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TRIP TYPE: 

NUMBER of ADULTS (16 & Over): 

NUMBER of CHILDREN (15 & Under): 

CANOES, KAYAKS & BIKES: 

DOUBLE KAYAKS: 

MOTORS UNDER 5HP: 

MOTORS OVER 5HP: 

INFLATABLE BOATS: 

SCHEDULES & FARES

Reservations are strongly recommended. Please review our policies below regarding parking, cancellations and more.

2024 SCHEDULE

Departs Copper Harbor 8:00AM
Departs Isle Royale 2:45PM

Date Period

Days / Week

Sailing Days

May 13 – June 2

2

Mon & Fri

June 3 – 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
(except 8/21, 8/28)

Sep 1 – Sep 7

6

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun

Sep 8 – Sep 30

6

Mon & Fri

2024 ROUND-TRIP FARES

One-way fares are half price. Full fare is due upon reservation confirmation.

Passenger / Cargo

Fare

Adults (16 and over)

$160

Children (15 and under)

$115

Canoes, Kayaks, Bikes

$60

Double-Kayaks

$80

Inflatable Boats

$30

Motors Under 5HP

$15

Motors Over 5HP

$30

No return trip on May 13. No trip to island on September 30.
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 2024

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 WED

    02 THU

    03 FRI

    04 SAT

    05 SUN

    06 MON

    07 TUE

    08 WED

    09 THU

    10 FRI

    11 SAT

    12 SUN

    13 MON

    14 TUE

    15 WED

    16 THU

    17 FRI

    0

    0

    18 SAT

    0

    0

    19 SUN

    0

    0

    20 MON

    35

    28

    21 TUE

    0

    0

    22 WED

    0

    0

    23 THU

    0

    0

    24 FRI

    0

    23

    25 SAT

    0

    0

    26 SUN

    0

    0

    27 MON

    11

    0

    28 TUE

    0

    0

    29 WED

    0

    0

    30 THU

    0

    0

    31 FRI

    24

    8

  • JUNE 2024

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 SAT

    0

    0

    02 SUN

    0

    0

    03 MON

    2

    28

    04 TUE

    53

    56

    05 WED

    0

    0

    06 THU

    39

    39

    07 FRI

    0

    41

    08 SAT

    1

    36

    09 SUN

    0

    0

    10 MON

    0

    0

    11 TUE

    27

    9

    12 WED

    0

    0

    13 THU

    1

    45

    14 FRI

    16

    1

    15 SAT

    0

    0

    16 SUN

    0

    0

    17 MON

    1

    5

    18 TUE

    2

    0

    19 WED

    0

    0

    20 THU

    12

    16

    21 FRI

    25

    11

    22 SAT

    0

    0

    23 SUN

    0

    0

    24 MON

    1

    0

    25 TUE

    0

    1

    26 WED

    0

    0

    27 THU

    0

    13

    28 FRI

    0

    16

    29 SAT

    9

    0

    30 SUN

    0

    0

  • JULY 2024

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 MON

    0

    8

    02 TUE

    9

    2

    03 WED

    0

    0

    04 THU

    0

    5

    05 FRI

    17

    4

    06 SAT

    30

    0

    07 SUN

    28

    13

    08 MON

    1

    26

    09 TUE

    15

    24

    10 WED

    0

    0

    11 THU

    24

    6

    12 FRI

    37

    30

    13 SAT

    11

    19

    14 SUN

    1

    39

    15 MON

    4

    5

    16 TUE

    1

    8

    17 WED

    0

    0

    18 THU

    0

    12

    19 FRI

    6

    1

    20 SAT

    0

    0

    21 SUN

    0

    40

    22 MON

    1

    37

    23 TUE

    0

    3

    24 WED

    0

    0

    25 THU

    0

    5

    26 FRI

    15

    0

    27 SAT

    31

    2

    28 SUN

    2

    1

    29 MON

    0

    24

    30 TUE

    43

    0

    31 WED

    0

    0

  • AUGUST 2024

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 THU

    0

    1

    02 FRI

    6

    0

    03 SAT

    0

    7

    04 SUN

    0

    37

    05 MON

    0

    43

    06 TUE

    0

    19

    07 WED

    22

    1

    08 THU

    19

    0

    09 FRI

    35

    0

    10 SAT

    5

    2

    11 SUN

    4

    12

    12 MON

    12

    15

    13 TUE

    45

    30

    14 WED

    15

    39

    15 THU

    37

    21

    16 FRI

    26

    0

    17 SAT

    23

    16

    18 SUN

    28

    17

    19 MON

    26

    10

    20 TUE

    26

    10

    21 WED

    0

    0

    22 THU

    34

    25

    23 FRI

    42

    49

    24 SAT

    36

    37

    25 SUN

    36

    22

    26 MON

    37

    42

    27 TUE

    58

    26

    28 WED

    0

    0

    29 THU

    44

    48

    30 FRI

    44

    49

    31 SAT

    30

    47

  • SEPTEMBER 2024

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE

    AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR

    SUN

    MON

    TUE

    WED

    THU

    FRI

    SAT

    01 SUN

    48

    58

    02 MON

    45

    37

    03 TUE

    39

    14

    04 WED

    0

    0

    05 THU

    20

    35

    06 FRI

    48

    19

    07 SAT

    30

    34

    08 SUN

    0

    0

    09 MON

    33

    38

    10 TUE

    0

    0

    11 WED

    43

    37

    12 THU

    0

    0

    13 FRI

    56

    31

    14 SAT

    0

    0

    15 SUN

    0

    0

    16 MON

    73

    62

    17 TUE

    0

    0

    18 WED

    0

    0

    19 THU

    0

    0

    20 FRI

    73

    66

    21 SAT

    0

    0

    22 SUN

    0

    0

    23 MON

    51

    75

    24 TUE

    0

    0

    25 WED

    0

    0

    26 THU

    0

    0

    27 FRI

    74

    52

    28 SAT

    0

    0

    29 SUN

    0

    0

    30 MON

    0

    42

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  ($50 maximum - nights past 5th night are free)

  • Cars, etc. with trailers:  $15 per night ($75 maximum)

  • RVs over 24 feet and car-trailer units over 40 feet (please notify us):  $20 per night (NO maximum)

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%.