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Gateway Mountain Center offers field science, outdoor adventures, and environmental education that include climbing rocks, crossing rivers, and discovering trails. The program also includes mindfulness practices, therapeutic mentoring, peer support, and nature immersion experiences. Programs are offered in both Truckee/Tahoe and San Francisco locations.
Gateway Mountain Center was founded in 2006 by Peter Mayfield, a successful leader, pioneer, and innovator in mountain sports programs. Its mission is to bring together the transformative power of human connection and nature immersion to help young people learn, heal, and thrive. Gateway Mountain Center uses an innovative, science-informed method called 4Roots for Growing a Human, and its clinically supervised, nature-based therapeutic mentoring program has expanded to San Francisco for Medi-Cal-eligible, high-need youth. The 4Roots Youth Wellness Center is a community-based wellness center, and the organization also operates High Mountain Lodge. Gateway Mountain Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation operating under a Special Use Permit from Tahoe National Forest. The organization works with schools, collaborates with community groups and youth organizations, and works with the families and communities of the youth they serve, and it states a commitment to equity, including meeting families wherever they are in their financial circumstances.
Last updated April 2, 2026.
Gateway Mountain Center was founded in 2006 by Peter Mayfield, a successful leader, pioneer, and innovator in mountain sports programs. Its mission is to bring together the transformative power of human connection and nature immersion to help young people learn, heal, and thrive. Gateway Mountain Center uses an innovative, science-informed method called 4Roots for Growing a Human, and its clinically supervised, nature-based therapeutic mentoring program has expanded to San Francisco for Medi-Cal-eligible, high-need youth. The 4Roots Youth Wellness Center is a community-based wellness center, and the organization also operates High Mountain Lodge. Gateway Mountain Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation operating under a Special Use Permit from Tahoe National Forest. The organization works with schools, collaborates with community groups and youth organizations, and works with the families and communities of the youth they serve, and it states a commitment to equity, including meeting families wherever they are in their financial circumstances.
Last updated April 2, 2026.
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