News Release

Isle Royale Closes Tent and Group Campsites at Four Campgrounds

News Release Date: August 28, 2026
Contact: Park Info, 906-482-0984

HOUGHTON, Mich. - Isle Royale National Park is closing some tent and group campsites due to continued wolf activity. Starting August 28 and continuing until the park closes on October 31, tent and group campsites and hammock use will be prohibited at Three Mile, Daisy Farm, Moskey Basin and Caribou Island. Tent and hammock camping are not permitted anywhere within these campgrounds. Off-trail camping zones surrounding these campgrounds will also be closed until the end of the season. 

The park continues to receive reports of wolves being interested in tents at these campgrounds, pawing and digging at tents and entering tents to drag packs and sleeping pads away. 

The closure includes only the 13 tent sites, 8 group campsites, and tent and hammock use at four campgrounds. There are 32 shelters open for camping at the four campgrounds. “Fall is a lovely time to visit the park, and all Isle Royale campgrounds remain open,” said Park Superintendent Denice Swanke.  

In the past month, the park installed a backpack storage cage at Three Mile campground and required visitors to store all packs in the cages at Three Mile and Rock Harbor campgrounds. At all campgrounds in the park, food, trash, and scented items must be stored in food storage lockers or in animal-resistant, hard-sided containers.

For more information on food storage requirements, visit, Food Storage - Isle Royale National Park (U.S. National Park Service) or contact the Houghton Visitor Center at [phone] or by email.

About the National Park Service.  Established in 1916, the National Park Service preserves America’s most treasured natural and cultural places for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of current and future generations. Learn more at nps.gov.

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