Pacific Northwest
The best saunas in the Pacific Northwest
Last reviewed June 2026
The Pacific Northwest reads as Finnish-American influence carried west, then crossed with Portland and Seattle wellness culture. Public bathhouses, communal soak-and-sauna venues and Russian banya all show up.
Cold plunges and pools are standard here. Sessions are mostly drop-in or run on a membership, and the curated set is still small. 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. Hot pools, sauna, steam room and cold plunge look 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. The circuit is a parilka, eucalyptus steam room, ice bath, saltwater pool and hot tub. Platza treatments and a nap room sit alongside the massage menu.
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Everett House
A clothing-optional healing center · Portland
A clothing-optional community healing centre across two craftsman houses in Kerns. It holds 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. Foot-soak, salt-scrub and face-mask add-ons bundle into the popular package.
That's the shortlist. See every curated sauna in the Pacific Northwest in the full Pacific Northwest guide.