SCHEDULES & FARES
Reservations are strongly recommended. Please review our policies below regarding parking, cancellations and more.
2024 SCHEDULE
Departs Copper Harbor
8:00AM
Departs Isle Royale 2:45PM
Date Period |
Days / Week |
Sailing Days |
May 13 – June 2 |
2 |
Mon & Fri |
June 3 – June 30 |
5 |
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat |
July 1 – July 31 |
6 |
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
Aug 1 – August 31 |
7 |
All Days |
Sep 1 – Sep 7 |
6 |
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
Sep 8 – Sep 30 |
6 |
Mon & Fri |
2024 ROUND-TRIP FARES
One-way fares are half price. Full fare is due upon reservation confirmation.
Passenger / Cargo |
Fare |
Adults (16 and over) |
$160 |
Children (15 and under) |
$115 |
Canoes, Kayaks, Bikes |
$60 |
Double-Kayaks |
$80 |
Inflatable Boats |
$30 |
Motors Under 5HP |
$15 |
Motors Over 5HP |
$30 |
No return trip on May 13.
No trip to island on September
30.
Sailing time
is approximately 3 hours 45 minutes. Boat docks at
the Rock Harbor main entrance on Isle Royale.
DAY TRIPS
Many people visit Isle Royale with us just for the day. Sailing time between Copper Harbor and Isle Royale is approximately 3 hours 45 minutes. This leaves around 3 hours on the island (usually about 2 hours of actual hiking time), before returning back to Copper Harbor.
AVAILABILITY CALENDAR
-
MAY 2024
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 WED
02 THU
0
0
03 FRI
0
0
04 SAT
0
0
05 SUN
0
0
06 MON
0
0
07 TUE
0
0
08 WED
0
0
09 THU
0
0
10 FRI
0
0
11 SAT
0
0
12 SUN
0
0
13 MON
39
0
14 TUE
0
0
15 WED
0
0
16 THU
0
0
17 FRI
21
46
18 SAT
0
0
19 SUN
0
0
20 MON
36
22
21 TUE
0
0
22 WED
0
0
23 THU
0
0
24 FRI
1
28
25 SAT
0
0
26 SUN
0
0
27 MON
18
1
28 TUE
0
0
29 WED
0
0
30 THU
0
0
31 FRI
24
16
-
JUNE 2024
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SAT
0
0
02 SUN
0
0
03 MON
11
38
04 TUE
57
58
05 WED
0
0
06 THU
53
49
07 FRI
4
53
08 SAT
0
40
09 SUN
0
0
10 MON
0
12
11 TUE
30
0
12 WED
0
0
13 THU
2
47
14 FRI
20
2
15 SAT
3
0
16 SUN
0
0
17 MON
0
10
18 TUE
0
3
19 WED
0
0
20 THU
26
23
21 FRI
26
10
22 SAT
0
0
23 SUN
0
0
24 MON
1
4
25 TUE
0
5
26 WED
0
0
27 THU
0
14
28 FRI
11
19
29 SAT
26
2
30 SUN
0
0
-
JULY 2024
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
0
11
02 TUE
6
10
03 WED
0
0
04 THU
9
11
05 FRI
26
17
06 SAT
37
2
07 SUN
33
22
08 MON
17
36
09 TUE
31
40
10 WED
0
0
11 THU
39
17
12 FRI
37
35
13 SAT
17
28
14 SUN
1
42
15 MON
6
10
16 TUE
1
17
17 WED
0
0
18 THU
0
8
19 FRI
0
3
20 SAT
11
7
21 SUN
0
46
22 MON
3
39
23 TUE
0
6
24 WED
0
0
25 THU
0
1
26 FRI
20
1
27 SAT
35
2
28 SUN
17
1
29 MON
0
34
30 TUE
44
8
31 WED
0
0
-
AUGUST 2024
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 THU
14
1
02 FRI
20
0
03 SAT
0
15
04 SUN
0
47
05 MON
0
50
06 TUE
1
11
07 WED
32
7
08 THU
19
0
09 FRI
46
0
10 SAT
16
1
11 SUN
13
11
12 MON
25
25
13 TUE
49
40
14 WED
17
21
15 THU
44
32
16 FRI
40
6
17 SAT
28
20
18 SUN
23
19
19 MON
28
32
20 TUE
27
15
21 WED
0
0
22 THU
39
39
23 FRI
44
53
24 SAT
36
17
25 SUN
46
23
26 MON
39
47
27 TUE
60
32
28 WED
0
0
29 THU
48
48
30 FRI
45
52
31 SAT
32
51
-
SEPTEMBER 2024
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SUN
50
60
02 MON
51
41
03 TUE
41
14
04 WED
0
0
05 THU
37
43
06 FRI
50
27
07 SAT
36
41
08 SUN
0
0
09 MON
36
42
10 TUE
0
0
11 WED
47
43
12 THU
0
0
13 FRI
61
34
14 SAT
0
0
15 SUN
0
0
16 MON
76
70
17 TUE
0
0
18 WED
0
0
19 THU
0
0
20 FRI
73
70
21 SAT
0
0
22 SUN
0
0
23 MON
51
76
24 TUE
0
0
25 WED
0
0
26 THU
0
0
27 FRI
76
54
28 SAT
0
0
29 SUN
0
0
30 MON
0
42
PARKING
All parking now paid morning of departure. Cash, check, or credit cards accepted. Our parking lot is unsecured, but watched and very safe. No reservations needed.
Parking charges:
-
Cars, SUVs, Vans, Pick-Ups: $10 per night ($50 maximum - nights past 5th night are free)
-
Cars, etc. with trailers: $15 per night ($75 maximum)
-
RVs over 24 feet and car-trailer units over 40 feet (please notify us): $20 per night (NO maximum)
Parking begins each sailing day at 7:00 am. An attendant shows you where to park. You may drive onto our dock to unload gear before parking. Please let us show you where to park. Do not park on your own. No camping of any kind -- in cars, tents, trailers, or RVs -- is allowed in our lot. Also not allowed is overnight parking when you are not on the island.
ISLE ROYALE USER FEE
The National Park Service levies a user fee for Isle Royale: $7.00 per day (not per night) per person 16 years and older, or $60.00 for an annual Isle Royale Pass covering the pass-holder and 3 other people for any length of time. ALL nationwide passes now cover the fee. Consult the NPS web site for information: www.nps.gov/isro/
The daily fee is paid in advance at www.pay.gov, search on "Isle Royale".
CANCELLATIONS and CHANGES OF DATES
Cancellations and changes of dates are made by PHONE or EMAIL ONLY (906-289-4437, isleroyalequeen@gmail.com). There is no refund if you cancel or change the dates of your reservation less than TWO WEEKS (14 days) before departure time. Cancellations received with more than TWO WEEK notice will be sent an 85% refund. We levy no additional charge for changes of dates with more than two week notice. Failure to use a paid reservation on scheduled day of departure forfeits entire fare. If canceling or changing dates for all or part of a group of 10 people or more, notice of ONE MONTH is required for an 85% refund. ALL refunds are paid back your to credit card. Requests for cancellation can be emailed to isleroyalequeen@gmail.com.
SPECIAL DAY TRIP CANCELATION POLICY
Our day-trip policy, as a courtesy to our visitors, is that if conditions on Lake Superior involve average waves of 5 feet or more, and you are at our dock, and you choose not to go, we will refund 95% of your day-trip fare. Under some conditions, we reserve the right not to permit reserved passengers to take day trip. The decision is SOLELY the captain’s – in consultation with ownership. General poor land weather, such as rain, does NOT make you eligible for any refund or for going another day. If lake conditions do not permit, in general, at least a 2-hour stay at the island, you are refunded 100%.