Saunas and Bathhouses in California

Beverly Hot Springs

Koreatown

A Koreatown spa built over a natural artesian hot spring, with separate men's and women's sides, a mineral hot pool under cave-like rock walls, a cold plunge, a eucalyptus steam room and a dry sauna.

Century Day & Night Spa

Koreatown

A large Korean spa on Olympic Boulevard for guests 18 and over, with separate men's and women's spas, a co-ed jjimjilbang on the second floor, an indoor swimming pool, a fitness center and a Korean restaurant.

City Spa & Health Center

A Russian-style bathhouse on Pico Boulevard that has operated for more than 70 years, formerly the Pico-Burnside Baths, with a natural-rock banya, a salt rock sauna and old-school platza treatments with oak-leaf brooms.

Crystal Spa

Koreatown

A Korean spa and jjimjilbang on the third floor of a Koreatown shopping center, with a co-ed heated lounge, Himalayan salt, charcoal and red mud rooms, a dry cedar sauna, a steam room and a cool-down room.

Den Mother

Venice

A holistic spa in a converted 1930s bungalow on Abbot Kinney where you can book a private garden cabana with a cedar sauna for two, an individual cold plunge and a rain shower.

Descanso Garden Spa

Tujunga

A Korean spa in Tujunga in the northeast San Fernando Valley, with separate men's and women's bathing areas, a family-friendly co-ed jjimjilbang with salt, cedar and charcoal rooms, a cold room and a Korean restaurant.

Albany Sauna & Hot Tubs

Albany

A Finnish sauna on Solano Avenue in Albany, open to the public since 1934, with four private sauna rooms heated by a central brick stove, two outdoor hot tubs and massage.

Alchemy Springs

An urban sauna garden in Lower Nob Hill built around a 40-person communal sauna with immersive sound and lighting, with cold plunge tubs, open-air showers, thermal benches and a fire pit.

Almonte Spa

Mill Valley

A long-running spa in Tamalpais Valley near Mill Valley with two outdoor hot tubs among the redwoods, a cedar sauna and an infrared sauna, plus massage.

Archimedes Banya

A four-story Russian bathhouse in Bayview with two stove-heated parilka rooms, a very hot Finnish sauna, a Turkish steam room, an ice-cold plunge, a roof deck and a cafe with a Russian-leaning menu.

Dogpatch Paddle & Kayak Sauna

A four-person cedar barrel sauna on the waterfront at Crane Cove Park in Dogpatch, run by the local kayak and paddleboard shop, with a cold plunge add-on and bay views between rounds.

Fjord

Sausalito

Two wood-fired saunas built into steel shipping containers on a floating dock on the Sausalito waterfront, where the cold plunge is a ladder down into San Francisco Bay.

Breathe Degrees Carlsbad

Carlsbad

The original Breathe Degrees studio in the La Costa part of Carlsbad, combining guided breathwork and yoga with cold immersion and a sauna for structured hot and cold sessions.

Breathe Degrees Liberty Station

A breathwork, cold immersion and sauna studio in Liberty Station with a communal indoor plunge pool chilled to about 42°F and a large sauna that hosts Aufguss ceremonies.

Fit Social

A beachfront social wellness club at Belmont Park in Mission Beach, pairing saunas and a cold plunge with relaxation lounges, daybeds, cabanas and a full food and drink menu a few steps from the sand.

Perspire Sauna Studio 4S Ranch

A Perspire Sauna Studio in 4S Ranch with private suites for 40-minute full-spectrum infrared sauna sessions, red light therapy and chromotherapy lighting, plus towel service and in-suite entertainment.

Perspire Sauna Studio Del Mar

A Perspire Sauna Studio franchise in the Carmel Valley area near Del Mar, offering private 40-minute sessions in full-spectrum infrared saunas with red light and chromotherapy.

Pure Infrared Sauna Studio San Diego

An infrared sauna studio in Bankers Hill with private sauna suites and cold plunges kept at about 50°F, so you can do a full contrast session on your own schedule.