Wood-Fired
Community Sauna
Near Portland, Maine
Relax through three rounds of sauna, steam, and cold water.
Rated 5.0 ★ on GoogleA Place to Gather
ROVE Sauna is a handcrafted wood-fired community sauna in Scarborough, Maine, created as a place to slow down, warm up, and connect. Located just outside Portland near Higgins and Scarborough beaches, each session combines heat, cold water, rest, and community.
Temporarily Paused
The Town of Scarborough is close to permitting mobile saunas, and things are moving in the right direction. After passing its first two votes unanimously in June, the ordinance cleared its Planning Board hearing on July 20th with no objections. One step remains: a final Town Council vote on August 19th. We're so incredibly grateful for the community support that's carried this so far.
Tentatively Reopening September 3rd
Pending the August 19th vote, we're planning to reopen on September 3rd. We'll confirm as soon as the vote is through. If you'd like to be first to know when booking opens, follow us @rovesauna or join our email list below:
How It Works
Step 1: Reserve Your Session
Our hour-long sauna sessions host up to 8 guests and cost $30 per person.
If you have a larger party or want something more intimate, you can reserve the entire sauna by purchasing all available spots for that session.
Step 2: Arrive & Settle In
Before You Arrive
Arrive wearing swimwear (required)
Bring about 1L of water
At the Sauna
Leave shoes outside and store belongings in cubbies
Sit on a towel inside the sauna
Extras
Organic cotton towels available if needed
Spring water and LMNT electrolytes available for purchase
Bathroom available in the surf shop during opening hours
Step 3: Sweat, Breathe, Repeat
Each session includes three ~15-minute rounds of wood-fired heat with cooling breaks between them. Essential oils are added to the water poured over the rocks at the beginning of each round, filling the sauna with aromatic steam as your host fans the room.
Essential Oils by Round
Uplift & Invigorate with Sweet Orange & Peppermint
Clear & Stimulate with Eucalyptus & Rosemary
Calm & Ground with Lavender & Frankincense
Between Rounds
Step outside for ~5 minutes in nature
Cool down with a crisp cold-water bucket
Relax in an Adirondack chair with your feet on the earth, surrounded by trees and open sky
Share the experience with others and leave feeling relaxed, refreshed, and deeply grounded.
Good for Body and Soul
You'll feel it the moment you step out: looser, calmer, clearer. Here's what the heat, the cold, and the quiet are doing underneath.
Heat that Resets You
Deep, even heat loosens tight muscles and eases your body out of high gear. Most guests leave unknotted and unhurried, and sleep better that night. It's the reset a full week rarely gives you.
A Workout for Your Heart
Sitting in the heat lifts your heart rate much like gentle exercise; the cold-water bucket sends it the other way. Long-term studies from Finland, where sauna is a way of life, associate regular use with lower blood pressure and better cardiovascular health.
Rooted in Nature and Each Other
Between rounds you cool down with your feet on the earth, under open sky, beside whoever's on the bench with you. Time outdoors and real connection do their own quiet work, the part of the ritual no study can bottle, and the reason people come back.
Heat, cold, rest, connection. Simple — and good for you.
What Guests are Saying
“Rove Sauna was rejuvenating and fun, blending relaxation, social connection, and the beauty of nature all around.”
— Rebekah
“The temperature gradient between the benches was perfect. As a woodworker, I especially appreciated the craftsmanship.”
— Rick
“It was exactly the medicine my body and soul needed. The contrast between the hot sauna and cool water felt magical.”
— Rachel
Sauna Is Better Together
ROVE Sauna sessions are shared with up to eight guests, creating a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere where people naturally unwind together. Many guests come with a partner, friend, or small group to enjoy the rhythm of heat, cold water, and conversation.
Prefer privacy? Reserve all eight spots for a private sauna session.
Perfect for:
• Date nights
• Friends catching up
• Post-surf warmups
• Small celebrations
Location
ROVE Sauna is a custom-built wood-fired community sauna based in Scarborough, Maine, just 15 minutes from Portland and minutes from Higgins and Scarborough beaches.
Guests from Portland, Scarborough, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, and across southern Maine have gathered at ROVE to slow down, warm up, and reconnect near the coast.
We look forward to welcoming guests back as soon as mobile saunas are permitted again in Scarborough.
