The Central Oregon sauna guide · checked October 13, 2026
Wood-fired heat on the Deschutes, private infrared suites, $10 steam rooms, cold plunges and backyard barrels. Where to sweat in Bend, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver and La Pine, and how to bring one home.
Photo: Gather Sauna House
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Gather is the Bend classic. Book ahead in winter; riverside sessions fill up.
Where to sweat
Studios, gyms, spas and mobile saunas across Central Oregon. Every detail comes from the business's own website.
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Traditional Local favorite The Bend original: wood-fired heat, the Deschutes as your plunge
10% off your first session (code by email)
BendRiverbend Park on the Deschutes (seasonal, Oct to May)
Traditional Local favorite A year-round outdoor sauna garden
Packages, gift cards and memberships
BendHanai Foundation Wellness Center, east Bend (year-round)
Traditional A guided Russian banya south of Sunriver
Book online
La PineLa Pine
Infrared Infrared with unlimited monthly plans
Single sessions, 10-packs and unlimited monthly
Bend205 NW Franklin Ave, Bend
Infrared Full-spectrum infrared in Sisters
5-pack $110 · 10-pack $200
Sisters615 N Arrow Leaf Trail, Sisters
Infrared Infrared bundled with other recovery services
Included on membership plans
Bend320 SW Century Dr, Suite 102, Bend
Infrared Infrared sauna with massage or a facial
See specials on site
Bend634 NW Arizona Ave, Bend
Contrast Local favorite Traditional and infrared, cold plunge and float, all in one hour
Sauna $35 · sauna + plunge $59 · $99/mo membership
Bend1484 Wall St, Suite 130, Bend
Contrast Local favorite Hot and cold pools instead of a sauna room
Drop-ins from $20 first visit
Bend70 SW Century Dr, Suite 145, Bend
Contrast Social sauna and ice baths with a crew
$299/mo unlimited (founding rate through Nov 1)
Bend1105 SE Centennial St, Bend
Contrast Private infrared and cold plunge suites on the west side
Intro session $35
Bend210 SW Century Dr, Bend
Contrast Redmond's sauna and cold plunge, no drive to Bend
Call or book online
Redmond405 SW 6th St, downtown Redmond
Spa An aromatic steam room and hot sand sauna
$40 a la carte · $30 with a service
Bend1835 NW Pence Ln, Suite 120, Bend
Spa A Swedish dry sauna and thermal soak before a massage
With any treatment (massages from $95)
SistersFivePine campus, Sisters
Spa An infrared sauna experience in Sunriver
Spa menu; wellness memberships available
SunriverSunriver Resort
Spa A hotel sauna with day passes
Day passes for non-guests
Bend3075 N Hwy 97, Bend
Gym Local favorite The cheapest sauna in Bend
$10 drop-in · $72/month
Bend800 NE 6th St, Bend
Gym Quiet southeast-side steam and dry sauna
$10 drop-in · $72/month
Bend1600 SE Reed Market Rd, Bend
Gym A sauna and steam room in each locker room
Private membership
Bend61615 Athletic Club Dr, Bend
Gym Saunas at a budget 24/7 gym
$15 day pass · from $29/month
Bend2410 NE Twin Knolls Dr, Bend
Gym A private infrared sauna included with membership
Month to month
Bend2700 NE 4th St and 2753 NW Lolo Dr
Gym Working out inside an infrared sauna
First session free
Bend1462 NE Cushing Dr, Bend
Gym Sauna and cold plunge after a WOD
Code 541 drop-in $25
BendSE Railroad St and N Hwy 97
Gym Resort steam room and sauna on the west side
Ask about access
BendTetherow Resort, west Bend
Gym A gym sauna in Prineville
Membership options
PrinevillePrineville
Mobile Tow-it-yourself cedar saunas with Himalayan salt walls
Rent or buy
Comes to youBased at 2728 SW 6th St, Redmond
Mobile Delivered to your cabin, party or wedding
Rentals and custom builds
Comes to youBuilt in Bend
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Also worth knowing: McMenamins Old St. Francis School has a tiled soaking pool downtown (not a sauna), temporarily closed starting October 5, 2026.
Posted prices
The lowest single-visit price each place posts on its website. Memberships drop the per-visit cost fast.
Know your heat
Tap a type to see how hot it runs, how it feels, and where to try it around Bend.
Hot · cold · rest
A simple starting protocol: heat, then a short cold dip, then rest. Adjust it to how you feel and get out early if you need to.
Ready
12:00
Round 1 of 3
Hydrate between rounds. Skip alcohol. Ask a doctor first if you are pregnant or have a heart condition.
Cold plunge
The river is Bend's biggest cold plunge. Bend Park and Recreation warns that water around 50°F can quickly lead to hypothermia, even on warm days. Here is how locals do it.
Bring it home
Local builders, showrooms and dealers, plus Pacific Northwest makers that ship.
Bend
Cedar barrel saunas built in Bend
6-ft from $7,300 · 12-ft with changing room from $15,300
Where20729 NE Brinson Blvd
Sisters + Bend
Finlandia precut, prefab and outdoor saunas
Quote and financing
Where413 W Hood Ave, Suite D, Sisters
Bend
Custom wood-fired saunas from the people who run one
Free consultation
WhereBend
Bend
Custom mobile and outdoor saunas
Quote
WhereBend
Serves Bend
High-end custom and commercial saunas
Discovery call
WhereDesign-build + consulting
Northwest SaunaHand-made from Pacific Northwest cedar. Barrel saunas from $5,999 and cold plunges from $4,200, with setup and financing offered.SaltSaun.NWRedmond-built mobile saunas you can buy outright, not just rent. Outdoor barrels and cabins shed Central Oregon snow and keep heat and humidity out of the house. Indoor conversions (a closet, basement or garage corner) need a vapor barrier and venting.
Most home sauna heaters need a dedicated 240-volt circuit. Hire a licensed electrician; electrical work usually needs a permit.
Follow the stove maker's clearances, use a spark arrestor, and keep the area around it clear. Watch fire season restrictions before lighting an outdoor fire.
Buy stones made for sauna heaters. River rock and random basalt can crack or burst when heated and doused.
Sunriver, Black Butte and many Bend neighborhoods have design rules for outbuildings. Get approval before you order.
A plunge, an outdoor shower or a snowbank all work. Budget space for a bench to cool down and rest.
Materials
Including the woods that grow around Central Oregon, and where they belong.
Walls, ceilings, benches, exteriors
The Pacific Northwest standard. Aromatic, light, stays relatively cool to the touch, and resists rot outdoors. Most local builders use it.
Benches and interiors
Paler and harder than red cedar with a milder scent. A favorite for benches.
Benches and backrests
Low scent and few splinters. Good if anyone in the house is sensitive to cedar aroma.
Budget walls
Clean-looking and affordable. Pick clear, knot-free boards to avoid hot spots and sap.
Exterior siding, decks, plunge surrounds, posts
Grown right here in Central Oregon and naturally rot-resistant. Removing invasive juniper helps rangelands, and Oregon mills sell it. It is dense and knotty, so most builders use it outside the hot room.
Outside only
Our local pine is beautiful but resinous. Pitch can bleed out of hot boards inside a sauna.
Never inside
Chemicals and coatings off-gas when heated. Keep them out of the hot room entirely.
On the way
Where7 NW Bond St, downtown
Portland's CASCADA thermal springs team is building a 68-room hotel with a thermal spa, including a subterranean pool and a rooftop sauna, per OregonLive. Pricing is meant to work for locals, not just hotel guests.
Learn more →WhereSkyliners Rd, west Bend
A big new athletic club with a recovery zone: saunas, cold plunges and a spa. The owners have estimated dues around $300 to $325 a month.
Learn more →Questions
A $10 drop-in at Juniper Swim & Fitness or Larkspur Community Center gets you a dry sauna, a steam room and more. Xcel Fitness sells a $15 day pass, and Flux Thermal Lounge first visits start at $20.
ChillWell, SWTHZ, 541 Social Club, Gather Sauna House (with the Deschutes as the plunge), Flux Thermal Lounge (hot and cold pools), and Redefined Wellness Collective in Redmond. Code 541 and Mountain West CrossFit have both for members.
Yes. Gather Sauna House runs wood-fired saunas at Riverbend Park from October to May and year-round at the Hanai Sauna Garden on the east side. Woodland Sauna in La Pine runs a wood-burning Russian banya, and mobile saunas from SaltSaun.NW and Spindrift can come to you.
Neither is better; they feel different. Traditional saunas heat the air to roughly 160 to 210°F for short, intense rounds. Infrared runs about 120 to 150°F and warms you more directly, so sessions are longer and gentler. Try one of each.
Ember Saunas in Bend lists cedar barrel saunas from $7,300 for a 6-foot model up to $15,300 for a 12-foot with a changing room. Online, Northwest Sauna lists barrels from $5,999. Add delivery, site prep and, for electric heaters, a licensed electrician.
It can be done carefully. Go with others, stay in calm shallow water, wear a PFD if you go deeper, and keep it short. Bend Park and Recreation warns that water around 50°F can quickly lead to hypothermia. The easiest guided option is Gather's riverside sauna at Riverbend Park.
Yes. Redmond has Redefined Wellness Collective, plus Redmond Spa, Stove & Sauna for buying one. Sisters has PeakMD Health's infrared sauna and Shibui Spa's Swedish dry sauna. Sunriver Resort's spa offers an infrared sauna experience. La Pine has Woodland Sauna's Russian banya.
Several local studios say saunas are not recommended during pregnancy. If you have a heart condition, low blood pressure or another medical concern, ask your doctor first. Skip alcohol and drink water before and after.
Every business detail comes from that business's own website, read in October 2026. Temperatures for each type of sauna are typical ranges. Photos belong to the businesses shown unless credited to Wikimedia Commons.
