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Community Recreation Center

Traditional sauna Traditional sauna in Pocatello, ID.

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Address
144 Wilson Ave, Pocatello, ID 83201
Phone
(208) 232-3901
Website
pocatello.gov
Rating
4.3 out of 5 on Google from 321 ratings, as of November 2, 2026
Price
“...Daily admission fees age resident fee non-resident fee senior (60+) $4.00/day $6.00/day adult (18 - 59) $6.00/day $8.00/day youth...” (their site; more under Before you go)
Hours
Weekly hours below

What it offers

Only features we found stated by the venue or its listing, website checked November 2, 2026. Missing from this list does not mean missing from the venue.

Before you go

This is a YMCA, rec center or hotel spa. We list it because its own page shows a sauna and a day pass sold to the public; members and hotel guests may have priority, and day-pass rules change. Confirm before you go.

Price
  • “...Daily admission fees age resident fee non-resident fee senior (60+) $4.00/day $6.00/day adult (18 - 59) $6.00/day $8.00/day youth...” (pocatello.gov/582/Daily-Admission-Fees, read November 2, 2026)
  • “...Fees age resident fee non-resident fee senior (60+) $4.00/day $6.00/day adult (18 - 59) $6.00/day $8.00/day youth (6 - 17)...” (pocatello.gov/582/Daily-Admission-Fees, read November 2, 2026)
Age rules
  • “...Room (ages 15+) steam room, dry sauna and aroma therapy room (ages 18+) community recreation center rules general pool hot tub...” (pocatello.gov/297/Community-Recreation-Center, read November 2, 2026)
  • “Age restriction: must be 15 years of age or older maximum water temperature 104 f.” (pocatello.gov/297/Community-Recreation-Center, read November 2, 2026)
Not published
Their website did not say temperatures, what to wear, whether sessions are mixed or single-sex or booking rules when we checked (November 2, 2026). Check their website or call.

Quotes are copied word for word from the venue's own pages; we do not set or check prices. “Not published” means we could not find it on their site, not that it does not apply.

Hours

Monday6 am to 9 pm
Tuesday6 am to 9 pm
Wednesday6 am to 9 pm
Thursday6 am to 9 pm
Friday6 am to 9 pm
Saturday9 am to 5 pm
Sunday1 pm to 5 pm

Hours as listed on Google, November 2, 2026. Holidays, private events and seasons change them; check before you go.

What a traditional sauna is

A traditional sauna is a hot wood-lined room heated by a stove, often with rocks you can ladle water onto for a burst of steam (the Finns call it loyly). The air is hot and fairly dry. Public saunas in the US range from wood-fired cabins by a lake to social sauna clubs in a city storefront.

  1. Finnish sauna
    160 to 200°F, air, low humidity
    160 to 200°F, air, low humidity
Typical temperatures, from cold plunge to Finnish sauna. Each venue sets its own; check the numbers posted on site.

What to bring

  • A towel to sit on, plus one to dry off
  • A swimsuit if the venue is co-ed (check first)
  • A water bottle
  • Flip-flops for wet floors
  • A change of clothes

Etiquette

  • Shower before your first round.
  • Sit on a towel so sweat stays off the wood.
  • Ask the room before adding water to the stones.
  • Keep voices low and phones out of the hot room.
  • Cool down between rounds with a shower, a plunge or fresh air, then rest.

General guidance for this kind of venue, not this venue's own rules. Read more: sauna etiquette by type, sauna safety.

Nearby alternatives

  1. Lava Hot Springs Inn & Spa

    Hot springs bathhouse

    94 N Center St, Lava Hot Springs

    Hot tub or warm pool, Day pass or drop-in

    29 miles away in Lava Hot Springs

    3.8 on Google (1,264)

  2. PLUNJ Idaho Falls

    Bathhouse & contrast therapy

    3510 S 25th E, Idaho Falls

    Cold plunge

    47 miles away in Idaho Falls

    5.0 on Google (130)

Where this comes from

Source: the venue's Google Maps listing (category "Recreation center"), checked November 2, 2026, and the venue's own website. We list it as a traditional sauna because of its Google listing and website. Ratings are Google's, shown as a count only; we do not copy reviews. Prices and rules are quoted from the venue's own site with the date we read them; they change, so confirm before you go. Is something wrong, or has it closed? Email contact@saunasnear.com and we will fix it.