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
02 SAT
03 SUN
04 MON
05 TUE
06 WED
07 THU
08 FRI
09 SAT
10 SUN
11 MON
12 TUE
13 WED
14 THU
15 FRI
16 SAT
17 SUN
18 MON
19 TUE
20 WED
21 THU
22 FRI
23 SAT
24 SUN
25 MON
26 TUE
27 WED
0 0 28 THU
0 0 29 FRI
0 10 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
21 35 02 TUE
28 28 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
24 39 05 FRI
0 40 06 SAT
2 1 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
0 1 09 TUE
8 0 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
0 17 12 FRI
2 5 13 SAT
8 0 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
2 0 16 TUE
0 0 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
1 0 19 FRI
0 0 20 SAT
1 0 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
0 1 23 TUE
0 0 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
0 19 26 FRI
0 6 27 SAT
0 1 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
0 3 30 TUE
0 21 -
JULY 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 WED
0 0 02 THU
0 1 03 FRI
0 17 04 SAT
36 0 05 SUN
26 0 06 MON
0 0 07 TUE
0 0 08 WED
0 0 09 THU
0 24 10 FRI
0 20 11 SAT
6 0 12 SUN
0 0 13 MON
10 0 14 TUE
0 0 15 WED
0 0 16 THU
0 0 17 FRI
3 0 18 SAT
6 22 19 SUN
0 14 20 MON
0 16 21 TUE
0 18 22 WED
0 0 23 THU
1 12 24 FRI
0 0 25 SAT
1 3 26 SUN
1 22 27 MON
0 11 28 TUE
1 1 29 WED
0 0 30 THU
1 0 31 FRI
33 0 -
AUGUST 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SAT
0 1 02 SUN
1 12 03 MON
0 3 04 TUE
1 0 05 WED
6 22 06 THU
13 20 07 FRI
25 2 08 SAT
0 0 09 SUN
0 19 10 MON
0 9 11 TUE
9 19 12 WED
29 38 13 THU
1 1 14 FRI
34 0 15 SAT
2 0 16 SUN
3 2 17 MON
1 0 18 TUE
29 0 19 WED
0 0 20 THU
16 9 21 FRI
36 1 22 SAT
14 17 23 SUN
9 22 24 MON
32 36 25 TUE
15 20 26 WED
0 0 27 THU
20 0 28 FRI
25 6 29 SAT
18 21 30 SUN
18 45 31 MON
28 18 -
SEPTEMBER 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
26 28 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
3 17 04 FRI
22 18 05 SAT
1 19 06 SUN
0 0 07 MON
19 1 08 TUE
23 6 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
2 31 11 FRI
43 20 12 SAT
61 0 13 SUN
0 0 14 MON
41 44 15 TUE
0 0 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
0 0 18 FRI
54 31 19 SAT
0 0 20 SUN
0 0 21 MON
77 57 22 TUE
0 0 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
0 0 25 FRI
68 56 26 SAT
0 0 27 SUN
0 0 28 MON
0 77 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%.
