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
02 FRI
03 SAT
04 SUN
05 MON
06 TUE
07 WED
08 THU
09 FRI
10 SAT
11 SUN
12 MON
13 TUE
14 WED
15 THU
16 FRI
17 SAT
18 SUN
19 MON
20 TUE
21 WED
22 THU
0
0
23 FRI
0
0
24 SAT
0
0
25 SUN
0
0
26 MON
11
0
27 TUE
0
0
28 WED
0
0
29 THU
0
0
30 FRI
20
15
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
3
29
03 TUE
29
39
04 WED
0
0
05 THU
17
21
06 FRI
8
24
07 SAT
1
9
08 SUN
0
0
09 MON
1
5
10 TUE
4
0
11 WED
0
0
12 THU
0
17
13 FRI
1
1
14 SAT
0
1
15 SUN
0
0
16 MON
0
0
17 TUE
3
0
18 WED
0
0
19 THU
0
13
20 FRI
0
0
21 SAT
4
2
22 SUN
0
0
23 MON
0
1
24 TUE
0
0
25 WED
0
0
26 THU
5
26
27 FRI
3
6
28 SAT
0
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
9
02 WED
0
0
03 THU
0
3
04 FRI
18
6
05 SAT
4
1
06 SUN
22
0
07 MON
4
0
08 TUE
3
0
09 WED
0
0
10 THU
1
0
11 FRI
17
3
12 SAT
0
9
13 SUN
3
1
14 MON
0
21
15 TUE
0
7
16 WED
0
0
17 THU
0
1
18 FRI
1
0
19 SAT
0
0
20 SUN
0
1
21 MON
0
13
22 TUE
0
0
23 WED
0
0
24 THU
0
2
25 FRI
18
0
26 SAT
0
33
27 SUN
0
8
28 MON
0
5
29 TUE
0
24
30 WED
0
0
31 THU
11
2
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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
4
0
02 SAT
19
0
03 SUN
2
7
04 MON
6
5
05 TUE
14
16
06 WED
17
23
07 THU
17
0
08 FRI
5
0
09 SAT
6
0
10 SUN
1
0
11 MON
0
9
12 TUE
21
19
13 WED
6
25
14 THU
41
17
15 FRI
41
0
16 SAT
40
18
17 SUN
0
20
18 MON
12
46
19 TUE
13
13
20 WED
0
0
21 THU
30
0
22 FRI
26
0
23 SAT
20
17
24 SUN
44
30
25 MON
9
18
26 TUE
43
37
27 WED
0
0
28 THU
8
16
29 FRI
59
42
30 SAT
29
21
31 SUN
42
47
-
SEPTEMBER 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
26
14
02 TUE
36
50
03 WED
0
0
04 THU
56
50
05 FRI
36
18
06 SAT
0
10
07 SUN
0
0
08 MON
28
28
09 TUE
30
24
10 WED
0
0
11 THU
42
40
12 FRI
73
16
13 SAT
79
54
14 SUN
0
0
15 MON
55
55
16 TUE
0
0
17 WED
0
0
18 THU
0
0
19 FRI
60
62
20 SAT
0
0
21 SUN
0
0
22 MON
65
64
23 TUE
0
0
24 WED
0
0
25 THU
0
0
26 FRI
77
62
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:
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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%.