UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15 (d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2014

CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

450 South Orange Avenue

Orlando, Florida 32801

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (407) 650-1000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Item 8.01. Other Events.

2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Meeting and Record Dates

The Board of Directors of CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), set the date for the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on December 10, 2014 at 9:30 a.m., local time, at the Company’s offices located at CNL Center at City Commons, 450 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801 (such meeting, and any adjournment or postponement thereof, the “2014 Annual Meeting”). Only stockholders of record at the close of business on November 4, 2014 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the 2014 Annual Meeting. On or about November 10, 2014, a proxy statement relating to the 2014 Annual Meeting will be mailed to stockholders of record as of the Record Date.

Stockholder Nominations and Proposals

Stockholders desiring to make nominations for directors, and/or to bring a proper subject before the 2014 Annual Meeting, must do so by notice timely received by Holly J. Greer, Secretary of the Company, at the Company’s offices at 450 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801, no later than October 16, 2014, in compliance with the requirements of the Company’s amended and restated bylaws. The Company has waived the requirement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that stockholder proposals be received 120 days in advance of the 2014 Annual Meeting to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.