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TRIP TYPE: 

NUMBER of ADULTS (13 & Over): 

NUMBER of CHILDREN (12 & Under): 

CANOES, KAYAKS & BIKES: 

DOUBLE KAYAKS: 

INFLATABLE BOATS: 

ADDITIONAL FREIGHT:  See Schedules & Fares.

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
(except 8/20, 8/27)

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

  • MAY 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 THU

    02 FRI

    03 SAT

    04 SUN

    05 MON

    06 TUE

    07 WED

    08 THU

    09 FRI

    10 SAT

    11 SUN

    12 MON

    13 TUE

    14 WED

    15 THU

    16 FRI

    17 SAT

    18 SUN

    19 MON

    20 TUE

    21 WED

    22 THU

    0

    0

    23 FRI

    0

    0

    24 SAT

    0

    0

    25 SUN

    0

    0

    26 MON

    11

    0

    27 TUE

    0

    0

    28 WED

    0

    0

    29 THU

    0

    0

    30 FRI

    20

    15

    31 SAT

    0

    0

  • JUNE 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 SUN

    0

    0

    02 MON

    3

    29

    03 TUE

    29

    39

    04 WED

    0

    0

    05 THU

    17

    21

    06 FRI

    8

    24

    07 SAT

    1

    9

    08 SUN

    0

    0

    09 MON

    1

    5

    10 TUE

    4

    0

    11 WED

    0

    0

    12 THU

    0

    17

    13 FRI

    1

    1

    14 SAT

    0

    1

    15 SUN

    0

    0

    16 MON

    0

    0

    17 TUE

    3

    0

    18 WED

    0

    0

    19 THU

    0

    13

    20 FRI

    0

    0

    21 SAT

    4

    2

    22 SUN

    0

    0

    23 MON

    0

    1

    24 TUE

    0

    0

    25 WED

    0

    0

    26 THU

    5

    26

    27 FRI

    3

    6

    28 SAT

    0

    1

    29 SUN

    0

    0

    30 MON

    0

    0

  • JULY 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 TUE

    0

    9

    02 WED

    0

    0

    03 THU

    0

    3

    04 FRI

    18

    6

    05 SAT

    4

    1

    06 SUN

    22

    0

    07 MON

    4

    0

    08 TUE

    3

    0

    09 WED

    0

    0

    10 THU

    1

    0

    11 FRI

    17

    3

    12 SAT

    0

    9

    13 SUN

    3

    1

    14 MON

    0

    21

    15 TUE

    0

    7

    16 WED

    0

    0

    17 THU

    0

    1

    18 FRI

    1

    0

    19 SAT

    0

    0

    20 SUN

    0

    1

    21 MON

    0

    13

    22 TUE

    0

    0

    23 WED

    0

    0

    24 THU

    0

    2

    25 FRI

    18

    0

    26 SAT

    0

    33

    27 SUN

    0

    8

    28 MON

    0

    5

    29 TUE

    0

    24

    30 WED

    0

    0

    31 THU

    11

    2

  • AUGUST 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 FRI

    4

    0

    02 SAT

    19

    0

    03 SUN

    2

    7

    04 MON

    6

    5

    05 TUE

    14

    16

    06 WED

    17

    23

    07 THU

    17

    0

    08 FRI

    5

    0

    09 SAT

    6

    0

    10 SUN

    1

    0

    11 MON

    0

    9

    12 TUE

    21

    19

    13 WED

    6

    25

    14 THU

    41

    17

    15 FRI

    41

    0

    16 SAT

    40

    18

    17 SUN

    0

    20

    18 MON

    12

    46

    19 TUE

    13

    13

    20 WED

    0

    0

    21 THU

    30

    0

    22 FRI

    26

    0

    23 SAT

    20

    17

    24 SUN

    44

    30

    25 MON

    9

    18

    26 TUE

    43

    37

    27 WED

    0

    0

    28 THU

    8

    16

    29 FRI

    59

    42

    30 SAT

    29

    21

    31 SUN

    42

    47

  • SEPTEMBER 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 MON

    26

    14

    02 TUE

    36

    50

    03 WED

    0

    0

    04 THU

    56

    50

    05 FRI

    36

    18

    06 SAT

    0

    10

    07 SUN

    0

    0

    08 MON

    28

    28

    09 TUE

    30

    24

    10 WED

    0

    0

    11 THU

    42

    40

    12 FRI

    73

    16

    13 SAT

    79

    54

    14 SUN

    0

    0

    15 MON

    55

    55

    16 TUE

    0

    0

    17 WED

    0

    0

    18 THU

    0

    0

    19 FRI

    60

    62

    20 SAT

    0

    0

    21 SUN

    0

    0

    22 MON

    65

    64

    23 TUE

    0

    0

    24 WED

    0

    0

    25 THU

    0

    0

    26 FRI

    77

    62

    27 SAT

    0

    0

    28 SUN

    0

    0

    29 MON

    0

    74

    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%.