Hours and Directions

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Chapel House is nestled in the woods of Colgate University, up the hill from Frank Dining Hall.

We are on the right off of the paved road, across from a small parking area. If you're walking up from lower campus, Curtis, Drake, or the Bryan Complex Residence Halls, you might consider the wooded path going up to Chapel House, beginning behind Conant House, the Counseling Center. (See walking map below.) 

Hours

The Meditation Hall

Open 24 hours, seven days per week, every day of the year, day and night. (Never closes!)

The Retreat House

As of May 2, 2026:

  • Monday through Friday – Noon–4 p.m.
  • Closed Saturdays and Sundays

Directions

Getting to Colgate's Campus

Learn your options and choose the easiest method to travel to Colgate's campus.

On-Campus Directions

The following map highlights routes to Chapel House once you arrive on campus.

View Chapel House Directions in a larger map.

Latitude and Longitude:
42° 48' 52" N
75° 32' 17" W

Walking Directions on Campus

A map pointing out walking pathways to Chapel House
Two yellow paths: 1. Takes you from Andrews Hall in the Academic Quad across the lawn in front of Pinchin Hall, and behind Stillman Hall to Chapel House Road 2. Takes you from Conant House up a wooded trail to Chapel House

If you're walking up to Chapel House from lower campus, Curtis, Drake, or the Bryan Complex Residence Halls, you might consider taking the Conant Connector, the wooded path going up to Chapel House, beginning behind Conant House, the Counseling Center. See the walking map on the right.