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
76 0 12 TUE
0 0 13 WED
0 0 14 THU
0 0 15 FRI
72 74 16 SAT
0 0 17 SUN
0 0 18 MON
71 76 19 TUE
0 0 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
0 0 22 FRI
69 76 23 SAT
0 0 24 SUN
0 0 25 MON
76 62 26 TUE
0 0 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
0 0 29 FRI
69 78 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
71 74 02 TUE
80 70 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
69 80 05 FRI
72 72 06 SAT
69 68 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
47 68 09 TUE
47 64 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
49 55 12 FRI
70 55 13 SAT
72 64 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
56 48 16 TUE
54 70 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
62 54 19 FRI
65 61 20 SAT
25 56 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
63 46 23 TUE
45 58 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
68 61 26 FRI
74 46 27 SAT
38 62 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
55 57 30 TUE
45 76 -
JULY 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 WED
0 0 02 THU
78 30 03 FRI
77 69 04 SAT
73 76 05 SUN
71 74 06 MON
64 76 07 TUE
68 47 08 WED
0 0 09 THU
57 64 10 FRI
68 63 11 SAT
76 74 12 SUN
66 67 13 MON
61 71 14 TUE
45 72 15 WED
0 0 16 THU
66 44 17 FRI
68 64 18 SAT
76 59 19 SUN
47 72 20 MON
64 71 21 TUE
66 63 22 WED
0 0 23 THU
66 58 24 FRI
62 68 25 SAT
56 64 26 SUN
55 76 27 MON
39 52 28 TUE
62 64 29 WED
0 0 30 THU
52 27 31 FRI
73 54 -
AUGUST 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SAT
51 63 02 SUN
28 66 03 MON
78 38 04 TUE
59 66 05 WED
75 68 06 THU
66 60 07 FRI
61 66 08 SAT
59 74 09 SUN
52 68 10 MON
62 48 11 TUE
67 54 12 WED
63 75 13 THU
65 67 14 FRI
70 58 15 SAT
64 68 16 SUN
67 68 17 MON
64 63 18 TUE
57 54 19 WED
0 0 20 THU
58 55 21 FRI
72 59 22 SAT
80 70 23 SUN
58 67 24 MON
72 76 25 TUE
55 68 26 WED
0 0 27 THU
59 68 28 FRI
78 56 29 SAT
72 61 30 SUN
68 74 31 MON
70 76 -
SEPTEMBER 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
56 70 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
56 58 04 FRI
77 58 05 SAT
55 65 06 SUN
0 0 07 MON
74 49 08 TUE
80 72 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
80 80 11 FRI
78 78 12 SAT
80 78 13 SUN
0 0 14 MON
76 78 15 TUE
0 0 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
0 0 18 FRI
77 78 19 SAT
0 0 20 SUN
0 0 21 MON
80 77 22 TUE
0 0 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
0 0 25 FRI
80 80 26 SAT
0 0 27 SUN
0 0 28 MON
0 80 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%.
