• A mid-afternoon veiw down the expanse of Isle Royale National Park. Photo taken from the Mount Ojibway Fire Tower.

    Isle Royale

    National Park Michigan

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  • Island Conditions as of 5/20/13

    Small patches of snow remain on the south-facing slopes. Expect snow on north-facing slopes and places where the sun will not reach (valleys, ravines, and deep woods). Conditions are changing, but as the snow disappears, standing water will be common. More »

Boater Camping Request

Boater travels westerly on the Rock Harbor Channel
Boater travels westerly on the Rock Harbor Channel
 
Evening approaches as boaters return to dock

Click here for instructions for making a request for campsites, anchorages, or dock space. If you are using anchorage zones, please view the anchorage zone map by clicking here. To submit on-line boater camping permit request, click here. To make a boater camping request by phone during our business hours, call 906-482-0984.

Please note - for those that do not have a season pass, the on-line submission will require the requestor to called in a credit card payment to cover the park's user fee, $4.00 per person per day - call 906-482-0984, during business hours.

For additional information on boating Isle Royale National Park, please review the park's newspaper and boating information by clicking here.

Did You Know?

Eastern Gray Wolf portrait.

The Ecological Study of Wolves on Isle Royale is the longest running large mammal predator-prey study on earth.  The park offers outstanding possibilities for research in a remote, relatively simple ecosystem where overt human influences are limited.