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

-
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
31
0
13 TUE
0
0
14 WED
0
0
15 THU
0
0
16 FRI
28
28
17 SAT
0
0
18 SUN
0
0
19 MON
15
18
20 TUE
0
0
21 WED
0
0
22 THU
0
0
23 FRI
1
14
24 SAT
0
0
25 SUN
0
0
26 MON
28
0
27 TUE
0
0
28 WED
0
0
29 THU
0
0
30 FRI
32
34
31 SAT
0
0
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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
0
35
03 TUE
37
49
04 WED
0
0
05 THU
27
39
06 FRI
1
40
07 SAT
9
0
08 SUN
0
0
09 MON
26
2
10 TUE
28
12
11 WED
0
0
12 THU
1
27
13 FRI
19
16
14 SAT
0
13
15 SUN
0
0
16 MON
0
9
17 TUE
0
6
18 WED
0
0
19 THU
0
19
20 FRI
10
0
21 SAT
0
0
22 SUN
0
0
23 MON
0
0
24 TUE
0
4
25 WED
0
0
26 THU
0
27
27 FRI
23
18
28 SAT
2
1
29 SUN
0
0
30 MON
0
0
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JULY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
0
18
02 WED
0
0
03 THU
0
1
04 FRI
27
13
05 SAT
3
1
06 SUN
23
3
07 MON
13
0
08 TUE
29
0
09 WED
0
0
10 THU
11
4
11 FRI
31
30
12 SAT
7
25
13 SUN
20
26
14 MON
0
28
15 TUE
6
29
16 WED
0
0
17 THU
9
2
18 FRI
1
0
19 SAT
18
3
20 SUN
24
15
21 MON
2
29
22 TUE
0
4
23 WED
0
0
24 THU
7
12
25 FRI
49
15
26 SAT
2
44
27 SUN
14
23
28 MON
0
11
29 TUE
8
23
30 WED
0
0
31 THU
48
26
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AUGUST 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
21
0
02 SAT
39
8
03 SUN
12
25
04 MON
21
33
05 TUE
16
15
06 WED
15
20
07 THU
33
27
08 FRI
16
0
09 SAT
27
0
10 SUN
19
27
11 MON
18
26
12 TUE
29
27
13 WED
14
43
14 THU
53
24
15 FRI
33
2
16 SAT
58
40
17 SUN
29
30
18 MON
38
49
19 TUE
28
35
20 WED
0
0
21 THU
47
36
22 FRI
38
17
23 SAT
32
31
24 SUN
47
45
25 MON
14
27
26 TUE
48
49
27 WED
0
0
28 THU
18
14
29 FRI
63
49
30 SAT
45
37
31 SUN
49
53
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SEPTEMBER 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
35
29
02 TUE
46
57
03 WED
0
0
04 THU
60
54
05 FRI
41
34
06 SAT
1
10
07 SUN
0
0
08 MON
32
32
09 TUE
33
29
10 WED
0
0
11 THU
49
44
12 FRI
73
21
13 SAT
80
58
14 SUN
0
0
15 MON
63
61
16 TUE
0
0
17 WED
0
0
18 THU
0
0
19 FRI
61
64
20 SAT
0
0
21 SUN
0
0
22 MON
69
70
23 TUE
0
0
24 WED
0
0
25 THU
0
0
26 FRI
77
65
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%.