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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

    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

    75

    74

    17 SAT

    0

    0

    18 SUN

    0

    0

    19 MON

    71

    75

    20 TUE

    0

    0

    21 WED

    0

    0

    22 THU

    0

    0

    23 FRI

    70

    72

    24 SAT

    0

    0

    25 SUN

    0

    0

    26 MON

    59

    66

    27 TUE

    0

    0

    28 WED

    0

    0

    29 THU

    0

    0

    30 FRI

    66

    59

    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

    15

    63

    03 TUE

    74

    72

    04 WED

    0

    0

    05 THU

    73

    70

    06 FRI

    35

    66

    07 SAT

    54

    13

    08 SUN

    0

    0

    09 MON

    51

    50

    10 TUE

    66

    51

    11 WED

    0

    0

    12 THU

    51

    54

    13 FRI

    62

    66

    14 SAT

    30

    52

    15 SUN

    0

    0

    16 MON

    43

    53

    17 TUE

    5

    41

    18 WED

    0

    0

    19 THU

    41

    54

    20 FRI

    52

    25

    21 SAT

    54

    1

    22 SUN

    0

    0

    23 MON

    27

    48

    24 TUE

    17

    42

    25 WED

    0

    0

    26 THU

    54

    69

    27 FRI

    75

    45

    28 SAT

    37

    61

    29 SUN

    0

    0

    30 MON

    43

    31

  • JULY 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 TUE

    42

    66

    02 WED

    0

    0

    03 THU

    58

    50

    04 FRI

    65

    67

    05 SAT

    22

    19

    06 SUN

    52

    30

    07 MON

    34

    50

    08 TUE

    68

    51

    09 WED

    0

    0

    10 THU

    56

    36

    11 FRI

    63

    68

    12 SAT

    58

    51

    13 SUN

    53

    56

    14 MON

    65

    51

    15 TUE

    50

    70

    16 WED

    0

    0

    17 THU

    63

    50

    18 FRI

    46

    49

    19 SAT

    74

    70

    20 SUN

    54

    69

    21 MON

    24

    55

    22 TUE

    27

    33

    23 WED

    0

    0

    24 THU

    68

    57

    25 FRI

    66

    60

    26 SAT

    41

    67

    27 SUN

    76

    67

    28 MON

    59

    57

    29 TUE

    41

    50

    30 WED

    0

    0

    31 THU

    63

    62

  • AUGUST 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 FRI

    46

    58

    02 SAT

    68

    45

    03 SUN

    35

    43

    04 MON

    43

    56

    05 TUE

    63

    61

    06 WED

    66

    55

    07 THU

    54

    58

    08 FRI

    65

    29

    09 SAT

    59

    49

    10 SUN

    30

    67

    11 MON

    52

    56

    12 TUE

    70

    58

    13 WED

    45

    74

    14 THU

    65

    39

    15 FRI

    53

    47

    16 SAT

    76

    66

    17 SUN

    65

    49

    18 MON

    52

    58

    19 TUE

    59

    51

    20 WED

    0

    0

    21 THU

    74

    62

    22 FRI

    67

    63

    23 SAT

    74

    61

    24 SUN

    61

    75

    25 MON

    49

    64

    26 TUE

    59

    69

    27 WED

    0

    0

    28 THU

    55

    42

    29 FRI

    71

    68

    30 SAT

    68

    60

    31 SUN

    72

    70

  • SEPTEMBER 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 MON

    65

    57

    02 TUE

    73

    75

    03 WED

    0

    0

    04 THU

    76

    68

    05 FRI

    72

    68

    06 SAT

    78

    51

    07 SUN

    0

    0

    08 MON

    73

    78

    09 TUE

    74

    77

    10 WED

    0

    0

    11 THU

    80

    78

    12 FRI

    80

    74

    13 SAT

    80

    78

    14 SUN

    0

    0

    15 MON

    78

    80

    16 TUE

    0

    0

    17 WED

    0

    0

    18 THU

    0

    0

    19 FRI

    78

    76

    20 SAT

    0

    0

    21 SUN

    0

    0

    22 MON

    72

    78

    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%.