Current Conditions at Isle Royale

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.

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.

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: Intermittent hours through 6/8/25. Open daily beginning 6/9/25.
Rock Harbor Lodge: Open
Washington Harbor Store: Open

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.