Operating Hours & Seasons

Northeast aerial view

Isle Royale National Park is one of the few national parks to close during the winter. The Island is closed November 1 and will reopen on April 16. The closure is due to the extreme winter weather conditions, for the protection of wildlife, and for the safety and protection of visitors. The Park Headquarters for the winter is located in Houghton, Michigan, the summer headquarters is located at Mott Island on Isle Royale National Park.

 

Operating Hours

Rock Harbor Visitor Center
Hours EDT:
Daily 8am to 6pm-July and August
Reduced schedule in May, June, and
September
For updated hours call [phone]
Location:
Northeast corner of Isle Royale

Windigo Visitor Center
Hours EDT:
Daily 8am to 4:30pm - July and August
Reduced schedule in May, June, and September
For updated hours call [phone]
Location:
Southwest corner of Isle Royale

Houghton Visitor Center
Hours EDT:
Monday through Friday, 8am to 6:00pm,
with reduce hours on Saturday, 11am to
6:00pm - June through July

Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm,
with reduce hours on Saturday, 2:00pm to
4:00pm - August through mid
-September

Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm -
mid-September through May - closed
during fall and winter holidays
Location:
East side of Houghton, Michigan's
waterfront at 800 East Lakeshore Drive
Phone number:
[phone]

Administrative Offices
Hours EDT:
Open year round, Monday through Friday,
8am to 4:30pm - closed for federal
holidays
Location:
May through September, Mott Island on
Isle Royale's southeast shore

October though April, East side of
Houghton, Michigan's waterfront at 800
East Lakeshore Drive
Phone number:
[phone]