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
63 0 12 TUE
0 0 13 WED
0 0 14 THU
0 0 15 FRI
53 64 16 SAT
0 0 17 SUN
0 0 18 MON
51 61 19 TUE
0 0 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
0 0 22 FRI
33 63 23 SAT
0 0 24 SUN
0 0 25 MON
35 22 26 TUE
0 0 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
0 0 29 FRI
39 46 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
41 58 02 TUE
60 50 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
47 65 05 FRI
39 49 06 SAT
17 42 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
10 22 09 TUE
31 21 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
13 26 12 FRI
48 33 13 SAT
38 30 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
6 18 16 TUE
3 31 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
20 27 19 FRI
42 22 20 SAT
13 17 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
13 16 23 TUE
3 23 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
25 32 26 FRI
17 9 27 SAT
0 12 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
15 21 30 TUE
16 34 -
JULY 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 WED
0 0 02 THU
25 0 03 FRI
31 30 04 SAT
59 47 05 SUN
37 38 06 MON
23 28 07 TUE
16 20 08 WED
0 0 09 THU
1 32 10 FRI
32 40 11 SAT
51 21 12 SUN
28 36 13 MON
20 7 14 TUE
16 34 15 WED
0 0 16 THU
7 1 17 FRI
44 16 18 SAT
48 43 19 SUN
27 30 20 MON
2 30 21 TUE
5 33 22 WED
0 0 23 THU
28 33 24 FRI
18 18 25 SAT
39 26 26 SUN
7 36 27 MON
5 17 28 TUE
34 26 29 WED
0 0 30 THU
12 12 31 FRI
63 18 -
AUGUST 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SAT
40 0 02 SUN
2 24 03 MON
8 10 04 TUE
31 18 05 WED
65 55 06 THU
51 51 07 FRI
48 19 08 SAT
36 45 09 SUN
9 52 10 MON
13 27 11 TUE
45 38 12 WED
54 63 13 THU
3 45 14 FRI
45 14 15 SAT
42 26 16 SUN
24 36 17 MON
35 30 18 TUE
45 2 19 WED
0 0 20 THU
53 30 21 FRI
47 37 22 SAT
56 56 23 SUN
36 57 24 MON
54 48 25 TUE
24 46 26 WED
0 0 27 THU
41 28 28 FRI
47 34 29 SAT
29 28 30 SUN
34 57 31 MON
48 37 -
SEPTEMBER 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
25 30 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
34 37 04 FRI
62 38 05 SAT
27 41 06 SUN
0 0 07 MON
27 20 08 TUE
66 37 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
25 51 11 FRI
70 64 12 SAT
71 18 13 SUN
0 0 14 MON
61 66 15 TUE
0 0 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
0 0 18 FRI
70 54 19 SAT
0 0 20 SUN
0 0 21 MON
80 65 22 TUE
0 0 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
0 0 25 FRI
74 73 26 SAT
0 0 27 SUN
0 0 28 MON
0 78 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%.
