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TRIP TYPE: 

NUMBER of ADULTS (13 & Over): 

NUMBER of CHILDREN (12 & Under): 

CANOES, KAYAKS & BIKES: 

DOUBLE KAYAKS: 

INFLATABLE BOATS: 

ADDITIONAL FREIGHT:  See Schedules & Fares.

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
(except 8/20, 8/27)

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

    31

    0

    13 TUE

    0

    0

    14 WED

    0

    0

    15 THU

    0

    0

    16 FRI

    28

    28

    17 SAT

    0

    0

    18 SUN

    0

    0

    19 MON

    15

    18

    20 TUE

    0

    0

    21 WED

    0

    0

    22 THU

    0

    0

    23 FRI

    1

    14

    24 SAT

    0

    0

    25 SUN

    0

    0

    26 MON

    28

    0

    27 TUE

    0

    0

    28 WED

    0

    0

    29 THU

    0

    0

    30 FRI

    32

    34

    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

    0

    35

    03 TUE

    37

    49

    04 WED

    0

    0

    05 THU

    27

    39

    06 FRI

    1

    40

    07 SAT

    9

    0

    08 SUN

    0

    0

    09 MON

    26

    2

    10 TUE

    28

    12

    11 WED

    0

    0

    12 THU

    1

    27

    13 FRI

    19

    16

    14 SAT

    0

    13

    15 SUN

    0

    0

    16 MON

    0

    9

    17 TUE

    0

    6

    18 WED

    0

    0

    19 THU

    0

    19

    20 FRI

    10

    0

    21 SAT

    0

    0

    22 SUN

    0

    0

    23 MON

    0

    0

    24 TUE

    0

    4

    25 WED

    0

    0

    26 THU

    0

    27

    27 FRI

    23

    18

    28 SAT

    2

    1

    29 SUN

    0

    0

    30 MON

    0

    0

  • JULY 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 TUE

    0

    18

    02 WED

    0

    0

    03 THU

    0

    1

    04 FRI

    27

    13

    05 SAT

    3

    1

    06 SUN

    23

    3

    07 MON

    13

    0

    08 TUE

    29

    0

    09 WED

    0

    0

    10 THU

    11

    4

    11 FRI

    31

    30

    12 SAT

    7

    25

    13 SUN

    20

    26

    14 MON

    0

    28

    15 TUE

    6

    29

    16 WED

    0

    0

    17 THU

    9

    2

    18 FRI

    1

    0

    19 SAT

    18

    3

    20 SUN

    24

    15

    21 MON

    2

    29

    22 TUE

    0

    4

    23 WED

    0

    0

    24 THU

    7

    12

    25 FRI

    49

    15

    26 SAT

    2

    44

    27 SUN

    14

    23

    28 MON

    0

    11

    29 TUE

    8

    23

    30 WED

    0

    0

    31 THU

    48

    26

  • AUGUST 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 FRI

    21

    0

    02 SAT

    39

    8

    03 SUN

    12

    25

    04 MON

    21

    33

    05 TUE

    16

    15

    06 WED

    15

    20

    07 THU

    33

    27

    08 FRI

    16

    0

    09 SAT

    27

    0

    10 SUN

    19

    27

    11 MON

    18

    26

    12 TUE

    29

    27

    13 WED

    14

    43

    14 THU

    53

    24

    15 FRI

    33

    2

    16 SAT

    58

    40

    17 SUN

    29

    30

    18 MON

    38

    49

    19 TUE

    28

    35

    20 WED

    0

    0

    21 THU

    47

    36

    22 FRI

    38

    17

    23 SAT

    32

    31

    24 SUN

    47

    45

    25 MON

    14

    27

    26 TUE

    48

    49

    27 WED

    0

    0

    28 THU

    18

    14

    29 FRI

    63

    49

    30 SAT

    45

    37

    31 SUN

    49

    53

  • SEPTEMBER 2025

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 MON

    35

    29

    02 TUE

    46

    57

    03 WED

    0

    0

    04 THU

    60

    54

    05 FRI

    41

    34

    06 SAT

    1

    10

    07 SUN

    0

    0

    08 MON

    32

    32

    09 TUE

    33

    29

    10 WED

    0

    0

    11 THU

    49

    44

    12 FRI

    73

    21

    13 SAT

    80

    58

    14 SUN

    0

    0

    15 MON

    63

    61

    16 TUE

    0

    0

    17 WED

    0

    0

    18 THU

    0

    0

    19 FRI

    61

    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

    65

    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%.