Best Saunas in Sacramento, United States
Capitol Floats
Sacramento's original float centre on Broadway, which calls itself "the first and premiere float center in Sacramento, CA". Alongside "3 large spacious float tanks" it runs an infrared sauna and a Fire & Ice room pairing heat with cold immersion, plus the Somadome meditation pod. Everything is booked as a private room rather than a shared floor, so a session is one party at a time. A second branch operates in Auburn.
Saha Float Spa
A float and wellness spa on Q Street in midtown Sacramento, a short walk from the Capitol. Its infrared sauna is sold as a "30 minute session | $34" in a "private, comfortable session with robe and towel included", running alongside flotation therapy and bodywork. Open weekdays 9:30 AM to 8 PM, opening later at 3:15 PM on Tuesdays, and weekends 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM.
THE SPACE Yoga & Wellness Studio
A yoga and wellness studio on Franklin Boulevard in Sacramento's Curtis Park that sells heat and cold as drop-ins alongside its classes. A sauna drop-in is $35 and buys time in the infrared sauna, with a cold plunge on site for contrast rounds afterwards. The studio keeps long hours for early risers, opening at 5:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM at weekends, which makes it one of the easier places in the city to sweat before work.
Zen ReGen Med Spa
A longevity and med spa on J Street in East Sacramento that runs infrared sauna sessions alongside IV nutrient therapy, red light therapy and lab-based wellness monitoring. The clinic explains that "Infrared light penetrates the body several inches and creates heat, which causes you to sweat on a cellular level", stimulating the immune, lymphatic and cardiovascular systems. Open weekdays 9 AM to 5 PM with a lunch break from noon, and by appointment at weekends.
Asha Urban Baths
Sacramento's Curtis Park bathhouse calls itself "a communal gathering place to restore wellbeing through heat and water" and keeps the format simple: a soaking pool, a sauna, a cold plunge and a lounge, with massage, skin care and salt therapy as add-ons. A $39 drop-in covers all four. Swimwear is required, all hours are all-gender and age 15+, and no phones, tablets or smart watches are allowed inside. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 AM to 10 PM, with silent and social spaces rotating on a schedule.
HOLSELF
A small wellness lounge on Fair Oaks Boulevard in Sacramento built around private contrast therapy. The infrared sauna is booked as a "Private infrared sauna suite complete with amenities and enough room for friends", and the cold plunge sits in its own private suite with a shower; booked together they are sold as the Fire & Ice ritual. Open Tuesday to Friday 10 AM to 6 PM and weekends 10 AM to 4 PM, with Mondays reserved for private events.
Oasis Sauna
A Korean-style bathhouse on La Riviera Drive in east Sacramento, describing itself as "an authentic Korean style sauna (Jimjilbang) for men". The circuit runs from a jetted hot pool through a cold pool to a crystal dry sauna and a steam room, with Korean body scrubs and massage bookable on top. Entry is $25, and an hour-long massage at $85 includes all-day access to the sauna. It is one of the few full wet-and-dry bathhouse circuits in the Sacramento area rather than a single infrared cabin.
RAFA Sauna Lounge
A three-room heat lounge on San Juan Avenue in Citrus Heights, built around a cedar-lined dry sauna, a steam-infused wet sauna and an aromatic herbal sauna. The cold side runs from a cold plunge to a milder chill plunge and an ice room, and there is a relaxation room, a meditation room and a Japanese tea garden to sit between rounds. Venik therapy, "traditional sauna whisking with oak or birch leaves", is bookable as an add-on. A walk-in pass is $65 for two hours; open daily 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
Urban Baths Folsom
A day bathhouse on Greenback Lane in Folsom, run in the same spirit as Sacramento's Asha Urban Baths, which describes the two as "kindred bathhouses with independent ownership". A $45 drop-in buys soak, sauna, cold plunge and lounge, with massage, salt therapy and sound immersion bookable alongside. Swimwear is required, all hours are all-gender and age 15+. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 AM to 10 PM; closed Mondays, when the whole bathhouse can be rented privately.
Parkside Inn & Spa
A small inn and spa on 6th Street beside Southside Park, whose spa serves both house guests and the wider Sacramento community. An infrared sauna and a steam room are complimentary alongside a booked treatment, and the inn suggests "bringing a swimming suit to enjoy these amenities" and arriving half an hour early to use them. The spa is open daily from 10 AM to 7 PM, a short walk from the Capitol and downtown.
Rio del Oro Sports Club
A Spare Time sports club on Scripps Drive in Arden-Arcade, built around racquet sports and swimming. Its adult locker rooms come "complete with daily towel service, personal care products, sauna and steam rooms", and the grounds hold three heated swimming pools, a therapeutic spa and a children's wading pool. Open 5 AM to 10 PM on weekdays and 7 AM to 9 PM at weekends.
Capitol Floats
Sacramento's original float centre on Broadway, which calls itself "the first and premiere float center in Sacramento, CA". Alongside "3 large spacious float tanks" it runs an infrared sauna and a Fire & Ice room pairing heat with cold immersion, plus the Somadome meditation pod. Everything is booked as a private room rather than a shared floor, so a session is one party at a time. A second branch operates in Auburn.
Saha Float Spa
A float and wellness spa on Q Street in midtown Sacramento, a short walk from the Capitol. Its infrared sauna is sold as a "30 minute session | $34" in a "private, comfortable session with robe and towel included", running alongside flotation therapy and bodywork. Open weekdays 9:30 AM to 8 PM, opening later at 3:15 PM on Tuesdays, and weekends 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM.
THE SPACE Yoga & Wellness Studio
A yoga and wellness studio on Franklin Boulevard in Sacramento's Curtis Park that sells heat and cold as drop-ins alongside its classes. A sauna drop-in is $35 and buys time in the infrared sauna, with a cold plunge on site for contrast rounds afterwards. The studio keeps long hours for early risers, opening at 5:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM at weekends, which makes it one of the easier places in the city to sweat before work.
Zen ReGen Med Spa
A longevity and med spa on J Street in East Sacramento that runs infrared sauna sessions alongside IV nutrient therapy, red light therapy and lab-based wellness monitoring. The clinic explains that "Infrared light penetrates the body several inches and creates heat, which causes you to sweat on a cellular level", stimulating the immune, lymphatic and cardiovascular systems. Open weekdays 9 AM to 5 PM with a lunch break from noon, and by appointment at weekends.
Asha Urban Baths
Sacramento's Curtis Park bathhouse calls itself "a communal gathering place to restore wellbeing through heat and water" and keeps the format simple: a soaking pool, a sauna, a cold plunge and a lounge, with massage, skin care and salt therapy as add-ons. A $39 drop-in covers all four. Swimwear is required, all hours are all-gender and age 15+, and no phones, tablets or smart watches are allowed inside. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 AM to 10 PM, with silent and social spaces rotating on a schedule.
HOLSELF
A small wellness lounge on Fair Oaks Boulevard in Sacramento built around private contrast therapy. The infrared sauna is booked as a "Private infrared sauna suite complete with amenities and enough room for friends", and the cold plunge sits in its own private suite with a shower; booked together they are sold as the Fire & Ice ritual. Open Tuesday to Friday 10 AM to 6 PM and weekends 10 AM to 4 PM, with Mondays reserved for private events.
Oasis Sauna
A Korean-style bathhouse on La Riviera Drive in east Sacramento, describing itself as "an authentic Korean style sauna (Jimjilbang) for men". The circuit runs from a jetted hot pool through a cold pool to a crystal dry sauna and a steam room, with Korean body scrubs and massage bookable on top. Entry is $25, and an hour-long massage at $85 includes all-day access to the sauna. It is one of the few full wet-and-dry bathhouse circuits in the Sacramento area rather than a single infrared cabin.
RAFA Sauna Lounge
A three-room heat lounge on San Juan Avenue in Citrus Heights, built around a cedar-lined dry sauna, a steam-infused wet sauna and an aromatic herbal sauna. The cold side runs from a cold plunge to a milder chill plunge and an ice room, and there is a relaxation room, a meditation room and a Japanese tea garden to sit between rounds. Venik therapy, "traditional sauna whisking with oak or birch leaves", is bookable as an add-on. A walk-in pass is $65 for two hours; open daily 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
Urban Baths Folsom
A day bathhouse on Greenback Lane in Folsom, run in the same spirit as Sacramento's Asha Urban Baths, which describes the two as "kindred bathhouses with independent ownership". A $45 drop-in buys soak, sauna, cold plunge and lounge, with massage, salt therapy and sound immersion bookable alongside. Swimwear is required, all hours are all-gender and age 15+. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 AM to 10 PM; closed Mondays, when the whole bathhouse can be rented privately.
Parkside Inn & Spa
A small inn and spa on 6th Street beside Southside Park, whose spa serves both house guests and the wider Sacramento community. An infrared sauna and a steam room are complimentary alongside a booked treatment, and the inn suggests "bringing a swimming suit to enjoy these amenities" and arriving half an hour early to use them. The spa is open daily from 10 AM to 7 PM, a short walk from the Capitol and downtown.
Rio del Oro Sports Club
A Spare Time sports club on Scripps Drive in Arden-Arcade, built around racquet sports and swimming. Its adult locker rooms come "complete with daily towel service, personal care products, sauna and steam rooms", and the grounds hold three heated swimming pools, a therapeutic spa and a children's wading pool. Open 5 AM to 10 PM on weekdays and 7 AM to 9 PM at weekends.