A scanning microscope stage has been developed for use at cryogenic temperatures. The stage uses a piezoelectric driving element and circular flexure hinges to achieve a slow scan travel of greater than 10 &mgr;m and a near‐resonance travel of 100 &mgr;m while immersed in liquid helium at 4.2 K. The scanner has been operated inside a pressure cell in a dilution refrigerator, where it dissipates less than 150 &mgr;W of heat at 100 mK.