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
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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
74 0 12 TUE
0 0 13 WED
0 0 14 THU
0 0 15 FRI
66 73 16 SAT
0 0 17 SUN
0 0 18 MON
60 70 19 TUE
0 0 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
0 0 22 FRI
57 69 23 SAT
0 0 24 SUN
0 0 25 MON
57 42 26 TUE
0 0 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
0 0 29 FRI
45 68 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
52 58 02 TUE
67 62 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
51 68 05 FRI
57 54 06 SAT
38 50 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
9 30 09 TUE
38 36 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
28 37 12 FRI
58 38 13 SAT
44 46 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
16 23 16 TUE
16 48 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
8 18 19 FRI
52 39 20 SAT
7 6 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
1 16 23 TUE
16 25 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
35 34 26 FRI
29 20 27 SAT
9 19 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
6 22 30 TUE
29 34 -
JULY 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 WED
0 0 02 THU
30 0 03 FRI
34 41 04 SAT
64 49 05 SUN
53 46 06 MON
25 15 07 TUE
22 35 08 WED
0 0 09 THU
11 32 10 FRI
37 42 11 SAT
55 35 12 SUN
35 41 13 MON
38 6 14 TUE
18 43 15 WED
0 0 16 THU
10 6 17 FRI
51 31 18 SAT
51 45 19 SUN
18 34 20 MON
4 36 21 TUE
14 34 22 WED
0 0 23 THU
24 32 24 FRI
32 29 25 SAT
45 34 26 SUN
0 42 27 MON
21 17 28 TUE
50 45 29 WED
0 0 30 THU
22 28 31 FRI
67 28 -
AUGUST 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SAT
45 15 02 SUN
1 32 03 MON
32 13 04 TUE
44 23 05 WED
67 57 06 THU
54 51 07 FRI
52 45 08 SAT
41 61 09 SUN
36 56 10 MON
30 35 11 TUE
45 42 12 WED
56 69 13 THU
27 52 14 FRI
53 17 15 SAT
47 33 16 SUN
32 49 17 MON
35 34 18 TUE
45 25 19 WED
0 0 20 THU
56 31 21 FRI
51 46 22 SAT
57 60 23 SUN
50 59 24 MON
61 50 25 TUE
24 47 26 WED
0 0 27 THU
49 45 28 FRI
56 41 29 SAT
31 33 30 SUN
38 63 31 MON
53 48 -
SEPTEMBER 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
32 34 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
34 40 04 FRI
65 40 05 SAT
31 44 06 SUN
0 0 07 MON
47 16 08 TUE
67 39 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
58 64 11 FRI
74 71 12 SAT
75 57 13 SUN
0 0 14 MON
64 72 15 TUE
0 0 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
0 0 18 FRI
72 64 19 SAT
0 0 20 SUN
0 0 21 MON
80 66 22 TUE
0 0 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
0 0 25 FRI
76 75 26 SAT
0 0 27 SUN
0 0 28 MON
0 78 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%.
