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