Finnish saunas in Sacramento, United States
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.