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Dog Grooming in Boulder — Free Quotes from Local Groomers

Boulder’s grooming scene leans toward mobile vans and daycare-attached salons; describe your dog once and independent providers reply with prices and openings.

Free, no obligation. We pass your request to independent local providers who reply directly.

How the free quote works

  • Free, no obligation. One request, no account, no payment. Groomers reply with availability and you choose.
  • Independent local providers. Salons, mobile vans and self-wash shops in Boulder set their own prices and schedules; we don’t groom dogs ourselves.
  • Licensing checked where we list it. Colorado requires a PACFA groomer licence for salons, mobile vans and self-wash stations. Our listings carry the tag only when confirmed; check any business on the CDA Active Facility List.

Colorado Outdoor Dogs is an independent directory. We don’t provide boarding, daycare, grooming or training ourselves. When you send a request we share your details with the matched provider(s), who may pay us a referral fee. Verify PACFA licensing, vaccination policies and pricing directly with the business.

What to expect

Published prices as of October 2026; typical ranges, not quotes. Providers set their own prices, so confirm with the business.

Boulder has fewer standalone grooming salons than the other Front Range cities, so most requests here are answered by one of three kinds of provider: a mobile van that works Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Superior and Longmont; a grooming room inside a daycare or boarding facility on the east side; or an independent groomer in a neighbouring town. Facility-based grooming is bath-focused (bath, de-shed, nail trim, tidy trim) and is usually scheduled during a daycare or boarding day rather than as a walk-in. Mobile vans do full grooms, one dog at a time, and quote at booking.

Expect to send vaccination records ahead of time at facility salons. The groomers you are matched with set their own prices; the table shows the published Front Range range.

Published Front Range grooming prices, October 2026
ServiceTypical range
Full groom, under 20 lb$60–$85
Full groom, 21–50 lb$85–$95
Full groom, 51–85 lb$105–$120+
Doodle full groom$100–$200
Bath and brush$35–$70
De-shed treatment$70–$100
Nail trimabout $25
Mobile groomingsalon price plus $20–$40

Choosing a groomer in Boulder

Mobile is the main full-groom option. Zoomin Groomin’s East Boulder franchise sends a self-contained van to your driveway and lists Boulder, Eldorado Springs, Louisville, Lafayette, Superior, Erie, Niwot, Longmont and Mead as its service area. Dogs and cats are groomed one at a time with no cages, which the company pitches for anxious, older and multi-pet households. Expect to pay more than a storefront and to book a week or more out.

Daycare salons on the east side. Camp Bow Wow Boulder on Pearl Street east of Foothills Parkway offers baths, de-shed baths, a nail-and-ears package, tidy trims and exit baths timed for pickup, all PACFA licensed and booked alongside a day-camp or boarding reservation. Bowhaus in Gunbarrel, on Odell Place, lists grooming beside daycare and boarding, promotes a first-groom discount, and requires vaccination records from a licensed vet at least 48 hours before any visit plus spay or neuter for dogs over twelve months.

Match the service to the coat. For a breed-specific haircut or a doodle that has not seen a comb in two months, ask the mobile groomer or a salon in Louisville or Longmont; for the weekly post-Chautauqua mud and cheatgrass, a facility bath or de-shed is enough. Dogs with Voice and Sight tags that run OSMP trails pick up burrs and awns from late spring through October, so ask for a full-body check with every groom.

Boulder specifics. The city requires a licence before you can buy a Voice and Sight tag, and facility salons will usually ask for rabies proof at minimum. Parking is tight at the east-Boulder business parks around lunchtime; mobile avoids the problem entirely.

Browse every provider we have verified on the Boulder groomer directory, or see the full Boulder dog guide for trails, patios and local rules.

Dog-friendly things to do in Boulder

Upslope Brewing Company – Flatiron Park

1898 S Flatiron Ct, Boulder, CO 80301

Well-behaved, supervised dogs on a leash are welcome on the Flatiron Park patios; dogs are no longer allowed inside because of health department rules.

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Boulder · verified 2026-10-24

Avery Brewing Company

4910 Nautilus Ct, Boulder, CO 80301

Avery describes its outdoor beer garden and patio as dog-friendly; dogs stay outside while you drink and dine.

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Boulder · verified 2026-10-24

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Dog Grooming in Boulder: questions

Why are there so few grooming salons in Boulder?

Boulder’s grooming market has consolidated around mobile vans and grooming rooms inside daycare and boarding facilities in east Boulder and Gunbarrel, with standalone salons more common in Louisville, Lafayette and Longmont. When you send a request from Boulder you may be matched with a mobile groomer or a facility rather than a traditional storefront.

How much does grooming cost in Boulder?

Published Front Range prices in October 2026 ranged from $60 to $85 for a small dog’s full groom up to $105 to $120 or more for large dogs, with baths at $35 to $70. Mobile grooming, the most common full-groom option in Boulder, typically adds $20 to $40. Each provider sets its own prices and quotes at booking.

What do Boulder facility groomers require before an appointment?

Bowhaus asks for vaccination records from a licensed vet at least 48 hours before any visit and spay or neuter for dogs over twelve months; Camp Bow Wow Boulder schedules grooming during a day-camp or boarding reservation, which means its own entrance requirements apply. Ask about requirements when you request a quote.

Can a mobile groomer in Boulder do a full haircut?

Yes. Zoomin Groomin’s East Boulder van offers full mobile spa grooms, baths, nail trims and de-shedding for dogs and cats, one pet at a time. Facility salons in Boulder are mostly bath-focused with tidy trims, so for a breed cut or a long-coated doodle a mobile groomer is often the closer option.

Are Boulder groomers PACFA licensed?

Salons, mobile vans and self-wash stations in Colorado all need a PACFA groomer licence from the Department of Agriculture. Our directory shows the tag for Camp Bow Wow Boulder and Bowhaus Boulder where we confirmed it. You can look up any groomer, including mobile operators under their registered name, on the CDA Active Facility List.