We pass your request to independent boarding facilities in Fort Collins and, if you want them, the nearest Loveland camp. Each replies with its own nightly rate, screening process and open dates.
Midtown has the density, the east side has the training-focused option and Loveland catches the south end. Tell us where you are and when.
Fort Collins boarding is dominated by two franchise formats on the South College and South Mason corridors, with one training-business kennel on the east side. Published prices here track the Front Range range.
| Service | Typical published price |
|---|---|
| Standard cabin or room, one dog | $55–$65 per night (Front Range range) |
| Suite | $80–$87 per night; Dogtopia's non-enrolled rate elsewhere on the Front Range is $87 including daycare |
| Long-term stays | Dogtopia of Fort Collins lists long-term boarding; weekly rates are quoted individually |
| Board-and-train alternative | Sit Means Sit's K9 Corral offers 5-, 10- and 15-day immersion stays; locally $600–$1,000 a week is typical |
| Holiday surcharge | $5–$6 per dog per night |
| Deposit | 50% or one night; non-refundable over holidays |
Published prices as of October 2026, typical ranges only. The providers you are matched with set their own prices and policies; confirm before booking.
Camp Bow Wow Fort Collins puts every dog through a camper screening before a first stay. Dogtopia of Fort Collins treats daycare as the gateway to boarding, so a new dog usually does a day in the playrooms first. Rabies, DHPP and Bordetella are required everywhere; canine influenza and leptospirosis are commonly requested in group-play settings, and licensed facilities now keep vaccination records on file under the July 2025 PACFA update. Fort Collins is home to CSU's veterinary hospital, so a last-minute booster is easier to get here than in most towns, but the flu series still needs three to four weeks.
Camp Bow Wow and Dogtopia both open at 6:30 a.m. on weekdays. Dogtopia runs 9 to 7 on Sundays and closes entirely on the Fourth of July, which catches people out; Sit Means Sit's office is 9 to 7 weekdays. Confirm the pickup window on your return day before you book, and ask whether a late pickup bills as another night.
Local detail that changes the decision.
Camp Bow Wow Fort Collins is on South Mason near Harmony, right off the Mason Trail and the MAX bus rapid transit line; Dogtopia of Fort Collins is on South College just south of Prospect, in the Midtown stretch closest to campus, with five playrooms sorted by size and play style. Both stream webcams. If you are on the south side, in Windsor or Berthoud, Camp Bow Wow Loveland on Des Moines Avenue off US-287 is the closer camp and runs the same format.
Sit Means Sit's K9 Corral on East Lincoln Avenue, east of the Odell and Horse and Dragon breweries, boards dogs with or without training. Plain boarding is available, but the draw is the option to turn a week away into a five-, ten- or fifteen-day board-and-train, where the dog lives on site and works through the company's programme. If your dog needs manners work anyway, ask for both quotes.
Fort Collins kennels fill when the university empties: Thanksgiving week, the winter break from mid-December, and spring break in March, with Christmas week the tightest of all. Faculty and graduate-student travel stretches those peaks by a few days either side. The Fourth of July is a second local crunch because of Dogtopia's closure, so book elsewhere early if you are away then.
Fort Collins licences dogs through NOCO Humane ($17 a year altered, $60 intact) and keeps dogs leashed in every park outside the fenced dog-park areas under City Code Chapter 4. At 4,997 feet it is the lowest-elevation city on this site, and the big local outing, Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, is leash-only throughout, so a kennel's yard time is often the most off-leash running a Fort Collins dog gets. Ask how long the dog is actually outside each day.
Addresses, hours and confirmed policies for each kennel are in the Fort Collins dog boarding directory. Leash rules, licence details and trails are on the Fort Collins city hub.
Trails and patios near the kennels, from our directory.
800 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome on the patio; dogs are not allowed inside the taproom except while buying beer, and the brewery posts occasional dog-free event dates.
500 Linden St, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Well-behaved dogs and other pets are allowed in the Liquid Center tasting room on a six-foot hand-held leash, but not on brewery tours; staff may ask stressed dogs to take a break.
Published Front Range rates in October 2026 run $55 to $65 a night for a standard cabin and $80 to $87 for a suite, plus $5 to $6 per night over holidays. Fort Collins facilities quote individually, and the providers you are matched with set their own prices.
At Dogtopia, daycare is the normal route into boarding; Camp Bow Wow requires a camper screening first. Allow a week for the trial so your dog is cleared before you travel.
Camp Bow Wow Fort Collins and Dogtopia of Fort Collins both give owners webcam access, as does Camp Bow Wow Loveland. Sit Means Sit's K9 Corral is a training facility and does not advertise cameras.
At least three to four weeks before Thanksgiving, winter break and spring break, and earlier for the Christmas to New Year stretch. Expect a deposit and possibly a minimum stay on those dates.
No. We are an independent directory and pass your request to Fort Collins boarding businesses, who reply directly and may pay us a referral fee if you book. Verify licensing and pricing with the kennel.
