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

-
MAY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 THU
0
0
02 FRI
0
0
03 SAT
0
0
04 SUN
0
0
05 MON
0
0
06 TUE
0
0
07 WED
0
0
08 THU
0
0
09 FRI
0
0
10 SAT
0
0
11 SUN
0
0
12 MON
62
0
13 TUE
0
0
14 WED
0
0
15 THU
0
0
16 FRI
71
73
17 SAT
0
0
18 SUN
0
0
19 MON
55
57
20 TUE
0
0
21 WED
0
0
22 THU
0
0
23 FRI
52
65
24 SAT
0
0
25 SUN
0
0
26 MON
54
43
27 TUE
0
0
28 WED
0
0
29 THU
0
0
30 FRI
64
58
31 SAT
0
0
-
JUNE 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SUN
0
0
02 MON
5
60
03 TUE
70
71
04 WED
0
0
05 THU
55
63
06 FRI
15
62
07 SAT
46
13
08 SUN
0
0
09 MON
33
23
10 TUE
54
47
11 WED
0
0
12 THU
37
46
13 FRI
62
49
14 SAT
28
42
15 SUN
0
0
16 MON
28
36
17 TUE
21
32
18 WED
0
0
19 THU
6
44
20 FRI
43
22
21 SAT
32
21
22 SUN
0
0
23 MON
13
9
24 TUE
1
14
25 WED
0
0
26 THU
40
59
27 FRI
60
29
28 SAT
7
40
29 SUN
0
0
30 MON
17
9
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JULY 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
2
61
02 WED
0
0
03 THU
49
31
04 FRI
61
39
05 SAT
11
1
06 SUN
45
22
07 MON
22
14
08 TUE
52
38
09 WED
0
0
10 THU
39
26
11 FRI
60
46
12 SAT
51
46
13 SUN
29
52
14 MON
47
48
15 TUE
32
64
16 WED
0
0
17 THU
45
42
18 FRI
42
20
19 SAT
52
38
20 SUN
50
39
21 MON
11
46
22 TUE
12
30
23 WED
0
0
24 THU
54
50
25 FRI
66
42
26 SAT
34
53
27 SUN
57
67
28 MON
47
56
29 TUE
34
33
30 WED
0
0
31 THU
59
49
-
AUGUST 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 FRI
39
45
02 SAT
64
39
03 SUN
32
38
04 MON
29
56
05 TUE
54
52
06 WED
63
53
07 THU
53
47
08 FRI
38
22
09 SAT
43
37
10 SUN
21
63
11 MON
24
26
12 TUE
53
43
13 WED
39
64
14 THU
61
25
15 FRI
47
18
16 SAT
74
64
17 SUN
56
41
18 MON
47
58
19 TUE
54
49
20 WED
0
0
21 THU
64
54
22 FRI
67
57
23 SAT
61
61
24 SUN
53
68
25 MON
42
58
26 TUE
55
63
27 WED
0
0
28 THU
47
31
29 FRI
71
62
30 SAT
60
55
31 SUN
68
60
-
SEPTEMBER 2025
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE
AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBOR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 MON
43
53
02 TUE
65
71
03 WED
0
0
04 THU
74
62
05 FRI
68
64
06 SAT
77
36
07 SUN
0
0
08 MON
69
70
09 TUE
62
72
10 WED
0
0
11 THU
75
76
12 FRI
80
64
13 SAT
80
75
14 SUN
0
0
15 MON
78
74
16 TUE
0
0
17 WED
0
0
18 THU
0
0
19 FRI
78
76
20 SAT
0
0
21 SUN
0
0
22 MON
72
78
23 TUE
0
0
24 WED
0
0
25 THU
0
0
26 FRI
77
74
27 SAT
0
0
28 SUN
0
0
29 MON
0
77
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%.