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
49 0 13 TUE
0 0 14 WED
0 0 15 THU
0 0 16 FRI
49 56 17 SAT
0 0 18 SUN
0 0 19 MON
40 35 20 TUE
0 0 21 WED
0 0 22 THU
0 0 23 FRI
35 40 24 SAT
0 0 25 SUN
0 0 26 MON
31 21 27 TUE
0 0 28 WED
0 0 29 THU
0 0 30 FRI
50 44 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
23 43 03 TUE
58 64 04 WED
0 0 05 THU
45 59 06 FRI
2 58 07 SAT
24 6 08 SUN
0 0 09 MON
18 0 10 TUE
43 29 11 WED
0 0 12 THU
16 36 13 FRI
43 34 14 SAT
10 24 15 SUN
0 0 16 MON
14 26 17 TUE
21 19 18 WED
0 0 19 THU
0 29 20 FRI
23 17 21 SAT
21 5 22 SUN
0 0 23 MON
0 5 24 TUE
1 4 25 WED
0 0 26 THU
18 37 27 FRI
55 25 28 SAT
12 26 29 SUN
0 0 30 MON
7 7 -
JULY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
1 34 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
1 11 04 FRI
49 23 05 SAT
10 1 06 SUN
24 24 07 MON
17 1 08 TUE
46 16 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
24 26 11 FRI
52 34 12 SAT
37 25 13 SUN
33 48 14 MON
12 30 15 TUE
15 59 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
38 22 18 FRI
18 13 19 SAT
36 22 20 SUN
45 25 21 MON
13 44 22 TUE
0 19 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
35 33 25 FRI
59 26 26 SAT
26 52 27 SUN
36 54 28 MON
7 34 29 TUE
27 35 30 WED
0 0 31 THU
56 37 -
AUGUST 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
35 18 02 SAT
50 32 03 SUN
31 31 04 MON
29 48 05 TUE
31 36 06 WED
39 47 07 THU
41 39 08 FRI
23 1 09 SAT
34 15 10 SUN
29 34 11 MON
22 24 12 TUE
35 38 13 WED
34 54 14 THU
59 21 15 FRI
38 14 16 SAT
63 54 17 SUN
39 39 18 MON
47 55 19 TUE
42 43 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
51 47 22 FRI
63 35 23 SAT
45 47 24 SUN
48 55 25 MON
26 49 26 TUE
51 56 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
31 26 29 FRI
63 50 30 SAT
53 40 31 SUN
60 57 -
SEPTEMBER 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
39 43 02 TUE
58 67 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
63 56 05 FRI
59 51 06 SAT
12 27 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
42 34 09 TUE
40 33 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
65 52 12 FRI
76 36 13 SAT
80 65 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
63 63 16 TUE
0 0 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
0 0 19 FRI
69 69 20 SAT
0 0 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
71 74 23 TUE
0 0 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
0 0 26 FRI
77 68 27 SAT
0 0 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
0 75 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%.
