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
74 0 12 TUE
0 0 13 WED
0 0 14 THU
0 0 15 FRI
66 73 16 SAT
0 0 17 SUN
0 0 18 MON
63 70 19 TUE
0 0 20 WED
0 0 21 THU
0 0 22 FRI
68 72 23 SAT
0 0 24 SUN
0 0 25 MON
66 52 26 TUE
0 0 27 WED
0 0 28 THU
0 0 29 FRI
61 71 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
61 69 02 TUE
69 70 03 WED
0 0 04 THU
56 80 05 FRI
60 58 06 SAT
45 52 07 SUN
0 0 08 MON
34 45 09 TUE
44 42 10 WED
0 0 11 THU
36 51 12 FRI
69 52 13 SAT
66 51 14 SUN
0 0 15 MON
33 44 16 TUE
25 60 17 WED
0 0 18 THU
30 24 19 FRI
61 45 20 SAT
20 30 21 SUN
0 0 22 MON
23 38 23 TUE
30 47 24 WED
0 0 25 THU
42 38 26 FRI
40 29 27 SAT
31 36 28 SUN
0 0 29 MON
30 34 30 TUE
34 60 -
JULY 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 WED
0 0 02 THU
59 1 03 FRI
48 66 04 SAT
66 60 05 SUN
67 57 06 MON
29 43 07 TUE
13 30 08 WED
0 0 09 THU
9 34 10 FRI
49 43 11 SAT
56 42 12 SUN
56 48 13 MON
40 25 14 TUE
16 45 15 WED
0 0 16 THU
37 2 17 FRI
55 50 18 SAT
56 45 19 SUN
23 46 20 MON
27 47 21 TUE
38 42 22 WED
0 0 23 THU
29 37 24 FRI
45 45 25 SAT
50 50 26 SUN
15 53 27 MON
23 17 28 TUE
52 56 29 WED
0 0 30 THU
21 9 31 FRI
67 43 -
AUGUST 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 SAT
55 21 02 SUN
7 32 03 MON
43 5 04 TUE
48 42 05 WED
67 61 06 THU
59 55 07 FRI
57 49 08 SAT
45 63 09 SUN
38 60 10 MON
38 37 11 TUE
45 49 12 WED
63 69 13 THU
50 53 14 FRI
59 22 15 SAT
47 46 16 SUN
53 61 17 MON
45 42 18 TUE
46 44 19 WED
0 0 20 THU
56 45 21 FRI
57 54 22 SAT
61 60 23 SUN
52 59 24 MON
72 50 25 TUE
27 53 26 WED
0 0 27 THU
55 58 28 FRI
62 44 29 SAT
33 39 30 SUN
40 65 31 MON
59 48 -
SEPTEMBER 2026
AVAILABLE SEATS TO ISLE ROYALE AVAILABLE SEATS TO COPPER HARBORSUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
01 TUE
46 42 02 WED
0 0 03 THU
38 44 04 FRI
69 51 05 SAT
35 48 06 SUN
0 0 07 MON
51 26 08 TUE
80 49 09 WED
0 0 10 THU
74 72 11 FRI
74 75 12 SAT
77 75 13 SUN
0 0 14 MON
70 72 15 TUE
0 0 16 WED
0 0 17 THU
0 0 18 FRI
72 70 19 SAT
0 0 20 SUN
0 0 21 MON
80 72 22 TUE
0 0 23 WED
0 0 24 THU
0 0 25 FRI
78 75 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%.
