Wood-fired saunas in the United States

Cary, United States

Baltic Sauna is a wood-fired sauna in a private backyard in Cary, booked whole for three hours at a time. The two-room cabin holds four to six in the hot room, and guests pour their own water on the stones. Outside are a rope-pull cold shower, a gazebo and a fire pit.

Everett, United States

A Russian-style banya on Colby Avenue in downtown Everett, run in the Eastern European tradition. Sessions take in a wood-fired dry sauna, a wet steam room, a red light sauna, a cold plunge pool and a jacuzzi. A kitchen serves food and drink between rounds.

Perry, United States

Buck Creek Outdoor Sauna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna in woodland near Lake Perry, a short drive from Lawrence. Each booking gives one group the sauna, the grounds and a fire pit for two hours. Towels, robes, slippers and water are provided, and the staff tend the fire.

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.

Montville, United States

Cedar Grove Sauna keeps three wood-fired saunas on freshwater ponds in Montville, Maine. Burrow, Perch and a dovetailed Estonian-style log sauna are booked privately, or by the seat at public and silent sessions. Each one has its own way into the pond.

Asheville, United States

Outdoor wood-fired Nordic sauna site in Woodfin, about ten minutes north of downtown Asheville, overlooking the French Broad River. Cedar saunas, cold plunge tubs, a fire pit and outdoor lounge tents, designed around being outside rather than in a building. Community drop-in, private bookings and full-site rentals all run, plus a separate mobile sauna.

New Haven, United States

DRYYP runs communal sauna sessions at Wellness Park, an outdoor wellness space at CITA Park downtown. There are wood-fired and electric saunas and a cold room. Between rounds, guests sit by the fire pits or in a heated greenhouse lounge.

Chicago, United States

A wood-fired sauna on the sand at 57th Street Beach in Hyde Park, running a summer schedule of early-morning and evening shifts. Half-hour sessions alternate heat with a cold rinse outside and rest facing Lake Michigan. Park district rules mean there is no lake plunge.

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.

Redmond, United States

Fyre Sauna is a cedar-lined sauna with a Kuuma wood stove, set among the rows of The Homestead Orchard in Woodinville wine country. Community sessions are hosted by a sauna guide, with cold plunge tubs, an outdoor shower and a covered patio. Groups of up to 12 can hire the whole site.

Houston, United States

A jjimjilbang on Highway 6 in west Houston, billed as the first US spa with wood-fired Bul-Ga-Ma kilns. The co-ed jjimjil floor runs themed heat rooms in uniform, with separate clothing-optional bathing halls. Body scrubs, sleeping lounges and a Korean food court make it an all-day format: no photos, 18+, grip socks only.

Denver, United States

A wood-fired sauna and outdoor cold plunge in a garden off North Ogden Street, shared by whoever has booked the hour. Entry is through the Rooted Heart Yoga door and swimwear is worn. Sessions run an hour, and the whole garden can be taken privately for up to twelve people.

Bend, United States

Gather Sauna House parks its wood-fired trailer saunas beside the Deschutes River in Bend's Riverbend Park. The river is the cold plunge. Hosted public sessions share the bench with up to five others, and groups can book a sauna privately.

Richmond, United States

Good Hot calls itself a deconstructed bathhouse: five private wood-fired saunas along the Point San Pablo coastline. The cold side of the cycle is San Francisco Bay itself, with outdoor showers for rinsing afterwards. Each sauna goes to one group, and the project subsidises low-income QTBIPOC visitors with discounted sessions and Uber reimbursement.

Wauwatosa, United States

A winter sauna park in Hoyt Park, Wauwatosa, with wood-fired barrel saunas, fire pits and a tipping-bucket cold shower called the chillotine. Shared sessions are self-paced and swimsuits are worn. Groups can take a barrel sauna to themselves.

Sharon, United States

Homestead Saunas runs a wood-fired trailer sauna on a homestead in Sharon, Wisconsin. Community sessions include a cold plunge between rounds, and groups can also hire the sauna privately. Herbal steam infusions, massage and bath rituals are offered alongside.

Seattle, United States

A wood-fired cedar barrel sauna that sets up on the shore at Alki Beach Park in West Seattle, with the cold plunge taken in Puget Sound. Sessions run Thursday to Saturday and the barrel seats a dozen or so, and the exact spot on the beach follows the operator's parks permit. The barrel can also be hired privately.

South Milwaukee, United States

Two wood-fired saunas in the woods above the Seven Bridges Trail at Grant Park, with cold showers and open-air lounging between rounds. Shared 75-minute sessions run alongside private bookings for groups. The operator also runs a lakefront site at McKinley Marina in the colder months.

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.

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.

Black Hammer, United States

Little Dipper Sauna Co. parks two wood-fired trailer saunas on a working farm in the Driftless, outside Spring Grove. Community sessions run around a bonfire, a bucket shower and a cold plunge. One sauna has a clear roof panel for watching the stars.

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.

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.

Boston, United States

A pair of urban Boston bathhouses, in Allston and South Boston. Both are built around wood-fired Finnish-style saunas and cedar barrel cold plunges. Sessions are reserved blocks of one or two hours, with shared lockers and outdoor decompression space rather than full-spa amenities.

Boston, United States

Moki's South Boston site has three Nordic saunas, one of them in an outdoor courtyard, with cedar barrel cold plunges indoors and out. Shared social sessions include towels and sandals, and walk-ins are taken when there is room. Each sauna can also be booked for a private group, and swimsuits are worn throughout.

Wellfleet, United States

Outermost Sauna is a cedar barrel sauna on a trailer, wood-fired, with a glass end to look out from. It pops up for public sessions around Wellfleet and the Outer Cape, and private groups can book it too.

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.

Minneapolis, United States

A modern social sauna club in Minneapolis, built around a wood-fired Finnish sauna and a separate electric cabin. A communal cold plunge and warm benches sit between rounds. Reservation-based 90-minute sessions skew quiet and ritual-focused, not a big spa with food and pools.

Boulder, United States

Puffin Sauna Club runs a wood-fired sauna on Yellow Barn Farm, a regenerative farm in the foothills between Boulder and Lyons. Hour-long shared sessions alternate the sauna with Japanese-style cold plunges, an outdoor rain shower and a cold stream. Swimwear is required.

Monson, United States

A wood-fired sauna on the shore of Lake Hebron in Monson, Maine, at the edge of the 100-Mile Wilderness. It serves as Monson's public sauna, with private sessions by appointment. Public seatings and events are announced on its social channels.

Bowdoinham, United States

Riverview is a wood-fired sauna and outdoor hot tub set in eight acres of gardens near Merrymeeting Bay. Each booking is private, for up to six people, and massage can follow the heat. The cedar sauna has a cold shower, and in winter guests roll in the snow off the hot tub terrace.

Chicago, United States

Riverwalk Saunas is a winter sauna village at the Island Party Hut on the Chicago Riverwalk. Its shingled, wood-fired Iglucraft saunas stand a few steps from the river, under the downtown towers. Groups can also book a sauna privately for two hours.

Scarborough, United States

ROVE Sauna is a wood-fired community sauna built on a trailer, parked at Black Point Surf Shop in Scarborough near Higgins and Scarborough beaches. Shared sessions run three rounds, with a host pouring oil-scented water and fanning the room. Between rounds, guests cool off under a cold-water bucket and rest in chairs outside.

Farmersville, United States

Banya Dallas is a family-run Russian banya on a rural property near Farmersville, with a wood-fired stove and oak brooms for steaming. Groups of up to six book the whole banya for at least four hours, with use of an outdoor pool. The Royal Retreat package adds a banya attendant.

Knoxville, United States

A wood-fired barrel sauna parked at Trailhead Beer Market in South Knoxville, run by a husband and wife team. Social sessions mix rounds of heat with an outdoor cold shower and time by a chiminea fire. The sauna can also be hired privately for small groups.

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.

Austin, United States

Operating for now as the "Sauna Garden", an indoor-outdoor pop-up with wood-burning Finnish saunas and cold plunges in North Loop. A permanent ground-up build, designed with Chioco Design, is going up on the adjacent lot. It is the only Sauna House location with wood-fired stoves and a fully outdoor cycle, cashless and phone-free.

Indianapolis, United States

Sauna Social is a wood-burning sauna built inside a converted school bus, parked outside the Gather 22 restaurant in Herron-Morton Place. Weekend social hours run alongside private sessions for small groups. Towels and a cold shower are provided, and the restaurant's bar and kitchen are steps away.

Valdez, United States

A Finnish-inspired sauna trailer in downtown Valdez, opened by a local family in 2025. Community sessions are booked ahead and run mixed in swimwear, with women-only sessions on the schedule. Groups and families with children book the sauna privately, and sound bath sessions run in the heat.

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.

Clallam County, United States

SeaTsu runs two wood-fired saunas built from vintage horse trailers on a forest site in Blyn, on the Olympic Peninsula. Between rounds there is a saltwater cold plunge, outdoor showers and a cedar dome for changing. Shared co-ed sessions and a women-only night sit alongside private bookings and overnight stays.

Portland, United States

Secret Sauna is a social sauna on the back patio of Patufet, a bar on SE Belmont Street. A wood-burning Narvi stove heats the cedar sauna, and the outdoor showers run as cold as you like. Between rounds, guests sit by the fire pit with tea or a drink from the bar.

Detroit, United States

SOMi is a hand-built cedar sauna on a trailer, parked on the sand at Belle Isle Beach for weekend residencies through the colder months. The wood-fired room seats ten on two tiers. Between rounds, guests walk into the Detroit River or sit out facing the skyline.

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.

Lodi, United States

Sunrise Sauna Club runs a wood-fired redwood barrel sauna on a trailer at Lucky's Lodge on Lake Wisconsin. A full-height window looks over the water, and guests cool off in the lake between rounds. Shared sessions seat a dozen or so, and private bookings are taken on request.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Montrose, United States

Tuli runs a wood-fired Finnish-style sauna with big windows on the bank of the Sugar River at Seven Acre Dairy Company in Paoli. Between rounds, guests take stairs down from a pier into the river. Shared social sessions and private bookings run all year, and the dairy's café sends food down to the sauna dome.

South Portland, United States

Village Sauna is a wood-fired sauna on a trailer, parked by Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse in South Portland. Hour-long sessions seat up to eight, and the beach is a short walk for an ocean dip. Swimsuits or athletic clothes are required in the heat.

Kirkland, United States

Von Sauna runs two wood-fired saunas on barges moored at the public pier in the Carillon Point marina, on Lake Washington. Social sessions sell a seat and let guests move between the cedar and magnolia saunas. The cold plunge is the lake itself, down a swim ladder.

Portland, United States

A public bathhouse on Washington Avenue with gender-separate sauna rooms heated by a masonry stove you can ladle water onto. An enclosed courtyard holds a hot pool and a cold one. Entry is walk-in only, with a lounge and library at the back and a small cafe at the front.

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.

La Pine, United States

Woodland Sauna is a wood-fired Russian banya among the pines near La Pine, built by a family who grew up with the tradition. Small groups book two-hour sessions guided by the host, Nadia. Felt hats, birch and oak veniki, a cold bucket shower and a relaxation room are part of each visit.