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 |
| 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
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JUNE 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SUN
02 MON
03 TUE
04 WED
05 THU
06 FRI
07 SAT
08 SUN
09 MON
10 TUE
11 WED
12 THU
13 FRI
14 SAT
15 SUN
16 MON
17 TUE
18 WED
0 0 19 THU
0 0 20 FRI
0 0 21 SAT
3 0 22 SUN
0 0 23 MON
2 0 24 TUE
0 0 25 WED
0 0 26 THU
3 21 27 FRI
0 0 28 SAT
0 0 29 SUN
0 0 30 MON
0 0 -
JULY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
0 4 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
1 5 04 FRI
1 0 05 SAT
0 0 06 SUN
10 0 07 MON
12 1 08 TUE
7 0 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
0 0 11 FRI
0 4 12 SAT
0 0 13 SUN
2 3 14 MON
0 5 15 TUE
3 1 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
1 2 18 FRI
0 0 19 SAT
0 3 20 SUN
0 1 21 MON
0 13 22 TUE
0 0 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
0 0 25 FRI
0 0 26 SAT
0 31 27 SUN
0 1 28 MON
1 1 29 TUE
0 3 30 WED
0 0 31 THU
0 0 -
AUGUST 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
1 0 02 SAT
1 1 03 SUN
0 0 04 MON
1 9 05 TUE
3 0 06 WED
3 1 07 THU
9 1 08 FRI
0 0 09 SAT
0 3 10 SUN
0 0 11 MON
3 0 12 TUE
2 14 13 WED
0 12 14 THU
26 0 15 FRI
14 0 16 SAT
21 1 17 SUN
0 7 18 MON
0 25 19 TUE
0 0 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
9 0 22 FRI
15 0 23 SAT
19 0 24 SUN
25 0 25 MON
0 10 26 TUE
21 20 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
0 7 29 FRI
39 23 30 SAT
37 18 31 SUN
35 45 -
SEPTEMBER 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
30 15 02 TUE
30 44 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
50 45 05 FRI
35 18 06 SAT
0 0 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
26 23 09 TUE
31 20 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
23 19 12 FRI
65 0 13 SAT
75 40 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
50 48 16 TUE
0 0 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
0 0 19 FRI
58 57 20 SAT
0 0 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
61 61 23 TUE
0 0 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
0 0 26 FRI
76 59 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%.
