SCHEDULES & FARES
Reservations are strongly recommended. Please review our policies below regarding parking, cancellations and more.
2025 SCHEDULE
Departs Copper Harbor
8:00AM
Departs Isle Royale 2:45PM
|
Date Period |
Days / Week |
Sailing Days |
| May 12 – June 1 |
2 |
Mon & Fri |
| June 2 – 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 14 |
5 |
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat (NO Wed or Sun) |
| Sep 15 – Sep 30 |
6 |
Mon & Fri |
2025 ROUND-TRIP FARES
One-way fares are half price. Full fare is due upon reservation confirmation.
|
Passenger / Cargo |
Fare |
| Adults (13 and over) |
$175 |
| Children (12 and under) |
$125 |
| Canoes, Kayaks, Bikes |
$60 |
| Double-Kayaks |
$80 |
| Inflatable Boats |
$30 |
| FREIGHT: Charges are paid on the morning of departure. |
|
| Freight under 20lbs |
$20 |
| Freight each additional pound |
$1 |
No return trip on May 12.
No trip to island on September
29.
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
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MAY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 THU
0 0 02 FRI
0 0 03 SAT
0 0 04 SUN
0 0 05 MON
0 0 06 TUE
0 0 07 WED
0 0 08 THU
0 0 09 FRI
0 0 10 SAT
0 0 11 SUN
0 0 12 MON
59 0 13 TUE
0 0 14 WED
0 0 15 THU
0 0 16 FRI
67 73 17 SAT
0 0 18 SUN
0 0 19 MON
53 48 20 TUE
0 0 21 WED
0 0 22 THU
0 0 23 FRI
40 60 24 SAT
0 0 25 SUN
0 0 26 MON
47 37 27 TUE
0 0 28 WED
0 0 29 THU
0 0 30 FRI
55 50 31 SAT
0 0 -
JUNE 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SUN
0 0 02 MON
0 51 03 TUE
60 67 04 WED
0 0 05 THU
55 61 06 FRI
12 60 07 SAT
32 6 08 SUN
0 0 09 MON
27 9 10 TUE
52 44 11 WED
0 0 12 THU
32 39 13 FRI
58 43 14 SAT
26 42 15 SUN
0 0 16 MON
22 30 17 TUE
21 30 18 WED
0 0 19 THU
0 42 20 FRI
39 16 21 SAT
25 14 22 SUN
0 0 23 MON
6 7 24 TUE
0 12 25 WED
0 0 26 THU
38 52 27 FRI
57 29 28 SAT
6 35 29 SUN
0 0 30 MON
14 5 -
JULY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
0 61 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
21 17 04 FRI
56 33 05 SAT
5 1 06 SUN
44 18 07 MON
22 10 08 TUE
50 22 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
37 24 11 FRI
60 45 12 SAT
51 44 13 SUN
22 50 14 MON
35 44 15 TUE
30 62 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
43 28 18 FRI
38 20 19 SAT
48 35 20 SUN
50 37 21 MON
10 46 22 TUE
10 23 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
51 50 25 FRI
64 42 26 SAT
34 53 27 SUN
52 62 28 MON
31 53 29 TUE
34 33 30 WED
0 0 31 THU
59 42 -
AUGUST 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
39 43 02 SAT
63 39 03 SUN
27 38 04 MON
29 56 05 TUE
44 49 06 WED
48 49 07 THU
53 47 08 FRI
38 13 09 SAT
43 35 10 SUN
21 48 11 MON
24 26 12 TUE
49 43 13 WED
37 62 14 THU
61 25 15 FRI
43 16 16 SAT
72 62 17 SUN
56 41 18 MON
47 58 19 TUE
50 45 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
62 54 22 FRI
65 55 23 SAT
59 59 24 SUN
53 62 25 MON
26 58 26 TUE
53 59 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
39 28 29 FRI
69 53 30 SAT
58 47 31 SUN
67 60 -
SEPTEMBER 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
39 49 02 TUE
65 69 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
74 62 05 FRI
68 64 06 SAT
60 30 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
67 66 09 TUE
60 59 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
75 76 12 FRI
78 60 13 SAT
80 75 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
76 74 16 TUE
0 0 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
0 0 19 FRI
76 74 20 SAT
0 0 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
72 76 23 TUE
0 0 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
0 0 26 FRI
77 74 27 SAT
0 0 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
0 77 30 TUE
0 0
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
-
Cars, etc. with trailers: $15 per night
-
RVs over 24 feet and car-trailer units over 40 feet (please notify us): $20 per night
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%.
