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
72 0 13 TUE
0 0 14 WED
0 0 15 THU
0 0 16 FRI
75 74 17 SAT
0 0 18 SUN
0 0 19 MON
71 75 20 TUE
0 0 21 WED
0 0 22 THU
0 0 23 FRI
70 72 24 SAT
0 0 25 SUN
0 0 26 MON
59 66 27 TUE
0 0 28 WED
0 0 29 THU
0 0 30 FRI
66 59 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
15 63 03 TUE
74 72 04 WED
0 0 05 THU
73 70 06 FRI
35 66 07 SAT
54 13 08 SUN
0 0 09 MON
51 50 10 TUE
66 51 11 WED
0 0 12 THU
51 54 13 FRI
62 66 14 SAT
30 52 15 SUN
0 0 16 MON
43 53 17 TUE
5 41 18 WED
0 0 19 THU
41 54 20 FRI
52 25 21 SAT
54 1 22 SUN
0 0 23 MON
27 48 24 TUE
17 42 25 WED
0 0 26 THU
54 69 27 FRI
75 45 28 SAT
37 61 29 SUN
0 0 30 MON
43 31 -
JULY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
42 66 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
58 50 04 FRI
65 67 05 SAT
22 19 06 SUN
52 30 07 MON
34 50 08 TUE
68 51 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
56 36 11 FRI
63 68 12 SAT
58 51 13 SUN
53 56 14 MON
65 51 15 TUE
50 70 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
63 50 18 FRI
46 49 19 SAT
74 70 20 SUN
54 69 21 MON
24 55 22 TUE
27 33 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
68 57 25 FRI
66 60 26 SAT
41 67 27 SUN
76 67 28 MON
59 57 29 TUE
41 50 30 WED
0 0 31 THU
63 62 -
AUGUST 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
46 58 02 SAT
68 45 03 SUN
35 43 04 MON
43 56 05 TUE
63 61 06 WED
66 55 07 THU
54 58 08 FRI
65 29 09 SAT
59 49 10 SUN
30 67 11 MON
52 56 12 TUE
70 58 13 WED
45 74 14 THU
65 39 15 FRI
53 47 16 SAT
76 66 17 SUN
65 49 18 MON
52 58 19 TUE
59 51 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
74 62 22 FRI
67 63 23 SAT
74 61 24 SUN
61 75 25 MON
49 64 26 TUE
59 69 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
55 42 29 FRI
71 68 30 SAT
68 60 31 SUN
72 70 -
SEPTEMBER 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
65 57 02 TUE
73 75 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
76 68 05 FRI
72 68 06 SAT
78 51 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
73 78 09 TUE
74 77 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
80 78 12 FRI
80 74 13 SAT
80 78 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
78 80 16 TUE
0 0 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
0 0 19 FRI
78 76 20 SAT
0 0 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
72 78 23 TUE
0 0 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
0 0 26 FRI
77 74 27 SAT
0 0 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
0 77 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%.
