Dog daycare & boarding · Asheville, NC

Summer camp, all year long.

Small groups led by real counselors, a splash pond, a proper Rest Hour every afternoon, and merit badges your dog actually earns. Three camps across Asheville, open seven days a week.

1 counselor : 10 dogs
Rest Hour daily
Pupcam all day

Book a free first day Explore the camp map

New campers start with a free half-day temperament evaluation.

Check-in & camp store

1. Trading Post

Every camp day starts here: a quick nose-to-tail health check, a hello from the front desk, and the camp store for treats and Camp Barkley bandanas.

Explore

Tap a pin to explore Main Camp

2015Opened in West Asheville

1:10Counselors to campers

3Camps across Asheville

12Merit badges to earn

Pick your program

Day camp, overnight camp, and a few extras.

Every program runs on the same camp rhythm: play in small groups by size and style, a real nap after lunch, and counselors who send you a note about your dog's day.

Two dogs racing after a red flying disc in a sandy, fenced play yard

Day Camp

From $30 a day

Full or half days of supervised group play in four cabins, from tiny Chipmunks to bouncy Black Bears.

About Day Camp

A shiba inu curled up asleep in a warm patch of sun

Boarding

Overnight Camp

From $68 a night

Bunks and Cabin Suites on Cabin Row, daytime play included, an overnight counselor on site and a Letter Home every evening.

About Overnight Camp

Add-ons

Camp Extras

From $12

Wash House grooming, one-on-one Skill Sessions, the Camp Bus and small-group Field Trip hikes on local trails.

See the extras

A day at camp

Play hard, nap well, go home happy.

Dogs do best with a rhythm. Ours looks a lot like the camp schedule taped to a cabin door, with the busy parts balanced by real rest.

7:00Drop-offHealth check at the Trading Post
8:00Field DayGroup play by cabin on turf and in the halls
10:00Splash or SniffLake Woofagong in season, scent games in winter
12:30Rest HourLights low, cots out, real naps
4:30Pick-upWith a Camp Postcard text and photo

See the full schedule

Merit badges

Good dogs earn their badges.

Counselors award twelve real merit badges for things your dog actually learns at camp, from a calm hello at the Trading Post to passing the Lake Woofagong swim test. When your dog earns one, an embroidered patch comes home in their cubby.

Once a month you also get a Camp Report Card with how your dog plays, rests and listens, plus a note from their cabin counselor.

See all 12 badges and a sample report card

Tap a badgeto see how campers earn it.

Camp registration

Three steps to your first day.

Every new camper starts with a free half-day evaluation, so we can match them with the right cabin and the right friends from day one.

Register online
Tell us about your dog and upload vaccine records: rabies, DHPP and Bordetella. It takes about ten minutes.
First Day of Camp
A free half-day temperament evaluation with a counselor. You'll get a written Counselor Notes card at pick-up.
Meet your cabin
We place your dog in a play group by size and play style, then you book days with a Camp Card or membership.

Start registration

Letters home

What camp families write back to us.

Juniper used to hide under the desk when I picked up her leash. Now she drags me to the car on camp mornings. The Counselor Notes card after her first day told me more about her than two years of dog parks.

Priya N.Juniper's person · Day Camp, Main Camp

We were nervous about boarding our 12-year-old. Lazy Pines was perfect: slow walks, an orthopedic bed, and a photo every night. Biscuit came home rested, not wiped out.

Dan & Rory K.Biscuit's people · Overnight Camp

Moose earned his Splash Pond Swimmer badge in June and they gave us an actual embroidered patch. It's on his harness. He is extremely proud. So am I.

Alicia M.Moose's person · Full Summer member

Three camps

Close to home, wherever home is.

Our flagship Main Camp in West Asheville has the splash pond, Cabin Row and the Wash House. South Fork Camp in Arden offers daycare and boarding near the airport, and Riverside Camp in the River Arts District is a compact daycare built for downtown commutes.