Occasionally you may pick up a signal if you are on a high ridge - be aware that this may be a Canadian tower, and additional fees through your cell phone carrier may apply. Check with your transportation provider before you embark on you trip to ensure you are traveling on the correct time.Ĭell phone service is not reliable on Isle Royale National Park - do not depend on it for your trip. Be aware that transportation providers travel on the time zone where their home port is. Isle Royale National Park is on eastern time, since it is part of Keweenaw County, Michigan. Navigational maps for land or water trips can be purchased through the Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association. Where can I purchase a navigational map for the park? If you wish to receive a mailing, please contact park or email the park with your name and address information. The website will answer the vast majority of your questions. We are happy to mail information to you - but before you request a packet, please explore the website. How can I receive information about the park - maps, books, brochures, trip planning.? Please contact the park prior to your trip to ensure fuel availability if you are traveling in the spring or fall. The park makes arrangements with the Isle Royale Resorts operation to ensure that fuel is available. A reserved " water taxi" from Rock Harbor can pick up or drop off hikers at select sites on the eastern half of Isle Royale.Īre isobutane canisters for campers' stoves available during the early and late season when the Isle Royale Resorts is closed? The Voyageur II, from Grand Portage, Minnesota, drops off and picks up hikers at Rock Harbor, Daisy Farm, Chippewa Harbor, Malone Bay, Windigo, McCargoe Cove, and Belle Isle. The Seahunter III, which originates in Grand Portage, Minnesota, transports visitors to and from Windigo only. The Ranger III, originating in Houghton, Michigan and the Isle Royale Queen IV, from Copper Harbor, Michigan, carry visitors to and from Rock Harbor only. If campsites can be boated to, does this mean by private boat or ferry? Contact the Rock Harbor Lodge office for more information. The box of gear cannot contain stove fuel or food. The concession operation at Rock Harbor and Windigo does offer a service to store gear for a fee. No, there are no storage lockers on the Island. Showers are not available to early (spring) and late (fall) season travelers. Contact the park prior to your trip for the most up-to-date information regarding shower availability. Showers are available on the island's northeast end at Rock Harbor and at the southwest end at Windigo. If you would like to bring your bike to Isle Royale, please contact the park for additional information.Īre there showers at the campsites on Isle Royale? Most bicycles are brought by those doing long bicycle trips in the Upper Midwest, and they use one of Isle Royale's ferry services to go from one mainland location to another by overnighting in the park. No off-road biking is permitted in the park. You can also travel by foot or canoe/kayak, and select sites from one of 36 campgrounds.īicycles are allowed at Rock Harbor or Windigo. You can camp in your boat at dock or anchored out. No vehicles or wheeled devices (except wheelchairs, and in certain circumstances, bicycles) are allowed on the island. The sites are large enough to accommodate multiple tents and people. If campsites are full, we ask that you share with another camping party. Visitors should expect busy, crowded conditions at campgrounds and docks during this time. Isle Royale's busy season is from mid-July through mid-September. What are my chances of getting a campsite during the busy season? Groups of 7 to 10 must obtain advance reservations, must camp in group campsites, and must stick to their itinerary. Permits are obtained on the Ranger III en route to Isle Royale, or at the Rock Harbor or Windigo Visitor Centers upon arrival with other transportation providers. Parties of 6 or less, unlike groups, do not have to follow their permit's itinerary. Parties of 6 or less are defined as "individual parties", meaning that reservations cannot be made. We would like to go to Isle Royale for an overnight camping trip, but there are only 2 of us, and I read that you only take reservations for groups of 7 or more.
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