SCHEDULES & FARES
Reservations are strongly recommended. Please review our policies below regarding parking, cancellations and more.
2026 SCHEDULE
Departs Copper Harbor
8:00AM
Departs Isle Royale 2:45PM
|
Date Period |
Days/Week |
Sailing Days |
| May 11 – May 31 |
2 |
Mon & Fri |
| June 1 – 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 13 |
5 |
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat (NO Wed or Sun) |
| Sep 14 – Sep 30 |
6 |
Mon & Fri |
2026 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 trip to island on September
28.
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 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
0 0 02 SAT
0 0 03 SUN
0 0 04 MON
0 0 05 TUE
0 0 06 WED
0 0 07 THU
0 0 08 FRI
0 0 09 SAT
0 0 10 SUN
0 0 11 MON
75 0 12 TUE
0 0 13 WED
0 0 14 THU
0 0 15 FRI
72 73 16 SAT
0 0 17 SUN
0 0 18 MON
64 76 19 TUE
0 0 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
0 0 22 FRI
68 72 23 SAT
0 0 24 SUN
0 0 25 MON
70 54 26 TUE
0 0 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
0 0 29 FRI
64 76 30 SAT
0 0 31 SUN
0 0 -
JUNE 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
67 74 02 TUE
78 70 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
56 80 05 FRI
68 66 06 SAT
58 59 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
42 54 09 TUE
44 52 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
40 55 12 FRI
69 55 13 SAT
72 55 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
36 44 16 TUE
40 68 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
50 31 19 FRI
61 47 20 SAT
25 50 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
55 42 23 TUE
32 56 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
61 53 26 FRI
67 34 27 SAT
35 51 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
52 48 30 TUE
41 74 -
JULY 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 WED
0 0 02 THU
69 25 03 FRI
73 69 04 SAT
71 67 05 SUN
69 70 06 MON
49 59 07 TUE
21 45 08 WED
0 0 09 THU
28 55 10 FRI
66 53 11 SAT
74 59 12 SUN
60 61 13 MON
50 43 14 TUE
42 63 15 WED
0 0 16 THU
44 9 17 FRI
56 59 18 SAT
69 53 19 SUN
38 58 20 MON
48 60 21 TUE
59 63 22 WED
0 0 23 THU
40 48 24 FRI
51 45 25 SAT
56 56 26 SUN
42 56 27 MON
33 43 28 TUE
54 62 29 WED
0 0 30 THU
35 24 31 FRI
67 50 -
AUGUST 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SAT
45 34 02 SUN
7 56 03 MON
45 13 04 TUE
54 44 05 WED
67 61 06 THU
59 57 07 FRI
57 61 08 SAT
53 63 09 SUN
50 62 10 MON
49 40 11 TUE
54 49 12 WED
63 71 13 THU
54 67 14 FRI
63 35 15 SAT
51 56 16 SUN
60 63 17 MON
54 52 18 TUE
51 45 19 WED
0 0 20 THU
58 49 21 FRI
59 57 22 SAT
74 66 23 SUN
52 65 24 MON
72 58 25 TUE
49 59 26 WED
0 0 27 THU
55 66 28 FRI
65 54 29 SAT
50 49 30 SUN
47 67 31 MON
68 54 -
SEPTEMBER 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
52 55 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
47 54 04 FRI
77 56 05 SAT
48 57 06 SUN
0 0 07 MON
61 42 08 TUE
80 62 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
80 76 11 FRI
76 77 12 SAT
77 75 13 SUN
0 0 14 MON
70 76 15 TUE
0 0 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
0 0 18 FRI
77 70 19 SAT
0 0 20 SUN
0 0 21 MON
80 74 22 TUE
0 0 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
0 0 25 FRI
78 78 26 SAT
0 0 27 SUN
0 0 28 MON
0 80 29 TUE
0 0 30 WED
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%.
