In Minneapolis & Lake Superior, 10 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full Minneapolis & Lake Superior region guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the outdoor saunas.
Every outdoor sauna in Minneapolis & Lake Superior
Cedar & Stone Nordic Sauna
$$$Duluth, United States
A floating barge sauna at Pier B on Lake Superior, a wood-fired Finnish cabin with windows over the water. Ladder access takes you straight into the lake. Booked as 90-minute private sessions for small groups, with Lake Superior itself as the cold plunge.
Fulton Sauna
$$Minneapolis, United States
A custom cedar sauna in a back garden in south-west Minneapolis, booked privately by the group rather than shared with strangers. Sessions run two hours in the evening, with a warming and changing room and the stove already up to temperature on arrival. Two people minimum, five maximum.
Little Ember Co
$$Minneapolis, United States
Two wood-fired saunas parked at Cedar Lake Point Beach in Minneapolis, running 75-minute sessions with cool-downs in the winter air, the snow or the lake. Seats are sold singly or in packs of four, and both saunas can be taken together for a group of ten. The site runs Thursday to Sunday from November to March.
Sauna Camp
$$$Independence, United States
A winter sauna village on the shore of Lake Independence, at Camp Ihduhapi west of Minneapolis. Several wood-fired saunas sit by the water, with plunge holes cut into the lake ice once it freezes. Public tickets cover a two-hour communal session, and private saunas take groups of six to twenty.
Saunable
$$Eagan, United States
A wood-fired sauna trailer parked on the beach at Schulze Lake in Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan, through the cold months. A host runs the Kuuma stove and walks first-timers through heat, lake dips and time by the fire. Seats sell in shared sessions, or a group can book the sauna to itself.
Sisu + Löyly
$$$Grand Marais, United States
Sisu + Löyly runs two saunas on the Lake Superior shore in downtown Grand Marais, looking out to East Bay and Artists Point. Sessions are booked online, shared or with a sauna kept for your group, and there is a lounge and a bonfire pit. In summer the same team docks a floating sauna at Skyport Lodge.
St. Croix Sauna
$$Stillwater, United States
A wood-fired sauna on Aamodt's Apple Farm in Stillwater, run by a local sauna builder beside Thor's Hard Cider. Groups of up to eight book the whole hot room, which has big windows onto the farm. A warm room and an outdoor cool-down area sit alongside.
Takka Saunas — Portage
$$Hancock, United States
Takka Portage is a Finnish-style social sauna on the Hancock waterfront, facing the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Guests cycle between wood-fired heat and a water wall of rain and bucket showers, with sauna guides on hand. Private sessions give a small group the sauna and its own outdoor fire pit.
Takka Saunas — Superior
$$Eagle Harbor, United States
A lakeside Finnish sauna on the Keweenaw Peninsula, with a wood-fired stove and a ladder straight into Lake Superior. The water sits around 44°F. Booked as private 75-minute sessions for small groups, with a small dressing room and outdoor changing.
Trinity Sauna
$$Hastings, United States
A wood-fired trailer sauna parked at Alexis Bailly Vineyard in Hastings, with a cold tub and a bonfire beside it. Shared sessions are hosted but self-guided, and groups can reserve the whole sauna. The winery serves wine and snacks to the fire.