Akela Spa of Deadwood

Akela Garden

Relax year-round in our outdoor garden spa.  Inspired by the deep western roots of our region, you'll enjoy the blue skies, lush meadows, and native grasses that provide the perfect backdrop for our relaxation area. Embrace the unmistakable calm and peaceful serenity of the Black Hills while soaking in a hot tub, inhale the cedar in the Akela tipi dry sauna or enjoy a glass of wine by the fire pit lounge. A Garden visit can be used alone or added to any service.

Also included in the Akela Garden is the use of our Far Infrared Sauna.  Unlike the usual dry sauna, these saunas are heated with infrared radiant heater – to promote body heating and sweating instead of a regular electrical heater or heated stones.  The air temperature in a far infrared sauna is 20-80 degrees lower than in a traditional or Finnish-style sauna, but you still gain great health benefits from it. You can’t help but feel more comfortable and breathe a little easier in this type of heat.

Use of our Steam Room is included as well. Designed to detoxify the body while soothing your muscles and mind, this is where you relax and reinvigorate yourself so you can take on the world. Akela's eucalyptus oil-infused steam room will re-energize your skin, boost your immune system, and clear your head. Natural stone and tile elements keep cool while the steam heats the room.