Best Saunas in Richmond, United States
Purify Patterson
Purify is a locally female-owned infrared sauna studio in Richmond's West End, operating for over a decade. Guests book 40-minute sessions in a private suite with an infrared sauna, and every suite now includes medical-grade red light therapy and adjustable chromotherapy lighting. A single session costs $39. Cold plunge is offered only at the Short Pump branch, not here. Open Monday to Thursday 9 AM to 8 PM and Friday to Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM.
The Recovery Room
The Recovery Room is a recovery studio inside Vintage Boxing Gym on North Arthur Ashe Boulevard, open to the public as well as gym members. It offers one-hour sessions in a low-EMF far infrared sauna for $20, a cold plunge ice bath of up to three minutes for $15, whole-body cryotherapy and compression therapy. Open Monday to Thursday 8 AM to 8 PM, Friday 8 AM to 6 PM and Saturday 8 AM to noon; closed Sunday.
Downtown YMCA
The Downtown YMCA on West Franklin Street, across from The Jefferson Hotel, has served Richmond for over 165 years. Alongside cardio and strength equipment, a gymnasium and an indoor heated pool, the branch has a sauna and a steam room. Membership covers 16 YMCA of Greater Richmond locations with no joining fee. Open Monday to Thursday 5:30 AM to 9 PM, Friday 5:30 AM to 8 PM and weekends 8 AM to 6 PM.
Gold's Gym Richmond (Arboretum)
Gold's Gym Arboretum is a large branch of the fitness chain on Midlothian Turnpike in South Richmond, with a basketball court, boxing, a women's-only area, a pool and a smoothie bar. Members can use the gym's sauna to relax and recover after training. Open Monday to Thursday 4 AM to 11 PM, Friday 4 AM to 10 PM and weekends 7 AM to 8 PM.
Gold's Gym Richmond (The Fan)
Gold's Gym in The Fan is a 24-hour branch of the international bodybuilding and fitness chain on South Harvie Street. Members can finish a workout in the gym's sauna, which the club offers for relaxation and muscle recovery alongside free weights, resistance machines, cardio equipment and group classes.
Gold's Gym Richmond (Willow Lawn)
Gold's Gym Willow Lawn is a 24-hour branch of the international fitness chain on Willow Lawn Drive in Richmond's near West End. Its members' amenities include a sauna for post-workout relaxation and recovery, together with free weights, resistance machines, cardio equipment, group classes and a kids' club with its own daytime hours.
Manchester Family YMCA
The Manchester Family YMCA on Hull Street Road in South Richmond opened in late 1974 as the South Richmond-Chesterfield branch. Members can use a sauna and an indoor heated pool alongside cardio and strength equipment, a gymnasium and sports fields. Open Monday to Thursday 5:30 AM to 9 PM, Friday 5:30 AM to 8 PM, Saturday 7 AM to 5 PM and Sunday 8:30 AM to 5 PM.
RVA Performance Training
RVA Performance Training is a strength and conditioning gym on Hermitage Road offering high-intensity group classes, bootcamp-style training, Olympic weightlifting, personal training and nutrition coaching. Every group training membership paid by EFT includes 24/7 open gym access and full use of the gym's infrared sauna. It is the sister gym of Westwood Athletics.
Tuckahoe Family YMCA
The Tuckahoe Family YMCA on Patterson Avenue, just west of Parham Road, is one of the largest YMCAs in the Richmond association and was recently renovated. Its amenities include a sauna, an indoor heated pool, a gymnasium, a gymnastics center and outdoor trails, all for members. Open Monday to Thursday 5 AM to 9 PM, Friday 5 AM to 8 PM, Saturday 6 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 8 AM to 6 PM.
Westwood Athletics Midlo
The Midlothian Turnpike branch of Westwood Athletics is an unstaffed 24/7 strength and conditioning gym with a dedicated recovery area holding a sauna and a cold plunge, both included in membership. Entry is by the member app, membership numbers are capped, and day and week passes are sold to non-members.
Westwood Athletics Richmond
Westwood Athletics is an unstaffed 24/7 strength and conditioning gym on North Arthur Ashe Boulevard near Scott's Addition, with a capped number of members. Its recovery area has a sauna and a cold plunge, both included in membership. Members unlock the door through the gym's app, and non-members can buy day and week passes.
Purify Patterson
Purify is a locally female-owned infrared sauna studio in Richmond's West End, operating for over a decade. Guests book 40-minute sessions in a private suite with an infrared sauna, and every suite now includes medical-grade red light therapy and adjustable chromotherapy lighting. A single session costs $39. Cold plunge is offered only at the Short Pump branch, not here. Open Monday to Thursday 9 AM to 8 PM and Friday to Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM.
The Recovery Room
The Recovery Room is a recovery studio inside Vintage Boxing Gym on North Arthur Ashe Boulevard, open to the public as well as gym members. It offers one-hour sessions in a low-EMF far infrared sauna for $20, a cold plunge ice bath of up to three minutes for $15, whole-body cryotherapy and compression therapy. Open Monday to Thursday 8 AM to 8 PM, Friday 8 AM to 6 PM and Saturday 8 AM to noon; closed Sunday.
Downtown YMCA
The Downtown YMCA on West Franklin Street, across from The Jefferson Hotel, has served Richmond for over 165 years. Alongside cardio and strength equipment, a gymnasium and an indoor heated pool, the branch has a sauna and a steam room. Membership covers 16 YMCA of Greater Richmond locations with no joining fee. Open Monday to Thursday 5:30 AM to 9 PM, Friday 5:30 AM to 8 PM and weekends 8 AM to 6 PM.
Gold's Gym Richmond (Arboretum)
Gold's Gym Arboretum is a large branch of the fitness chain on Midlothian Turnpike in South Richmond, with a basketball court, boxing, a women's-only area, a pool and a smoothie bar. Members can use the gym's sauna to relax and recover after training. Open Monday to Thursday 4 AM to 11 PM, Friday 4 AM to 10 PM and weekends 7 AM to 8 PM.
Gold's Gym Richmond (The Fan)
Gold's Gym in The Fan is a 24-hour branch of the international bodybuilding and fitness chain on South Harvie Street. Members can finish a workout in the gym's sauna, which the club offers for relaxation and muscle recovery alongside free weights, resistance machines, cardio equipment and group classes.
Gold's Gym Richmond (Willow Lawn)
Gold's Gym Willow Lawn is a 24-hour branch of the international fitness chain on Willow Lawn Drive in Richmond's near West End. Its members' amenities include a sauna for post-workout relaxation and recovery, together with free weights, resistance machines, cardio equipment, group classes and a kids' club with its own daytime hours.
Manchester Family YMCA
The Manchester Family YMCA on Hull Street Road in South Richmond opened in late 1974 as the South Richmond-Chesterfield branch. Members can use a sauna and an indoor heated pool alongside cardio and strength equipment, a gymnasium and sports fields. Open Monday to Thursday 5:30 AM to 9 PM, Friday 5:30 AM to 8 PM, Saturday 7 AM to 5 PM and Sunday 8:30 AM to 5 PM.
RVA Performance Training
RVA Performance Training is a strength and conditioning gym on Hermitage Road offering high-intensity group classes, bootcamp-style training, Olympic weightlifting, personal training and nutrition coaching. Every group training membership paid by EFT includes 24/7 open gym access and full use of the gym's infrared sauna. It is the sister gym of Westwood Athletics.
Tuckahoe Family YMCA
The Tuckahoe Family YMCA on Patterson Avenue, just west of Parham Road, is one of the largest YMCAs in the Richmond association and was recently renovated. Its amenities include a sauna, an indoor heated pool, a gymnasium, a gymnastics center and outdoor trails, all for members. Open Monday to Thursday 5 AM to 9 PM, Friday 5 AM to 8 PM, Saturday 6 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 8 AM to 6 PM.
Westwood Athletics Midlo
The Midlothian Turnpike branch of Westwood Athletics is an unstaffed 24/7 strength and conditioning gym with a dedicated recovery area holding a sauna and a cold plunge, both included in membership. Entry is by the member app, membership numbers are capped, and day and week passes are sold to non-members.
Westwood Athletics Richmond
Westwood Athletics is an unstaffed 24/7 strength and conditioning gym on North Arthur Ashe Boulevard near Scott's Addition, with a capped number of members. Its recovery area has a sauna and a cold plunge, both included in membership. Members unlock the door through the gym's app, and non-members can buy day and week passes.