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title: "Floating sauna opens on the Ottawa River at NCC River House on November 13"
description: "SAUN°A opens two wood-fired saunas and a cold plunge at the NCC's River House on Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway. Sessions run 7 am to 10 pm daily and require a reservation through saunoa.ca."
canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/ncc-river-house-sauna-november-2026"
last_updated: "2026-11-11T20:48:50.848Z"
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The National Capital Commission's River House on the Ottawa River will add a floating sauna when SAUN°A opens there on November 13, 2026, the NCC's own page for the site says.

The facility is at 501 Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway, where the NCC has operated River House since 2017. The sauna structure floats moored along the shoreline. The NCC page says the structure holds two wood-fired saunas and a cold plunge, and that the experience moves through repeated cycles of heat, cold and rest.

SAUN°A, the operator, describes the session on its Ottawa page at saunoa.ca as 90 minutes. Guests can use an enclosed supervised cold pool or enter the Ottawa River directly; the river option is unsupervised and offered at their own risk, the page says.

The NCC page says reservations are mandatory. According to saunoa.ca, a community session costs $45 before taxes and a 7% service fee. A new-guest introductory three-session pack is $99, the page says, which works out to $33 per session. The facility is open 7 am to 10 pm daily, according to the saunoa.ca Ottawa page.

The NCC is a federal agency that owns and manages parks, pathways and roads in the National Capital Region, including the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway along the Ottawa River. Its decisions about the River House property are in scope for Ottawa news.

For accessibility, saunoa.ca says the larger of the two saunas has accessible features, the gangway to the floating structure is accessible, and a transfer board is available on request. Parking is in the P3 lot (about 15 to 20 spots) and the P4 lot (about 40 spots) nearby, the page says.

Residents who want to book a session before or after the November 13 opening can do so at saunoa.ca. The NCC page confirms the opening date and the operator.

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