Isle Royale National Park
Michigan
🟢 🔴 hikes
$7
Explore a rugged, isolated island far from our connected communities. Isle Royale offers adventures for backpackers, hikers, boaters, paddlers, and divers. Cross Lake Superior and make a commitment: Become a part of this island, and let it become a part of you. Find peace and refuge in island wilderness – because Isle Royale, in turn, finds refuge in us. Help Isle Royale stay wild.
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Entrance fees
$7.00 — Entrance - Per Person
Hours
Isle Royale National Park is open annually from April 16 to October 31. Transportation services are offered from May to September. The island and its surrounding islands are closed to all visitors from November 1 to April 15 due to extreme winter weather conditions and for the safety and protection of visitors. This closure extends 4.5 miles out into Lake Superior from the island. Park headquarters during the winter is in Houghton, Michigan. Summer headquarters is located at Mott Island on Isle Royale.
Conditions
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 62°F
⛅ 67°/47°
☁️ 68°/55°
🌦️ 58°/45°
Things to do
Greenstone Section 1: Hike from Lookout Louise to Mount Franklin
🔴 Minong Section 1: Hike from McCargoe Cove to Todd Harbor
🔴 Minong Section 2: Hike from Todd Harbor to Little Todd
🔴 Minong Section 3: Hike from Little Todd to North Desor
Minong Section 4: Hike from North Desor to Windigo
Hike the Mount Franklin Trail
Hike the Mount Ojibway Trail
🟢 Hike the Daisy Farm Trail
Campgrounds
Beaver Island Campground
Belle Isle Campground
Birch Island Campground
Caribou Island Campground
Chippewa Harbor Campground
Daisy Farm Campground
Duncan Bay Campground
Duncan Narrows Campground
East Chickenbone Campground
Feldtmann Lake Campground
Grace Island Campground
Hatchet Lake Campground
Hay Bay Campground
Huginnin Cove Campground
Intermediate Lake Campground
Island Mine Campground
Lake Richie Campground
Lake Richie Canoe Campground
Lake Whittlesey Campground
Lane Cove Campground
Little Todd Campground
Malone Bay Campground
McCargoe Cove Campground
Merritt Lane Campground
Moskey Basin Campground
North Desor Campground
Pickerel Cove Campground
Rock Harbor Campground
Siskiwit Bay Campground
South Lake Desor Campground
Three Mile Campground
Todd Harbor Campground
Tookers Island Campground
Washington Creek Campground
West Chickenbone Campground
Wood Lake Campground
Visitor centers
Houghton Visitor Center
Rock Harbor Visitor Center
Windigo Visitor Center
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
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