Current Conditions at Isle Royale

Check current conditions to know what to expect for your trip to Isle Royale.

Mark Ambrose

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Information

Alerts & Closures

• Boaters: USCG navigational buoys not in water until mid-June.

• Food Storage: Follow updated food storage regulations. Food storage lockers are not yet allocated in many campgrounds. Helicopter operations dropped food storage lockers at inland campgrounds over winter; many have not yet been placed in their final location. Staff are working to get lockers in place and usable at every campground. 

• Rock Harbor Lighthouse: The tower is closed.

• Cross-country camping zones 2025 Closures: 10, 9A, 8A, 12A, and 11A are closed due to the 2021 Horne Fire and the 2022 Mount Franklin Fire.

Weather

• Recreational Weather Forecast

• Marine Forecast

Wildlife

• Bug Report: Mosquitos and black flies are emering especially interior locations.

• Wolf activity persists in the Rock Harbor area.

  • Follow food storage regulations.

  • Review wildlife safety information.

  • Wolf hazing efforts are ongoing to deter negative wolf behavior.

• Cow moose are currently with calves. Cow moose are highly protective of their calves; do not come between them and always give wildlife plenty of space. If you need to protect yourself, put something large, like a tree or a boulder, between yourself and the moose.

Facilities 

• Potable Water

  • Windigo: Available

  • Rock Harbor: Available

• Restrooms: Bring toilet paper for use in outhouses.

  • Windigo: Available

  • Rock Harbor: Available

• Showers & Laundry

  • Windigo: Available

  • Rock Harbor: Available

• Visitor Center Hours: Open daily 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

• Rock Harbor Lodge: Open

• Washington Harbor Store: Open

Camping

• Daisy Farm Campground: Beaver activity is changing the landscape of this campground. Expect wet conditions.

• Food Storage Lockers: Food storage lockers are not yet allocated in many campgrounds. Helicopter operations dropped food storage lockers at inland campgrounds over winter; many have not yet been placed in their final location. Staff are working to get lockers in place and usable at every campground. 

Trails

• Trails are generally dry. Some muddy conditions persist.
• Downed trees obstruct many trails. Expect slow hiking conditions. 

Wildland Fire

• Little or no risk. National wildland fire outlook.

Dive Buoys

Check if dive buoys are currently on or off station.