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
53 0 12 TUE
0 0 13 WED
0 0 14 THU
0 0 15 FRI
34 53 16 SAT
0 0 17 SUN
0 0 18 MON
42 48 19 TUE
0 0 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
0 0 22 FRI
19 48 23 SAT
0 0 24 SUN
0 0 25 MON
26 0 26 TUE
0 0 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
0 0 29 FRI
29 31 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
23 52 02 TUE
53 35 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
27 49 05 FRI
16 42 06 SAT
22 29 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
0 8 09 TUE
30 10 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
6 29 12 FRI
23 23 13 SAT
36 33 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
0 4 16 TUE
0 28 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
5 6 19 FRI
21 5 20 SAT
1 1 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
1 2 23 TUE
0 8 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
26 36 26 FRI
1 9 27 SAT
0 6 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
0 0 30 TUE
0 26 -
JULY 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 WED
0 0 02 THU
17 0 03 FRI
19 28 04 SAT
56 25 05 SUN
29 7 06 MON
14 16 07 TUE
11 1 08 WED
0 0 09 THU
0 29 10 FRI
20 33 11 SAT
37 18 12 SUN
15 29 13 MON
23 1 14 TUE
0 27 15 WED
0 0 16 THU
0 0 17 FRI
25 5 18 SAT
41 41 19 SUN
16 27 20 MON
0 14 21 TUE
0 26 22 WED
0 0 23 THU
15 22 24 FRI
18 6 25 SAT
22 13 26 SUN
0 24 27 MON
0 24 28 TUE
22 27 29 WED
0 0 30 THU
8 7 31 FRI
62 2 -
AUGUST 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SAT
22 2 02 SUN
1 28 03 MON
0 4 04 TUE
24 13 05 WED
54 43 06 THU
42 42 07 FRI
42 14 08 SAT
17 17 09 SUN
0 42 10 MON
2 21 11 TUE
28 29 12 WED
47 57 13 THU
12 23 14 FRI
45 1 15 SAT
38 14 16 SUN
28 29 17 MON
27 22 18 TUE
37 12 19 WED
0 0 20 THU
39 22 21 FRI
42 27 22 SAT
43 50 23 SUN
24 45 24 MON
52 40 25 TUE
22 44 26 WED
0 0 27 THU
37 17 28 FRI
36 26 29 SAT
22 25 30 SUN
25 57 31 MON
45 30 -
SEPTEMBER 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
19 26 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
21 27 04 FRI
58 30 05 SAT
16 36 06 SUN
0 0 07 MON
18 10 08 TUE
54 35 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
16 45 11 FRI
48 48 12 SAT
63 1 13 SUN
0 0 14 MON
56 52 15 TUE
0 0 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
0 0 18 FRI
67 46 19 SAT
0 0 20 SUN
0 0 21 MON
78 62 22 TUE
0 0 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
0 0 25 FRI
74 70 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%.
