Pacific Northwest
The best saunas in the Pacific Northwest
Last reviewed June 2026
The Pacific Northwest reads as Finnish-American influence carried west and crossed with Portland and Seattle wellness culture. Public bathhouses, communal soak-and-sauna venues and Russian banya all show up, with cold plunges and pools as standard and sessions mostly drop-in or membership-led.
It's a small curated set so far — these four are the ones to know.
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Knot Springs
Pools over the Willamette · Portland
A members-led wellness club on the third floor of the Eastside Exchange building, with hot pools, sauna, steam room and cold plunge looking out over the Willamette and downtown Portland. Day passes are bookable for non-members alongside the gym and treatment menu.
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Banya 5
A South Lake Union banya since 2004 · Seattle
A compact urban banya running since 2004 that blends Russian, Turkish, Finnish and Japanese bathing in one facility — a parilka, eucalyptus steam room, ice bath, saltwater pool and hot tub, with platza treatments and a nap room alongside massage.
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Everett House
A clothing-optional healing center · Portland
A clothing-optional community healing center across two craftsman houses in Kerns, with two saunas, a steam room, a salt hot tub, two clawfoot cold-plunge tubs, an outdoor shower and a fire patio. Co-ed most of the week, with women-only and LGBTQ-only sessions.
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Loyly
Finnish sauna and bodywork · Portland
A Finnish sauna and bodywork studio on NE MLK Boulevard, pairing a dry sauna with a steam room and a treatment menu. The signature visit is a self-guided two-hour public sauna, with foot-soak, salt-scrub and face-mask add-ons that bundle into the popular package.
That's the shortlist. See every curated sauna in the Pacific Northwest in the full Pacific Northwest guide.