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
39 0 13 TUE
0 0 14 WED
0 0 15 THU
0 0 16 FRI
35 36 17 SAT
0 0 18 SUN
0 0 19 MON
28 30 20 TUE
0 0 21 WED
0 0 22 THU
0 0 23 FRI
16 28 24 SAT
0 0 25 SUN
0 0 26 MON
22 14 27 TUE
0 0 28 WED
0 0 29 THU
0 0 30 FRI
36 38 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
4 36 03 TUE
47 53 04 WED
0 0 05 THU
35 43 06 FRI
0 49 07 SAT
13 0 08 SUN
0 0 09 MON
28 1 10 TUE
33 15 11 WED
0 0 12 THU
10 29 13 FRI
23 23 14 SAT
0 23 15 SUN
0 0 16 MON
0 9 17 TUE
1 2 18 WED
0 0 19 THU
0 21 20 FRI
11 0 21 SAT
3 2 22 SUN
0 0 23 MON
0 1 24 TUE
0 1 25 WED
0 0 26 THU
0 21 27 FRI
12 4 28 SAT
1 2 29 SUN
0 0 30 MON
0 0 -
JULY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
0 18 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
0 1 04 FRI
31 10 05 SAT
3 1 06 SUN
25 1 07 MON
3 0 08 TUE
34 0 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
5 1 11 FRI
37 13 12 SAT
16 20 13 SUN
27 35 14 MON
4 17 15 TUE
5 44 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
15 9 18 FRI
5 0 19 SAT
20 9 20 SUN
33 8 21 MON
2 35 22 TUE
0 6 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
11 15 25 FRI
53 20 26 SAT
4 45 27 SUN
13 26 28 MON
0 15 29 TUE
22 28 30 WED
0 0 31 THU
54 26 -
AUGUST 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
25 4 02 SAT
43 19 03 SUN
16 27 04 MON
25 38 05 TUE
16 22 06 WED
19 30 07 THU
33 18 08 FRI
20 1 09 SAT
31 0 10 SUN
24 23 11 MON
23 29 12 TUE
29 36 13 WED
29 47 14 THU
57 29 15 FRI
38 14 16 SAT
61 48 17 SUN
25 37 18 MON
38 51 19 TUE
31 37 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
47 41 22 FRI
44 21 23 SAT
35 38 24 SUN
47 46 25 MON
18 31 26 TUE
51 53 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
24 16 29 FRI
63 49 30 SAT
51 37 31 SUN
53 56 -
SEPTEMBER 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
37 37 02 TUE
52 61 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
63 56 05 FRI
49 45 06 SAT
4 12 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
32 34 09 TUE
35 29 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
55 50 12 FRI
74 19 13 SAT
80 60 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
63 61 16 TUE
0 0 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
0 0 19 FRI
62 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 66 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%.
