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 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
78 0 13 TUE
0 0 14 WED
0 0 15 THU
0 0 16 FRI
80 78 17 SAT
0 0 18 SUN
0 0 19 MON
78 80 20 TUE
0 0 21 WED
0 0 22 THU
0 0 23 FRI
79 77 24 SAT
0 0 25 SUN
0 0 26 MON
72 80 27 TUE
0 0 28 WED
0 0 29 THU
0 0 30 FRI
75 72 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
70 75 03 TUE
80 76 04 WED
0 0 05 THU
74 80 06 FRI
65 80 07 SAT
76 63 08 SUN
0 0 09 MON
61 70 10 TUE
80 72 11 WED
0 0 12 THU
69 72 13 FRI
69 78 14 SAT
59 65 15 SUN
0 0 16 MON
66 63 17 TUE
52 62 18 WED
0 0 19 THU
64 74 20 FRI
71 70 21 SAT
72 44 22 SUN
0 0 23 MON
46 69 24 TUE
45 63 25 WED
0 0 26 THU
72 75 27 FRI
78 65 28 SAT
80 72 29 SUN
0 0 30 MON
70 74 -
JULY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
78 74 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
78 78 04 FRI
78 76 05 SAT
64 58 06 SUN
78 56 07 MON
72 76 08 TUE
78 68 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
68 74 11 FRI
77 78 12 SAT
80 68 13 SUN
75 80 14 MON
71 76 15 TUE
72 76 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
71 66 18 FRI
72 76 19 SAT
78 76 20 SUN
71 74 21 MON
50 72 22 TUE
58 71 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
75 72 25 FRI
78 76 26 SAT
69 75 27 SUN
80 80 28 MON
78 73 29 TUE
66 78 30 WED
0 0 31 THU
72 80 -
AUGUST 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
61 74 02 SAT
77 56 03 SUN
74 56 04 MON
59 58 05 TUE
70 68 06 WED
74 74 07 THU
64 72 08 FRI
72 51 09 SAT
73 70 10 SUN
76 76 11 MON
80 64 12 TUE
76 73 13 WED
72 80 14 THU
75 80 15 FRI
75 68 16 SAT
80 78 17 SUN
80 77 18 MON
67 80 19 TUE
80 71 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
76 80 22 FRI
78 74 23 SAT
76 75 24 SUN
76 80 25 MON
60 74 26 TUE
72 76 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
69 57 29 FRI
78 80 30 SAT
78 69 31 SUN
80 78 -
SEPTEMBER 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
76 72 02 TUE
77 79 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
76 75 05 FRI
80 76 06 SAT
80 78 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
80 80 09 TUE
78 80 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
80 78 12 FRI
80 80 13 SAT
80 80 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
80 80 16 TUE
0 0 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
0 0 19 FRI
80 80 20 SAT
0 0 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
80 80 23 TUE
0 0 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
0 0 26 FRI
80 80 27 SAT
0 0 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
0 80 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%.
