---
title: "Camp Ruff It — Chicago, IL"
url: "https://dogsaway.co/chicago-il/camp-ruff-it/"
updated: "2026-08-20"
data_pulled: "2026-07-07"
census_at: "2026-08-20"
source: "Dogs Away — public Google Business profile (identity, rating) + Dogs Away disclosure census of the facility's own website"
license: "All rights reserved. Read and cite freely. No bulk copying. (https://dogsaway.co/terms/)"
attribution: "Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co)"
---

# Camp Ruff It

Pet boarding service in Carol Stream, IL — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Chicago, IL (https://dogsaway.co/chicago-il/).

**No public Google reviews yet.** The Dogs Away score is a Bayesian-adjusted Google rating on a 0–10 scale (prior weight 25 reviews at the 4.669 network mean).

## Facts

- **Services:** boarding
- **Address:** 301 Carlton Dr, Carol Stream, IL 60188
- **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Camp%20Ruff%20It&query_place_id=ChIJq_YRCwBVDogR8LkFSu0syB0

## From their own pages (researcher-read)

- **Evaluation before the first stay:** yes — their words: "Every Camper starts with a personalized evaluation to make sure they are comfortable, confident and ready to thrive." (http://www.campruffit.com/)
- **Staff overnight:** yes — their words: "Overnight team sleep in bed with your dog just like home." (http://www.campruffit.com/)
- Read by a Dogs Away researcher on 2026-10-30 because the crawler could not read the website. Not counted in the census figures.

## For travelers

- **ORD** (Chicago O'Hare): 11.7 miles, straight line
- **MDW** (Chicago Midway): 19.8 miles, straight line

Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower.

## Published rates

Rates not yet checked.

## Licensing

Illinois licenses and inspects dog boarding and daycare facilities. The Animal Welfare Act (225 ILCS 605) makes it unlawful to operate as a kennel operator without a license from the Illinois Department of Agriculture, and the Department's Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare licenses and inspects kennel operators, day care operators, breeders, dealers, pet shops, shelters and animal control facilities. The application fee is $350 per license type, licenses expire annually on 30 June, and a preliminary Department inspection is a prerequisite to issuance. Minimum standards for boarding are set in rules, not left to the operator. This is the first market in the index outside Colorado with a genuine state regime — Texas has none at all.

Market licensing detail: https://dogsaway.co/chicago-il/

## How to cite

Camp Ruff It, Carol Stream, IL. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/chicago-il/camp-ruff-it/ (census August 20, 2026; listing data July 7, 2026). Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co). Read or cite this one record with a link. Do not bulk copy, scrape or rebuild the directory. Terms: https://dogsaway.co/terms/

Structured data: https://dogsaway.co/api/v1/facilities/chicago-il/camp-ruff-it.json