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
72 0 13 TUE
0 0 14 WED
0 0 15 THU
0 0 16 FRI
80 76 17 SAT
0 0 18 SUN
0 0 19 MON
78 78 20 TUE
0 0 21 WED
0 0 22 THU
0 0 23 FRI
74 77 24 SAT
0 0 25 SUN
0 0 26 MON
70 80 27 TUE
0 0 28 WED
0 0 29 THU
0 0 30 FRI
72 66 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
61 72 03 TUE
78 76 04 WED
0 0 05 THU
74 75 06 FRI
43 78 07 SAT
68 44 08 SUN
0 0 09 MON
59 60 10 TUE
69 59 11 WED
0 0 12 THU
63 60 13 FRI
64 72 14 SAT
37 57 15 SUN
0 0 16 MON
66 63 17 TUE
30 52 18 WED
0 0 19 THU
58 72 20 FRI
66 53 21 SAT
61 17 22 SUN
0 0 23 MON
40 60 24 TUE
25 56 25 WED
0 0 26 THU
63 73 27 FRI
76 59 28 SAT
69 63 29 SUN
0 0 30 MON
67 50 -
JULY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
62 74 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
74 62 04 FRI
68 71 05 SAT
50 49 06 SUN
75 49 07 MON
54 68 08 TUE
74 66 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
62 58 11 FRI
73 78 12 SAT
78 58 13 SUN
59 78 14 MON
69 66 15 TUE
63 76 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
63 55 18 FRI
65 63 19 SAT
78 70 20 SUN
68 69 21 MON
45 72 22 TUE
48 65 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
70 69 25 FRI
75 72 26 SAT
52 71 27 SUN
80 76 28 MON
71 63 29 TUE
66 60 30 WED
0 0 31 THU
66 78 -
AUGUST 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
57 68 02 SAT
77 54 03 SUN
66 54 04 MON
47 58 05 TUE
64 64 06 WED
68 63 07 THU
60 69 08 FRI
65 39 09 SAT
61 66 10 SUN
48 72 11 MON
73 58 12 TUE
72 58 13 WED
52 76 14 THU
67 55 15 FRI
69 64 16 SAT
78 76 17 SUN
73 51 18 MON
57 72 19 TUE
77 54 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
76 76 22 FRI
72 72 23 SAT
76 73 24 SUN
71 75 25 MON
49 69 26 TUE
64 71 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
62 46 29 FRI
75 71 30 SAT
76 67 31 SUN
80 78 -
SEPTEMBER 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
67 65 02 TUE
77 79 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
76 70 05 FRI
80 72 06 SAT
78 65 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
78 78 09 TUE
78 78 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
80 78 12 FRI
80 80 13 SAT
80 80 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
80 80 16 TUE
0 0 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
0 0 19 FRI
78 78 20 SAT
0 0 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
76 80 23 TUE
0 0 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
0 0 26 FRI
80 78 27 SAT
0 0 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
0 78 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%.
