Quick answer
Seasons as “in summer” use the instrumental with no preposition: ле́том, зимо́й, весно́й, о́сенью.
Where you go
What you take
What you do
Summer plans
The да́ча
A да́ча is not a holiday villa. It is a plot outside the city with a simple house, a vegetable garden and a long list of jobs — half holiday, half work, and central to the Russian summer.
Typical mistakes
в ле́то
ле́том
Seasons use the bare instrumental.
Я е́ду в да́чу.
Я е́ду на да́чу.
The dacha is a на place.
Check yourself
How do you say “in summer”?