In the United States, 10 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full the United States country guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the mountain saunas.
Every mountain sauna in United States
Howling Moon Sauna
$$Fraser, United States
Howling Moon is a wood-fired cedar sauna on wheels, parked at a basecamp on the rodeo grounds in Fraser, 8,500 feet up. Community sessions share the heat and an outdoor cool-down area. Small groups can also book the whole sauna.
Lakeside Sauna Club
$$Oak Creek, United States
Lakeside Sauna Club runs wood-fired cedar saunas on the beach by the marina at Stagecoach Reservoir, south of Steamboat Springs. Sessions are communal or private, and the reservoir is the cold plunge, with a hole cut once it freezes. It operates through the winter season.
Latvian Sauna Ritual
$$Hunter, United States
Liga Svikss leads traditional Latvian pirts rituals at Rota Lodge in Elka Park, in the Catskills. Each private session moves between heat, herbal steam and whisking with birch, oak or juniper. In summer she also runs residential pirts workshops at the lodge.
M Ranch Sauna
$$$Stallion Springs, United States
M Ranch Sauna is a cedar-lined Finnish sauna built behind the owners' home on a ranch in Stallion Springs. A Kuuma wood stove heats it, and long windows look out over oak-covered hills. Each booking has the sauna, changing room and indoor and outdoor showers to itself.
Plume Sauna Club
$$Silver Plume, United States
Plume Sauna Club runs a wood-fired sauna and cold plunge on a cedar deck in Silver Plume, at 9,200 feet just off I-70. Guests check in at a lounge and café across the street, with showers and changing space. Shared 90-minute sessions run alongside open-house drop-ins, full moon nights and sauna raves.
Soho Saunas
$$Midway, United States
A Japanese-style bathing house at Soldier Hollow in Midway, opened with a partner who ran onsens in Japan. Guests wash first, then move between two saunas, cold plunge tubs and hot mineral-water soaks, with the mountains in view. Shared sessions run two hours, and groups can take the whole set-up privately.
TerraForm Sauna
$$Buena Vista, United States
TerraForm is a wood-fired sauna on the banks of the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, by the lawn park off South Main Street. Hour-long shared sessions include a river cold plunge, cotton towels and hot tea. Groups can also book the whole sauna and outdoor lounge.
The Springs Resort
$$$Pagosa Springs, United States
The Springs Resort runs geothermal soaking pools on the bank of the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs. Day visitors come in through the bathhouse. The Wellness Day Pass adds the panoramic sauna in the Thermal Spa, along with cold plunges and short guided sauna sessions.
Wasatch Mountain Sauna
$$Midway, United States
Wasatch Mountain Sauna is a sauna cabin behind the visitor centre in Wasatch Mountain State Park, near Midway. Communal sessions seat six, with a cold plunge, an outdoor shower and chairs facing the mountains. Guests pick a mellow, classic or Finnish heat level when they book, and the whole sauna can be hired.
White Mountain Sauna Haus
$$North Conway, United States
A restored 1890s barn on the Local Grocer campus just outside North Conway, with two Finnish saunas and cold plunges. Between rounds there are firepits and a deck facing the White Mountains. Sessions are shared, swimsuits are worn, and a Nordic café and bar serves food on site.