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
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 HARBOR
SUN
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
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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
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 HARBOR
SUN
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 HARBOR
SUN
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%.