The best saunas in Portland, Oregon
Last reviewed October 2026
In north Portland a cedar sauna floats at Elevated Tides Marina, and you plunge into the Columbia River. The Willamette is a view, from the hot pools of a third-floor members' club in the Eastside Exchange.
#1 · Ebb & Ember Floating Saunas
Cedar heat, Columbia River cold · Portland
A session runs just under two hours, so nobody hurries between the cedar room and the river. Lie out on the deck after each plunge. You can share the session with other guests, or take it privately for a group of up to ten.
Floating · Finnish · $$ · Cold plunge · Session-booked
#2 · Everett House
Two craftsman houses, clothing optional · Portland
The bathing spreads across two craftsman houses in Kerns. There are two saunas, a steam room, a salt hot tub and a pair of clawfoot tubs for the cold plunge, with a fire on the patio between rounds. Clothing is optional, and co-ed sessions run most of the week alongside women-only and LGBTQ-only ones.
Finnish · Steam · $ · Cold plunge · By appointment
#3 · Secret Sauna PDX
Wood fire behind a Belmont bar · Portland
The sauna stands on the back patio of Patufet, a bar on SE Belmont Street, and a wood-burning Narvi stove heats its cedar room. The outdoor showers run as cold as you like. Between rounds you sit by the fire pit with tea or a drink from the bar.
Finnish · $$ · Session-booked
#4 · SaunaGlo
A riser lift to the upper bench · Milwaukie
The wooden Nordic sauna on SE Jefferson Street in downtown Milwaukie seats up to 18. A riser lift lets wheelchair users reach the upper bench. The cold side is a barrel plunge and a bucket shower, swimwear is required, and there are aufguss and women-only sessions.
Finnish · $$ · Cold plunge · Drop-in
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