Gap Year Location

Summit Gap Year takes place in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. 

Our location is an educational retreat setting that provides for a carefully crafted biblical worldview community similar to Francis Schaeffer’s L’Abri, where everyone on site will have daily responsibilities like meal preparation, cleaning, and routine facility maintenance. All of this will provide critical preparation needed for life outside of their parents’ home – in a University setting or otherwise.

Hosted in a turn-of-the-century hotel, this location is nestled at the base of America’s Mountain, Pikes Peak, minutes from Colorado Springs.

Semester 1
Tarryall River Ranch | Lake George, CO
September 11-December 10, 2026

Grandview Hotel - Home of Summit Ministries

Hosted on a historic 1920s working ranch, this location sits in a wide mountain valley surrounded by Colorado wilderness, just over an hour from Colorado Springs.

Semester 2
Summit Campus | Manitou Springs, Colorado
January 8-April 2, 2027