Outdoor saunas in Minneapolis, United States
612 Sauna Cooperative
The 612 Sauna Cooperative, formed in 2016, is the first community-owned and operated mobile sauna in the United States. Its 24-foot cedar-lined sauna, heated by a Minnesota-made Kuuma wood stove and seating 8 to 10, moves between residencies such as the Trailhead at Theodore Wirth Park, Cedar Lake and Lake Nokomis. Hosted 90-minute community sessions of self-guided hot and cool rounds cost $38 a seat; Aufguss-guided and silent sessions run too, and private bookings for up to 12 start at $330.
Little Ember Co
Little Ember Co runs two wood-fired mobile saunas on the shore of Cedar Lake at Cedar Lake Point Beach in Minneapolis. From November to March, Thursday to Sunday, guests book a community seat for a 75-minute session of sauna rounds broken up by winter air, snow angels, icy water over the head or a dip in the lake. A single seat costs $35 for guests 18 and over, and both saunas can be rented privately for $299 for up to 10 people; workshops, birthdays and seasonal events are also hosted.
PORTAL° Thermaculture
PORTAL° is a contrast therapy social club in the West Maka Ska neighborhood of Minneapolis, close to Bde Maka Ska. The indoor-outdoor space pairs electric and wood-fired saunas with a communal cold plunge pool, locker rooms, showers and social lounges. Single sessions are sold as credits at $32.50 alongside memberships, and guests must be 18 or older. Open daily: from 6 AM Monday to Wednesday, from noon on Thursday, and until 11 PM on Friday and Saturday.
Saunable
Saunable operates a hand-crafted wood-fired mobile sauna at Schulze Lake Beach in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, south of the Twin Cities. Hosted 75-minute sessions allow a few heat-cool cycles, with the sauna kept around 180 to 190°F and the lake serving as the cold plunge; changing facilities, hydration stations and a bonfire area are on site. Social sessions are limited to eight people aged 14 and over, and private group bookings take up to ten.
612 Sauna Cooperative
The 612 Sauna Cooperative, formed in 2016, is the first community-owned and operated mobile sauna in the United States. Its 24-foot cedar-lined sauna, heated by a Minnesota-made Kuuma wood stove and seating 8 to 10, moves between residencies such as the Trailhead at Theodore Wirth Park, Cedar Lake and Lake Nokomis. Hosted 90-minute community sessions of self-guided hot and cool rounds cost $38 a seat; Aufguss-guided and silent sessions run too, and private bookings for up to 12 start at $330.
Little Ember Co
Little Ember Co runs two wood-fired mobile saunas on the shore of Cedar Lake at Cedar Lake Point Beach in Minneapolis. From November to March, Thursday to Sunday, guests book a community seat for a 75-minute session of sauna rounds broken up by winter air, snow angels, icy water over the head or a dip in the lake. A single seat costs $35 for guests 18 and over, and both saunas can be rented privately for $299 for up to 10 people; workshops, birthdays and seasonal events are also hosted.
PORTAL° Thermaculture
PORTAL° is a contrast therapy social club in the West Maka Ska neighborhood of Minneapolis, close to Bde Maka Ska. The indoor-outdoor space pairs electric and wood-fired saunas with a communal cold plunge pool, locker rooms, showers and social lounges. Single sessions are sold as credits at $32.50 alongside memberships, and guests must be 18 or older. Open daily: from 6 AM Monday to Wednesday, from noon on Thursday, and until 11 PM on Friday and Saturday.
Saunable
Saunable operates a hand-crafted wood-fired mobile sauna at Schulze Lake Beach in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, south of the Twin Cities. Hosted 75-minute sessions allow a few heat-cool cycles, with the sauna kept around 180 to 190°F and the lake serving as the cold plunge; changing facilities, hydration stations and a bonfire area are on site. Social sessions are limited to eight people aged 14 and over, and private group bookings take up to ten.