Scărișoara (Hungarian: Aranyosfő) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania.

It is composed of fourteen villages: Bârlești, Botești (Botesbánya), Fața-Lăzești, Florești, Lăzești (Lezest), Lespezea, Maței, Negești, Preluca, Runc, Scărișoara, Sfoartea, Știuleți, and Trâncești.

The commune is situated in the Țara Moților ethnogeographical region of the Apuseni Mountains, at the foot of the Bihor Massif.

The commune is crossed by national road DN17 [ro], which runs from a major junction in Turda, Cluj County, through Câmpeni and Scărișoara, and on to Ștei, Bihor County, where it connects to European route E79.

The Scărișoara Cave is some 9 km (5.6 mi) to the northwest, on the territory of the neighboring commune of Gârda de Sus.