.

Two hours from Chicago, the slow river at Hackmatack Retreat holds winter's quiet—a reminder that transformation happens in the stillness between seasons.

30 acres of protected forest. 200-year-old oaks. Big sky. And the kind of silence that lets you hear yourself again.

Time out for time in.

12/14/2025

At The Glass Cabin, you don't have to arrive with it all figured out. This space holds room for the messy, the uncertain, the in-between. For the questions you're still asking. For the rest you didn't know you needed.

Sometimes the most healing thing we can do is give ourselves permission to simply be — exactly as we are, right now.

Surrounded by forest, light, and quiet, The Glass Cabin offers more than a getaway. It offers sanctuary.

12/09/2025

Step into The Glass Cabin — where mid-century charm meets modern tranquility, just an hour from Chicago.

Tucked into the woods of Richmond, IL, this light-filled retreat invites you to pause, breathe, and reconnect. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the forest in every season. A wood-burning stove. Hammocks swaying between the trees. Miles of trails at your doorstep.

Whether you're seeking solitude, creative space, or quality time with loved ones — this is your "time out for time in."

12/02/2025

Be Here Now

Step into our vintage glass cabin—a sun-drenched sanctuary filled with curated art, water views, and eclectic soul. Privately perched on the sacred grounds of Hackmatack Retreat Center, this is where light meets intention.

Native prairie stretches wide. A slow river winds. Two ponds reflect. 200-year-old oaks hold space. And everywhere—countless nooks and crannies, indoors and out—inviting you to curl up, gather, or simply be.

Just two hours from Chicago and minutes from small-town amenities, we offer what this noisy world needs most: time out for time in.

Let us custom curate your escape. The Glass Cabin is waiting.

11/18/2025

Sometimes the most important work we do is simply sitting still. At Hackmatack, the slow river and big sky create space for the thoughts we've been too busy to hear. Two hours from Chicago, a world away from everything else.

11/11/2025

What if you could hear yourself think again?

At Hackmatack, the river moves slowly. The 200-year-old oaks stand witness. And somewhere between the water and the sky, you remember who you are.

A radically beautiful inclusive retreat space for anyone seeking time out for time in.

11/04/2025

Art moves with the wind. Trees hold what we create. Nature breathes through everything here.

At Hackmatack, we make space for what needs to emerge—in the forest, in the work, in you.

Two hours from Chicago. 30 acres of protected forest. Time out for time in.

10/27/2025

At Hackmatack Retreat in Richmond, IL, our glass cabin sits on the edge of a slow river, surrounded by 200-year-old oaks and endless sky. A space designed for deep work, healing, and the kind of rest that changes you.

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Richmond, IL
60071

Telephone

+18153072316

Website

http://www.goodworkscollective.org/

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