SCHEDULES & FARES
Reservations are strongly recommended. Please review our policies below regarding parking, cancellations and more.
2026 SCHEDULE
Departs Copper Harbor
8:00AM
Departs Isle Royale 2:45PM
|
Date Period |
Days/Week |
Sailing Days |
| May 11 – May 31 |
2 |
Mon & Fri |
| June 1 – 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 13 |
5 |
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat (NO Wed or Sun) |
| Sep 14 – Sep 30 |
6 |
Mon & Fri |
2026 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 trip to island on September
28.
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 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
0 0 02 SAT
0 0 03 SUN
0 0 04 MON
0 0 05 TUE
0 0 06 WED
0 0 07 THU
0 0 08 FRI
0 0 09 SAT
0 0 10 SUN
0 0 11 MON
76 0 12 TUE
0 0 13 WED
0 0 14 THU
0 0 15 FRI
78 78 16 SAT
0 0 17 SUN
0 0 18 MON
77 78 19 TUE
0 0 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
0 0 22 FRI
74 76 23 SAT
0 0 24 SUN
0 0 25 MON
77 73 26 TUE
0 0 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
0 0 29 FRI
80 79 30 SAT
0 0 31 SUN
0 0 -
JUNE 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
71 78 02 TUE
80 74 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
76 80 05 FRI
77 75 06 SAT
71 78 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
54 68 09 TUE
64 70 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
61 66 12 FRI
77 62 13 SAT
78 70 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
70 66 16 TUE
70 77 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
62 71 19 FRI
74 72 20 SAT
47 60 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
80 51 23 TUE
58 78 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
70 68 26 FRI
78 70 27 SAT
62 68 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
62 65 30 TUE
69 78 -
JULY 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 WED
0 0 02 THU
80 54 03 FRI
80 74 04 SAT
73 76 05 SUN
71 79 06 MON
78 78 07 TUE
71 71 08 WED
0 0 09 THU
70 72 10 FRI
71 75 11 SAT
76 80 12 SUN
68 68 13 MON
61 73 14 TUE
64 72 15 WED
0 0 16 THU
71 55 17 FRI
76 72 18 SAT
76 66 19 SUN
65 76 20 MON
70 75 21 TUE
68 72 22 WED
0 0 23 THU
66 64 24 FRI
75 74 25 SAT
58 66 26 SUN
73 80 27 MON
57 58 28 TUE
74 68 29 WED
0 0 30 THU
68 49 31 FRI
76 70 -
AUGUST 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SAT
67 80 02 SUN
54 75 03 MON
80 51 04 TUE
68 80 05 WED
77 76 06 THU
66 68 07 FRI
77 69 08 SAT
76 74 09 SUN
67 68 10 MON
66 68 11 TUE
67 68 12 WED
75 75 13 THU
76 70 14 FRI
80 78 15 SAT
77 75 16 SUN
78 74 17 MON
76 80 18 TUE
64 68 19 WED
0 0 20 THU
66 66 21 FRI
79 72 22 SAT
80 78 23 SUN
68 74 24 MON
72 80 25 TUE
74 68 26 WED
0 0 27 THU
63 72 28 FRI
78 71 29 SAT
78 69 30 SUN
72 76 31 MON
72 78 -
SEPTEMBER 2026
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
60 62 04 FRI
78 66 05 SAT
74 67 06 SUN
0 0 07 MON
76 71 08 TUE
80 72 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
80 80 11 FRI
80 80 12 SAT
80 80 13 SUN
0 0 14 MON
78 78 15 TUE
0 0 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
0 0 18 FRI
77 80 19 SAT
0 0 20 SUN
0 0 21 MON
80 77 22 TUE
0 0 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
0 0 25 FRI
80 80 26 SAT
0 0 27 SUN
0 0 28 MON
0 80 29 TUE
0 0 30 WED
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%.
